Conversation Questions
Crime
1. Are some parts of this city considered more dangerous than others? Which parts? Are there any places you are afraid to visit because of the high crime rate? If so, where? Are there any problems with drugs where you live? Are you apprehensive (настороженный) about walking outside after dark? Do you always lock your house? How about your car? Do you think your country is a safe place to live? Why or why not?
2. Do you consider it's normal to drink and drive? Is drunk driving a crime where you live? If so, what is the punishment?
3. Do you know anyone who has been mugged? Do you know someone who has been a victim of a violent crime? Have you ever been the victim of a crime? How about others in your family? Have you ever witnessed a crime?
4. Have you ever had anything stolen? Have you ever done anything illegal? If so, what did you do? How can you prevent things from being stolen? If a person steals a loaf of bread because he needs to feed his starving family, should he be punished? What would you do if you heard a burglar in your house?
5. Do you think abortion is a crime? Explain why (why not)?
6. Do you think gun control is a good idea? Do you think policeman should be allowed to carry guns? What weapons do the police carry in your home country?
7. Do you think people who use illegal drugs should be put in jail? Do you think that the legalization of drugs would decrease the crime rate? Do you think there is a link between drugs and crime?
8. Is prison an effective punishment? Why or why not? Does prison help rehabilitate criminals? Should it?
9. Do you believe that public executions would deter (сдерживать) crime? If so, how? Do you think corporal punishment is necessary? Do you think that capital punishment is a good idea? Why or why not? Do you think that punishment for violent crimes should be the same for juveniles and adults? Why/why not? Do you think that the death penalty would prevent crime in your country? Why or why not?
10. Do you think there will be more or less crime in the future? What crimes do you think will decrease in the future? What crimes do you think will increase in the future?
11. Is child abuse a problem in your country?
12. What are some things people can do to protect themselves from crime?
13. What crimes have you heard about recently in the news? What do you think is the worst crime a person could commit? Why? What makes some people become criminals? Is it poverty, upbringing, lack of education, unemployment or something else?
14. What kinds of crime are most common in your country? What are the penalties for these crimes?
15. Under what situations would you think of committing a crime?
16. Do you think that police dramas can teach people how serious certain actions can be?
17. Is a person born as a blank page or does he have some things predetermined like vulnerability to crime?
18. Have you ever witnessed acts of vandalism? What do you think is the main cause of vandalism? How can we fight vandalism? Do you think graffiti is vandalism or art?
19. Do you agree that terrorism is the evil of the 21st century? What are the roots of terrorism? What act of terrorism terrifies you most of all?
20. Is bribery a crime? What spheres are corrupted most of all in your country? Police? Education? Medicine? What is the best way to fight corruption?
21. Who decides what is and isn't a crime? What is your attitude to the death penalty? Is there a death penalty in in your country? If you think it should exist, what kind of criminals should be sentenced to death? Which punishment is more severe, the death penalty or life imprisonment?
22. What do you think is an adequate punishment for an adolescent who has committed a serious crime? Murder? Burglary? Car theft? Rape?
23. Is piracy a great problem in your country? Do you consider piracy to be a crime? Is it possible to get rid of piracy? What is intellectual property? Can you think of some examples of stealing intellectual property. Do you think it is a serious crime?
24. If your friend has committed a serious crime, how would you act? Would you report to the police or not?
25. Do you agree that everything that is not prohibited by law is allowed? Is downloading music or videos a crime?
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