Types of punishment

Types of crime

Crime	Definition
abduction/kidnapping	taking a person to a secret location using force
armed robbery	using a weapon to steal
arson	setting fire to a place on purpose
assault	hurting another person physically
assassination	Murder for money or for political reasons
attempted murder	trying to kill someone (but failing)
blackmail	the act of demanding money from sb in return for not revealing secret or unpleasant information about them
bribery	Giving or taking a sum of money, services in return for some, often dishonest, help
burglary, breaking and entering	going into another person's home or business with force
car jacking car stealing	stealing a car
child abuse	injuring a child on purpose
domestic violence	physical assault that occur within the home
drug trafficking	trading illegal drugs
drunk driving	driving after having too much alcohol
fraud	lying or cheating for business or monetary purposes
hijacking	holding people in transit hostage (usually on a plane)
mugging	attacking and robbing violently, especially in a public place
murder/homicide	taking someone's life through violence
pick pocketing	stealing money from sb’s pocket
rape	Forcing sb to have sex when they do not want to
shoplifting	stealing merchandise from a store
smuggling	bringing products into a country secretly and illegally
speeding	driving beyond the speed limit
swindling	cheating sb/sth in a business deal
terrorism	acts of crime against a group (political/religious) or another country
theft	stealing
torture	extremely cruel and unfair treatment (often towards prisoners)
vandalism	damaging public or private property (for example with spray paint)
white collar crime	breaking the law in business

Types of punishment

Punishment (example offence)	Definition
traffic ticket (speeding, parking)	leaves marks on driving record/involves paying a fine
license suspension (drunk driving)	driving rights are removed for a certain period of time
fine (hunting out of season)	pay money as punishment for minor/petty crime
house arrest (a young offender who is waiting to go to court)	remain in one's home for a certain period of time
community service (a youth that steals a car for the first time)	do volunteer work such as teaching children about crime or cleaning up garbage
jail time (man who assaults his wife)	spend a certain amount of months or years locked away from society
life in prison (a woman who commits homicide)	spend the rest of one's life in prison with no chance of going back into society

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