UNIT 5
CRIMINALS AND CRIME FIGHTERS
Armed robber: Person dedicated to stealing using pistons...
Burglar: Breaks in to buildings to steal
Detective: Person who is professionally engaged in private investigations on request
Fraudster: a swindler
Judge: a public officer with the authority to hear and decide cases in a court of law.
Lawyer: a person whose profession is to represent clients in a court of law or to advise or act for them.
Mugger: Attacks and robs people in a public place
Murderer: Deliberately kills another person
Police office: an organized for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws
Private investigator: a detective who is not a member of an official force but is employed by private parties
Thief: one who steals, secretly.
Traffic warden: a person who is appointed to supervise road traffic and report traffic offences
CRIMES:
Arson: the crime of deliberately setting fire to property.
Blackmail: an act of frightening someone into making a payment of money, as by revealing secrets
Credit-card fraud
Drug-dealing:taking place in secrecy and often illegally
Forgery: the crime of falsely making or changing writing or a signature
Identity theft
Kidnapping: to carry off by force or trickery for use as a hostage or to get money
Mugging: an assault or threat of violence upon a person with intent to rob.
Pickpocketing: one who steals from the pockets of people, as in a crowded public place.
Shoplifting: the act of stealing goods from a shop during shopping hours
Smuggling: to convey goods secretly and illegally into or out of a country
Speeding: the act or practice of exceeding the speed limit
Vandalism: malicious destruction or damage of private or public property.
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