CRIME AND PUBLIC SECURITY
1. Crime (n): an illegal act or activity
Criminal (adj)
Criminal (n)
Synonyms: offender/culprit/perpetrator/convict/inmate
E.g. The government should consider the impositions of stringent punishments on
criminals in order to reduce the current crime rate/incidence of crime.
E.g. Petty crime which is likely to happen on an increasingly regular basis is more
than just a moral wrongdoing, thus needing stricter penalties.
2. Victim (n): a person who has been attacked, injured or killed as the result of a
crime, a disease, an accident…
Victimize (v): make somebody suffer unfairly because you do not like them.
Victimization (n)
E.g. Rape victims often have to suffer from severe trauma and may even consider
the idea of suicide.
E.g. Sufficient attention should be paid to victims suffering from post-crime
problems physically and mentally.
3. Violate (v): to go against or refuse to a law, an agreement… = flout/disobey
Violation (n)
E.g. Moral lessons should be provided at an early age to deter the young from
violating the law and encourage them to do good things against evils.
E.g. Prison acts as a deterrent to make people think carefully before violating the
law.
4. Guilt (n): a feeling of worry or unhappiness that you have because you have
done something wrong; the fact that somebody has done something illegal.
Guilty (adj)
Guiltless (adj)
E.g. The sense of guilt has a deterrent effect on people, impeding them from
flouting the law.
E.g. His guilt was proved beyond all doubt by the prosecution.
5. Innocent (adj): not guilty of a crime
Innocence (n)
E.g. After thorough investigation, he was ultimately declared innocent by the jury.
E.g. The accused person should always be presumed innocent until proved guilty
by conclusive evidence.
6. Offend (v): to make somebody feel upset because you say or do something that
is rude; to commit a crime.
Offender (n)
Offending (adj)
Offense (n)
First-time offender/First offender (n): a person who has been found guilty of
a crime for the first time
Hardened/repeat criminal
E.g. His status as a first-time offender may help him to reduce the penalty.
E.g. Despite being a first offender, the cold-blooded criminal deserved a death
penalty for his appalling murder.
7. Track down/hunt down (v): search for somebody until you find or catch them
E.g. The police have tried to track down the notorious gang for a long time but to
no avail.
E.g. Prompt actions have to be taken so that terrorists will be hunted down,
assuring public security.
8. Bring somebody to justice: to arrest somebody for a crime and put them on
trial in court
E.g. Public outrage has been expressed over the fact that the murderer has yet to be
found and brought to justice.
E.g. It is the police’s duty to hunt the criminals down and bring them to
justice.
9. Imprison (v): to put somebody in a prison
Imprisonment (n)
E.g. The notorious criminal had ultimately been hunted down and sentenced to life
imprisonment for murder.
E.g. The innocent man had suffered false imprisonment for 10 years before the
truth finally came out.
10. Restrict (v): to limit or control something
Restriction (n)
Restrictive (adj)
Restriction (n)
Restrictive (adj)
E.g. The new system of video cameras in public places aims to reduce crime but is
believed by some people to restrict individual freedom.
E.g. Parents should allow children only restricted access to the Internet to reduce
the negative influence of violent contents online.
11. Rehabilitate (v): to help somebody to have a normal, useful life again after
they have been very ill/sick of in prison for a long time.
Rehabilitation (n)
Rehabilitation (n)
E.g. The new proposals involve rehabilitating even more criminals for life after
prison.
E.g. The prison service should try to rehabilitate prisoners so that they can lead
normal lives when they leave prison.
12. Lenient (adj): not as strict as expected when punishing somebody
Leniency (n)
Leniently (adv)
Leniency (n)
Leniently (adv)
E.g. A lenient sentence will have little or no effect on the criminals’ incentives to
flout the law.
E.g. The police and courts may be more lenient with female offenders.
13. Juvenile delinquent (n): a young person (not yet an adult) who is guilty of
committing a crime.
Juvenile delinquency (n)
Juvenile delinquency (n)
E.g. Juvenile delinquency has been on the increase due to the insufficient care
and attention from parents.
E.g. It is believed that juvenile delinquency can be put down to peer association
with ill-behaved adolescents.
14. Impulsive (adj): acting suddenly without thinking carefully about what might
happen because of what you are doing
Impulsiveness (n)
Impulsively (adv) E.g. It was his impulsive nature and a complete lack of reasoning power that led him into crime. E.g. An impulsive decision may lead to unpremeditated crimes with terrible consequences.
Impulsiveness (n)
Impulsively (adv) E.g. It was his impulsive nature and a complete lack of reasoning power that led him into crime. E.g. An impulsive decision may lead to unpremeditated crimes with terrible consequences.
15. Threat (n): the possibility of trouble, danger or disaster
Threaten (v)
Threatening/Threatened (adj) E.g. The increasing crime rate poses a significant threat to national and public security. E.g. Terrorist threat has become a matter of public concern in many societies recently after the tragic case of Paris.
Threaten (v)
Threatening/Threatened (adj) E.g. The increasing crime rate poses a significant threat to national and public security. E.g. Terrorist threat has become a matter of public concern in many societies recently after the tragic case of Paris.
16. Deter (somebody) (from something) (v): to prevent someone from doing
something or to make someone less enthusiastic about doing something by
making it difficult for that person to do it or by threatening bad results if they
do it
Deterrent (n) (to somebody/something)
Deterrent (adj): deterrent effect
Deterrence (n) E.g. Financial penalties are applied to deter people from engaging in activities against the law. E.g. Regulatory bodies must implement harsher punishment to deter corporate crime such as bribery or air/water pollution. E.g. Longer imprisonment is believed to have a deterrent effect on crime rate.
Deterrent (n) (to somebody/something)
Deterrent (adj): deterrent effect
Deterrence (n) E.g. Financial penalties are applied to deter people from engaging in activities against the law. E.g. Regulatory bodies must implement harsher punishment to deter corporate crime such as bribery or air/water pollution. E.g. Longer imprisonment is believed to have a deterrent effect on crime rate.
17. Trauma (n): a mental condition caused by severe shock, especially when the
harmful effects last for a long time.
Traumatic (adj)
Traumatically (adv)
Traumatize (v)
E.g. People with childhood trauma of sexual abuse may have to suffer from a lifetime of PTSD (Post-traumatic Stress Disorder), depression and anxiety. E.g. Victims of emotional and physical trauma stand a higher chance of contracting autism.
Traumatic (adj)
Traumatically (adv)
Traumatize (v)
E.g. People with childhood trauma of sexual abuse may have to suffer from a lifetime of PTSD (Post-traumatic Stress Disorder), depression and anxiety. E.g. Victims of emotional and physical trauma stand a higher chance of contracting autism.
18. Abide by (v): to accept and act according to a law, an agreement, … = comply
with
E.g. The government has introduced some tough new laws on food hygiene by
which food production firms must abide.
E.g. Defendants have to abide by the definitive decision of the jury.
19. Rampant (adj): existing or spreading everywhere in a way that cannot be
controlled
Rampantly (adv) E.g. The government must put a stop to the rampant crime that plagued the country immediately. E.g. Prompt actions must be taken in no time to deal with the rampant crime in the society recently.
Rampantly (adv) E.g. The government must put a stop to the rampant crime that plagued the country immediately. E.g. Prompt actions must be taken in no time to deal with the rampant crime in the society recently.
20. Prevent (v): to stop somebody from doing something; stop something from
happening
Prevention (n)
Preventable (adj)
Preventive/preventative (adj)
Prevention (n)
Preventable (adj)
Preventive/preventative (adj)
E.g. Preventive measures should be implemented immediately to deal with the
rampant crime.
E.g. In the past years, preventative measures have radically reduced the incidence
of crimes in the country.
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