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Types - Maps - Crime - The Mafia - Firearms - Terrorism -
Youth violence - Domestic violence - Torture - Thermonuclear weapons - Social issues

+ Television + Video games
+ War + Death + Justice (vocabulary and activities) + Torture
+ Police / Detectives / Prison + Scotland Yard + Firearms in the USA
+ Crimes (history - GB) + Civil Rights + Blacks in the USA (civilization)

+ Prohibition + September 11, 2001 + Terrorism in the USA + US. GANGS + Bullying

Pirates - Jack the Ripper - Bowling for Columbine - JAMES Jesse

Flashcards, Cliparts and Photos :

LOOT / LOOTING / LOOTERS :

Loot
Definition / Antonyms...
(answers.com)

EXPLOSIVES :

Youth Crime - TIME cover (img.timeinc.net)		To have a protest (slapupsidethehead.com)
Marksman = "Someone skilled in shooting." Synonyms: crack shot (n), sharpshooter (n). (websters-online-dictionary.org)		Hostage (fotosearch.com)
Fight at school (clipartguide.com)		TORTURE
Robbery - Flashcards (mots ou expressions + définitions) (highered.mcgraw-hill.com)	Burglary - Flashcards (mots ou expressions + définitions) (highered.mcgraw-hill.com)	A paper bag	Happy slapping (Wikipedia)
Terrorism - Flashcards (mots ou expressions + définitions) (highered.mcgraw-hill.com)	How stun guns work (How Stuff Works) Click on the picture	What is waterboarding ? (southdakotapolitics.blogs.com) See waterboarding
Persecution		Sachez reconnaître ces fameux signes du danger "Certains cambrioleurs utilisent des signes de reconnaissance ou idéogrammes généralement tracés à la craie à l'entrée de votre domicile..." - à traduire en anglais (ias.ch)

Vocabulary :

• The 23 Types of Vagabond
  1. Rufflers (thieving beggars, apprentice uprightment)
  2. Uprightmen (leaders of robber bands)
  3. Hookers or anglers (thieves who steal through windows with hooks)
  4. Rogues (rank-and-file vagabonds)
  5. Wild rogues (those born of rogues)
  6. Priggers of prancers (horse thieves)...
  (listsofnote.com)

• A sawn-off gun
  is "a shotgun whose barrel(s) has been shortened to give a larger spread, though with more limited range (often for illegal purposes)"
  (wiktionary.org)

• Killers and Killing - with definitions
  "All of these words end in 'cide', from Latin caedere, to kill.
  However, some of them refer exclusively to the act of killing a specific thing (e.g. herbicide) while others can refer alternately to the act itself or
  to the person performing the act (e.g. homicide)."
  (phrontistery.info)

• Fighting and Combat - with definitions
  "These words, all very obscure, refer to fighting, combat or conflict, whether actual or metaphorical, using the suffix "machy"
  (from the Greek mache, a fight)."
  (phrontistery.info)

• HOSTAGE :
  
  
  • Hostage (websters-online-dictionary.org)
    Synonyms within context :
    - "prisoner, prisoner of war, POW, captive, inmate, detainee, abductee, detenu, close prisoner."
    - take prisoner, take hostage (capture), hold hostage, confine illegally

    + MORE expressions using "hostage"
    
    + Hyphenated Usage...

    

• WATERBOARDING :
  
  
  • What is waterboarding ? (southdakotapolitics.blogs.com)

    

   

  • Waterboarding (Wikipedia)
    It "is a torture technique that simulates drowning in a controlled environment..."
    1 Technique
    2 Mental and physical effects
    3 Historical uses
    4 Contemporary use
    5 Legality
    

   

  • White House says waterboarding not torture (washingtontimes.com)

   

  • CIA's Harsh Interrogation Techniques Described (abcnews.go.com)

    

• Happy slapping (Wikipedia)
  1 Use with video technology
  2 History
  3 Criminalization in France
  4 Media-reported incidents...

  

• Crimes : vocabulary
  - with interactive activities
  (manythings.org)

• Weapons : vocabulary
  - with interactive activities
  (manythings.org)

• Bank robberies 'every 90 minutes' across the European Union (EU) - (BBC)

  

• TYPES OF VIOLENCE & CRUELTY (musicalenglishlessons.org)

• Gangster Terms + Definitions (dictionary-thesaurus.com)

• The most important words used when talking about crime. (about.com)

• Crime type definitions :
  Burglary - Criminal damage - Drug offences - Fraud & forgery - Robbery - Sexual offences - Vehicle & other theft -
  Violence against the person -
  Other offences
  (gis.chicagopolice.org)

• Crime "The words ... are the most important words used when talking about crime." (about.com)

• Crime and crime lexical items - a vocabulary activity (to print) and a text (eslsite.com)

• Criminal Investigation - a glossary (highered.mcgraw-hill)
  
  

• Criminal Justice - Glossary (crf-usa.org) - UPDATED

• America Under Attack Vocabulary (teach-nology.com)
  
  
  
• September 12, 2001 - New vocabulary (loc.gov)

• What do the police do ? (UK) - (BBC)
  
  

• How stun guns work (How Stuff Works)
  
  
  Click on the picture

• The stun gun, the Taser gun and the liquid stun gun to defend yourself (How Stuff Works)
  
  
  Animation (Click on the picture)

• Robbery - Flashcards (mots ou expressions + définitions) - (highered.mcgraw-hill.com)

• Burglary - Flashcards (mots ou expressions + définitions) - (highered.mcgraw-hill.com)

• Terrorism - Flashcards (mots ou expressions + définitions) - (highered.mcgraw-hill.com)

Facts :

• See Violence (civilization)

• Gun debate still rages after Sandy Hook slaughter - 14 January 2013 (telegraph.co.uk)

• EA removes gun shop links from Medal of Honor site - 27 December 2012 (BBC)

• Gun Control in the United States - interactive
  "Since the American Revolution, when colonists went to war against Great Britain, the right to bear arms has been central to
  – and controversial in – American culture. Take a look back over milestones in America’s relationship with and regulation of firearms..."
  (online.wsj.com)

• 'Anarchists' accused of murder; broader plot against government - 28 August 2012
  "Four U.S. Army soldiers based in Georgia are accused of killing two people.
  Beyond that, a Georgia prosecutor and federal authorities are offering differing responses to a possible plot by the group to overthrow the government and assassinate President Barack Obama."
  (edition.cnn.com)

  Prosecutor: Ga. murder case uncovers terror plot
  "The militia group of active and former U.S. military members spent at least $87,000 buying guns and bomb components...
  Prosecutors said the group called itself F.E.A.R., short for Forever Enduring Always Ready...
  All are charged by state authorities with malice murder, felony murder, criminal gang activity, aggravated assault and using a firearm while committing a felony."
  (google.com)

  Prosecutors: Secret ‘Militia’ in Army Planned to Blow Dam, Poison Apples - 27 August 2012
  "Four members of secret militia group, now facing murder charges in Georgia, operated inside the ranks of the U.S. Army
  and discussed blowing up a dam and poisoning fruit crops in Washington State, authorities said Monday." 
  (splcenter.org)

• Luxury watch thieves prowl French Riviera
  "POLICE on the French Riviera are on the hunt for a gang who have made off with more than a million euros' ($1.2 million) worth of luxury watches, all ripped from the wrists of their wealthy owners...
  Among their victims has been a Russian who was robbed of his 550,000-euro "Richard Mille" timepiece as he returned to his Cannes weekend residence in a Bentley, and a Ferrari owner whose watch valued at 70,000 euros was stolen."
  (theaustralian.com.au)

• Small Arms and Ammunitions - Imports and Exports - from 1992 to 2010 - interactive map
  (workshop.chromeexperiments.com)

  

• Police name US shooting suspect - 3 April 2012
  "A 43-year-old former student is arrested after seven people are shot dead at a private college in Oakland, California, police say."
  ARTICLE + VIDEO + SLIDESHOW
  (BBC)

• Air Jordan release sparks stampedes at stores across US - 23 December 2011
  ARTICLE + VIDEO
  "Rowdy scenes have broken out at stores across the US as shoppers jostled to lay their hands on Nike's new shoe."
  (BBC)

• Metal thieves using Google fo find booty - 3 November 2011
  "Metal thieves are scanning railway timetables for engineering disruption to find new stocks of cable to steal, police have said...
  Metal theft is a recession crime and as more people lose their jobs, more people are turning to it."
  (telegraph.co.uk)

• Woman beats robbers with handbag (belfasttelegraph.co.uk)
  
  Supergran speaks to the Chron as four are quizzed over bungled raid on town centre jewellers
  "The pensioner who fought off a gang of armed robbers with her handbag has described how she kept hitting out as a hammer was raised to her."
  (northamptonchron.co.uk)
  
  
  
  Watch the video : Granny foils Robbery in Northampton - Supergran!
  "A 70 year old plus Gran foils a robbery in Northampton with her handbag and knocks 2 lads off their moped!"
  (YouTube)

  
  - UPDATED

• California's 'Geezer Bandit' strike for the 13th time
  "An 'elderly' thief, who is nicknamed the 'Geezer Bandit', is being hunted by police in California after he pulled off his thirteenth bank robbery."
  (telegraph.co.uk)
  VOCABULARY :
  - to hunt / to elude / to rob / to threaten / to disclose / to escape
  - thief / bank robbery / branch / cashier / investigator / witness / reward / arrest / CCTV footage / pistol / raid / outfit / disguise

  

• Cyber-bullying - PowerPoint presentation
  Click on ICT: General Resources
  (primaryresources.co.uk)

  

• Crimestoppers pays out record sum as callers swap tip-offs for cash
  "Reward payments made to those who reported criminals to the national charity, which ran several campaigns last year, have doubled in 2008-09 compared with previous years..."
  (timesonline.co.uk)
  
  

• Changing UK - A snapshot of lifestyles and habits in modern Britain
  HOME ALONE / FLYING THE NEST / YOUNG PEOPLE: HOUSING AND CRIME / DECLINE IN MARRIAGE /
  NEW HOLIDAY DESTINATIONS
  (BBC)

• White House says waterboarding not torture (washingtontimes.com)

  What is waterboarding ? (southdakotapolitics.blogs.com)

  

• Metropolitan Police - Young people
  "This part of the site specifically targets the youth of London, delivering useful guidance on crime prevention and how to stay safe. The site also offers advice such as what to do if your mobile phone is stolen or if you are being bullied."
  (met.police.uk)
  
  

• The Information Cycle with examples (farmingdale.edu)

• Violence in video games (whyfiles.org)

  

• Famous Mugshots - Photos and biographies (mugshots.org)

  

• School Violence - un dossier (whyfiles.org)

  

• Bullying - un dossier
  (CBBC Newsround)

  

• Court Outlaws Execution of Juvenile Murderers -
  Justices vote 5-4 to abolish death penalty for those who commit murder under age 18, ending the practice in 19 states.  Associated Press (washingtonpost.com)
  
• Assassinations in the United States (wikipedia)
  
  
• List of assassinated persons (wikipedia)

• List of people who were executed (wikipedia)

• St. Valentine's Day Massacre with Pictures - 1929 - Al Capone True Crime Story (Mystery Net)
  
  
• Bullying (CBBC Newsround)
  
  

• Violence in schools (Christine Reymond - Infonews)
  
  
  

Listening :

• Job, Work II, Crime - Vocabulary
  Examples and Translation
  (languageguide.org)
  
  

• BULLYING - Compréhension de l'oral  S'INFORMER : organiser l'information (3e et 2nde) - (Ac. Caen)

• Personal Security: Theft in the Park (esl-lab.com)
  + script + interactive activity

• The Beat Bullying advert : VIDEO
  (YouTube)
  
  
  
  
  
  
• SHOT DEAD (US rapper Jam Master Jay) - Multiple-choice exercise - Le texte est lu. (Ac. Poitiers)
  
  
• Describing people (with exercises) : Theft in the Park (Medium) - (esl-lab)

• A Policeman Asking Questions
  "You will hear a policeman asking a woman questions about a robbery.
  Choose the correct multiple choice answer to the questions.
  You will hear the listening twice.
  After you have finished, click on the arrow to see if you have answered the questions correctly."
  (about.com)

• Street Safety Story - animated - with sound - activities (thewclc.ca)