Tracks 17-20
Unit 12 Crime
Track 18
Examiner:
How can crim e be prevented?
Student:
Crim e prevention m ust sta rt from education. If people are not raised w ell, then
they m ight com m it crim es in the future. It's the responsibility of both parents and
schools to educate children in the difference between righ t and wrong. This could
be done in special ethics classes in schools, and perhaps parenting classes m ight
be a good idea fo r parents who are unsure of how to raise children w ith more
m o ral values. These classes sh o uld n 't be com pulsory though as th is m ight be too
expensive and unnecessary. However, although a ll parents m ight not go, it could be
useful fo r those who are struggling. More inform ation could help these parents.
Track 19
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Why do you th in k people become crim inals?
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What do you th in k the role of prisons should be: punishm ent o r rehabilitation?
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What do you th in k is the best way to deal w ith juvenile crim e?
U Do you th in k people com m it crim es because of violence on TV or in video games?
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Is crim e always linked to poverty?
Track 20
Examiner:
Student:
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Examiner:
Student:
Why do you th in k people become crim inals?
Errr... because life can be d iffic u lt fo r some people. Crim e can present an easy
way to get things they w ant in life. Even though people know they shouldn’t do it,
the tem ptation could be very strong, especially if they are in a desperate situation.
A lthough they ought to w ork hard o r get help, som etim es they ju s t can’t.
What do you th in k the role of prisons should be: punishm ent o r rehabilitation?
I th in k prisons should focus on rehabilitation more. This is because those prisoners
w ill one day be back on the streets, and so education m ight make them better in
society. Prisons ought to help solve the problem of crim e. I th in k being in prison is
punishm ent enough and so w hile people are in prisons, there should be some kind
of constructive e ffort to change th e ir behaviour.
W hat do you th in k is the best way to deal w ith juvenile crim e?
Young people m ust have role m odels. This m ight prevent some young people
getting involved in crim e in the firs t place. Parents have to take responsibility fo r
th e ir children too. In fact, I th in k parents should be fined if th e ir children com m it
a crim e. I th in k this m ight be quite a good answer, as children can’t always know
righ t o r wrong w ithout th e ir parents te llin g them .
Do you th in k people com m it crim es because of violence on TV or in video games?
No, I don’t. People don’t have to do w hat they see on a screen. People have th e ir
own m inds and can te ll the difference between reality or fiction. People can see
violence on the news. It doesn’t make everyone who w atches the news a potential
crim in a l. People who are influenced by games and TV in this way probably have an
underlying problem.
