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What is a person who steals from a shop called?
What is it called when someone is suspected of a crime but there is not enough evidence to prove it?
What is the term for breaking the law and carrying out a criminal act?
What is the term for someone who sets fire to a property?
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What is the term for someone who steals from people in the street?
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What is the term for obeying the law and maintaining social order and stability?
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What is the term for someone who tricks or deceives others?
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What is the term for a young person who commits a crime?
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What is the term for the act of getting away with a crime?
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What is the term for a group of police officers who investigate and solve crimes?
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What is the term for someone who is suspected of a crime and is being held by the police?
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Study Notes
Importance of Law and Order
- Maintaining social order and stability requires obeying the law, making one a law-abiding citizen.
Committing Crimes
- Committing a crime involves breaking or violating the law, carrying out an illegal or unlawful act, or committing an offense.
- Types of crimes include minor/petty crimes and major crimes.
- Examples of crimes:
- Pickpocketing: stealing from someone's pocket or bag.
- Shoplifting: stealing from a shop.
- Traffic offences:
- Drunk driving
- Running a red light
- Speeding/driving over speed limits
- Jaywalking
- Kidnapping: abducting someone against their will.
- Arson: intentionally setting fire to a property.
- Burglary: breaking into a house and stealing things.
- Drug/human smuggling: illegally transporting people or drugs.
- Fraud: deceiving or tricking someone for personal gain.
- Murder: killing someone intentionally.
- Mugging: robbing someone using force or intimidation.
- Terrorism: using violence or threats to intimidate or coerce societies or governments.
- Blackmail: demanding money or something else in exchange for not revealing embarrassing or incriminating information.
- Theft: stealing something.
- Juvenile delinquency: crimes committed by teenagers.
Law Enforcement and Arrests
- Law enforcement agencies, including armed police, work to tackle lawbreakers and maintain order.
- Policymakers create regulations, communities obey laws, and law enforcement investigates and arrests suspects.
- The process of arresting a suspect involves:
- Investigating a suspicious problem to gather evidence and identify suspects.
- Accusing someone of a crime, but without enough evidence.
- Searching a house and workplace, following an order, and arresting a suspect.
- Holding a suspect in police custody pending further investigation or legal proceedings.
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Description
This quiz covers the concepts of following and breaking the law, including types of crimes and lawbreakers. Test your knowledge of law and order!
