Week 11 Crime and Investigation

Pair News Reports --Hard News --Soft News

Vocabulary Quiz (Disaster)

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(1) recognition

earthquakes landslides avalanche mudflow tsunamis volcanic eruptions hurricanes tornadoes cyclones blizzards

stampedes fires car crash air/plane crash industrial accidents oil spills nuclear

explosions/radiation

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Death toll Casualty Fatality Unaccounted for Devastate Demolish Magnitude Tremor Aftershock Infrastructure

死亡 /致命性 基础设施 /基础建设 余震 地震级数 /巨大 /重大 破坏 /毁灭 /使荒废 伤亡（人数） 死亡人数 大地的轻微震动 /震颤 摧毁 /拆毁 下落不明

(2) Matching

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Diplomat Kidnapping Evacuation Crater Ambassador Hostage embassy abduct Appalling

骇人听闻的 /令人震惊的撤离火山口大使外交官大使馆人质绑架劫持 /诱拐

(2) Matching

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(3) Translation

一位内政部 (home ministry)官员说，已经确认的死亡人数已达6,134，另有 13,906人受伤。

A home ministry official said that 6,134 fatalities had been confirmed, with 13,906 injured.

几千座村庄在地震中被毁坏。 Thousands of villages have been devastated. 政府已安排 2500人撤离。 The government ordered the evacuation of 2,500 people. 自去年以来，已有超过 2000名妇女和女孩被 Boro Haram劫持绑架 .

More than 2,000 women and girls have been abducted by Boko Haram since last year.

Reading Activity

Criminal charges, Criminal Investigations, Lawsuits

To focus on:

Vocabulary

Legal knowledge

Essential elements in news reports on Crime and Investigation

Difficult Sentences

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1. Baltimore prosecutor charges police with murder, manslaughter in death of Freddie Gray [Fox News]

Main Info: para. 1-6the charges / the death / the riot / S.A.’s announcement

/Mosby Arguments from the other side: para. 7-10arguments / Mosby’s response The charges against the 6 police officers involved:

para. 11-13causes of the death of Freddie Gray Task: understand and translate the charges of each police

officers The investigation: para. 14-24 What the S.A.’s office did for the investigation Q: What exactly caused the death of Freddie Gray? Q: What did each involved police officer do in the case? Protests and demonstration: para. 25-30Emphasis: Vocabulary & Sentences & essential elements

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Categorization of Crimes by type

Offence against the person Fatal offences: Murder; Manslaughter Sexual offences Non-fatal non-sexual offences• Assault, or common assault• Battery, or common battery • Wounding or wounding with intent• Poisoning

….

Violent offence Sexual offence Offence against property

AssaultsInjuries

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Researchers and commentators have classified crimes into the following categories, in addition to those above:

Forgery, personation and cheating Firearms and offensive weapons Offences against the State/offences against the Crown and

Government/political offences Harmful or dangerous drugs Offences against religion and public worship Offences against public justice /offences against the administration of public

justice Public order offence Commerce, financial markets and insolvency Offences against public morals and public policy Motor vehicle offences Conspiracy, incitement and attempt to commit crime Inchoate offence Juvenile delinquency

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Categorisation by penalty One can categorise crimes depending on the related punishment,

with sentencing tariffs prescribed in line with the perceived seriousness of the offence. Thus fines and noncustodial sentences may address the crimes seen as least serious, with lengthy imprisonment or (in some jurisdictions) capital punishment reserved for the most serious.

Common law (v.s. civil law) Under the common law of England, crimes were classified as

either treason, felony or misdemeanour, with treason sometimes being included with the felonies. This system was based on the perceived seriousness of the offence. It is still used in the United States but the distinction between felony and misdemeanour is abolished in England and Wales and Northern Ireland.

Classification by mode of trial• Indictable-only offence• Indictable offence• Hybrid offence, a.k.a. either-way offence in England and Wales• Summary offence, a.k.a. infraction in the US

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2. Freddie Gray’s Injury and the Police ‘Rough Ride’ [The New York times]

(An in-depth analysis and exploration of the cause of the death of Freddie Gray and how it is commonly afflicting people after being arrested.)

--after-class reading

--in-class: Focus on First three paragraphs

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3. Idaho police officer dies after being shot by suspect who stole patrol car [Fox News]

--after-class reading

--in-class: Focus on the first part: Section 1: The major news

What happened?

How did it happen? (retell what happened in time order)

Section 2: The Elaboration of the event Section 3: The rest of the details

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4. Los Angeles sues Wells Fargo, alleging fraud by employees [Fox News ]

Para. 1-3: A Lawsuit: Against whom? Filed by whom? For what?

Para. 4-6: The bank’s response? Para. 7-9: Translate the three sentences while assimilating the

knowledge about the legal system in this part. Para. 10-12: A case Para. 13-15: An Analysis of the reasons behind the “fraudulent

conduct”

What causes this common “fraudulent conduct” in customer banking?

Para. 16-20: A focus on “bundling” / “cross-selling”

What? How？

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5. University of South Carolina student caught spitting, putting window cleaner in food [Fox News]

--after-class reading

--in-class: Focus on the following questions

What did the student do? Why did she do that?

What was she charged of? What punishment is she facing if convicted?

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6. Woman accused of cutting unborn baby from stranger's womb will stand trial [Fox News]

Focus on:

What crime she committed

The charge against her

Fetal homicide law & legal rights of fetuses

Homework

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Pair reports: introduce one of the following legal concepts

Criminal charges (definition & classification) Common law and civil law The difference of being charged and being indicted Hearing, court trial and conviction Jury and Grand Jury

Review and preview

Recommend: TV Series about Lawsuits, trials, and Criminal investigation