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Conversation
Questions:
Crime and Justice
| Do you always lock your house? What about your car? | How have science and technology changed what crimes are committed? How about the way we solve them?
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| Do you think that men and women are punished the same for the same crimes? Why or why not? How should it be? | Should users of illegal drugs be put in jail? Why or why not? What about the people who sell them?
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| Do you think it's possible to prevent certain kinds of crimes? If so, which ones and how? | Why do you think that there have been so many school shootings at high schools in the United States?
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What do you think are reasonable penalties for people who commit environmental crimes*? *environmental crimes--for
example, killing an endangered animal, being responsible for a major industrial accident
like Chernobyl or Bhopal, polluting a river, etc. |
How much does the media cover crime in your country? Do you think that they should spend less time or more time on it? |
| Have you (or anyone you know) been the victim of a crime? What happened?
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What do you think of the death penalty? |
| Have you ever done anything illegal? Tell about it if you want to. | In your opinion, what causes a person to become a criminal? Can society change this?
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| Which crimes do you think will increase in the 21st century? What about decrease? | How serious of an offense is white collar
crime*? How should white collar criminals be punished? *white collar crime--for example, stealing money from your company/embezzlement |
| Are there any places where you are afraid to walk alone after dark? Where are they and why? | Is beating your wife a crime in your country? If so, what happens to a man who beats his wife? What about a woman who beats her husband? |
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