Complete the text with the words from the box.
Match the words with their definitions and with the crimes committed.
III. VOCABULARY STUDY
Match the parts of the sentences.
II. COMPREHENSION
1. Read the statements. Are they true or false?
1. Criminal Punishment is imposed by the individuals who violate criminal law.
2. A fine is a kind of a monetary assessment.
3. Confinement in jail or prison for a period of time is called incarceration.
4. The only reason to punish offenders is to achieve revenge against wrongdoers.
5. At present societies widely accept the law of equal retaliation.
6. No societies use the forms of harsh physical punishment nowadays.
7. Community service is one of the three types of compensation for the damage caused by their crimes.
8. Fines are often used as criminal punishment.
9. Restitution may be included as a condition of an offender’s parole program.
10. The most serious or repeat offenders are incarcerated.
11. Criminals may be incarcerated in courts or police office.
12. Both corporal and capital punishments have been abolished in Ukraine.
| Corporal punishment Incarceration Lex talionis Fine Restitution Probation Parole Community service Capital punishment Felonies Misdemeanours | 1) supervised release to the community 2) less serious crimes 3) a monetary penalty imposed on an offender and paid to the court 4) the practice of requiring offenders to financially compensate crime victims for the damage the offenders caused 5) the infliction of physical pain 6) performing services for the state or community 7) execution of an offender 8) confinement in jail or prison for a period of time 9) obtaining an early release from incarceration while remaining free, provided an offender meets certain conditions 10) more serious crimes 11) the law of equal retaliation, a form of corporal punishment that demanded “an eye for an eye” |
| traffic ticket | remain in one's home for a certain period of time | assault |
| license suspension | spend the rest of one's life in prison with no chance of going back into society | a young offender who is waiting to go to court |
| fine | driving rights are removed for a certain period of time | speeding, parking |
| house arrest | leaves marks on driving record/involves paying a fine | hunting out of season |
| community service | pay money as punishment for minor/petty crime | a youth that steals a car for the first time |
| jail time | do volunteer work such as teaching children about crime or cleaning up garbage | homicide |
| life in prison | spend a certain amount of months or years locked away from society | drunk driving |
criminal punished rehabilitate revenge wrongdoing impose crime
Goals of Criminal Punishment
The major driving force underlying all punishment is____________________, also referred to as retribution. The word retribution derives from a Latin word meaning “to pay back.” In retaliation for ____________________, societies seek to punish individuals who violate the rules. Criminal punishment is also intended as a deterrent to future criminality. Offenders who are ____________________ may be deterred from future wrongdoing because they fear additional punishment. Others who contemplate ___________________________may also be deterred from ____________________ behaviour. Societies also ___________________ punishments in order to incapacitate dangerous or unlawful individuals by restricting their liberty and to ____________________ these wrongdoers and correct their behaviour.