Getting Offenders to Admit They Are Wrong
Over the past 5 years, government reforms have improved the legal system of the United Kingdom. Restorative justice is an official initiative, which has been supported and encouraged to reduce crime and benefit victims.
The recently formed Youth Justice Board aims to promote the prevention of offences by children and young people. The board has called upon youth courts to reduce the number of short custodial sentences and, conscious of the need for an alternative to imprisonment for young offenders, a conference was convened on the topic.
Lord Chief justice Woolf, the main speaker, indicated that there is an alternative to imprisonment for young people. It is the process of restorative justice, which involves the victims of crime, the community, which may be affected, and offenders.
He pointed out frustration experienced sometimes by victims. They often believe that the effect of criminal behavior on them personally has not been taken into account.
Lord Wolf observed, “We have to find ways of breaking the vicious cycle of repetition of offending, punishment, release, reoffending and punishment again. Restorative justice cannot be the sole answer to this problem but can assist”.
With restorative justice an offender is encouraged to acknowledge the wrong which those who suffer from his or her criminal behavior have endured. A victim, ideally, is involved in the process but always voluntarily. Above all, the offender is encouraged to realize that someone, a real person, has been affected by the crime.
Restorative justice conference is a way of attempting to achieve this end. It includes where possible the families of both victim and offender to deal with the aftermath of the offence. Ideally, an offender is given an opportunity to become a member of law-abiding society and repay a moral debt to victims. Offenders can find it demanding when meeting face to face with their victims.
Грамматические упражнения
Задание 7. Поставьте глаголы в Past Simple или Past Continuous.
1. Where / you go / when / see stolen car?
2. The thief / enter hotel room / steal passport / while / I / have bath.
3. What / children do / when / you / see them in the square?
4. She / pay for a drink / when / thief steal car keys / from her bag.
5. When / I / walk into the room / everyone / work.
Задание 8. Поставьте глаголы в нужную форму. Все предложения имеют придаточные условия 1-го типа (Conditional 1). Переведите предложения на русский язык.
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1. If I __________________ (not / go) to bed early, I __________________ (be) tired tomorrow.
2. If we __________________ (eat) all this cake, we __________________ (feel) sick.
3. If you __________________ (not / want) to go out, I __________________ (cook) dinner at home.
4. I __________________ (come) early if you __________________ (want).
5. They __________________ (go) to the party if they __________________ (be) invited.
6. She __________________ (stay) in London if she __________________ (get) a job.
7. He __________________ (not / get) a better job if he __________________ (not / pass) that exam.
Задание 9. Перефразируйте следующие предложения, используя придаточные условия 2-го типа (Conditional 2).
Example: They are busy, so they will not visit me. – If they were not busy, they would visit me.
1. You don’t drive carefully. You can have an accident.
2. I speak English very well. I travel on my own.
3. He isn’t lucky. He will not win the lottery.
4. I cannot afford this car. I have no money.
5. He doesn’t work very hard, he will not pass his English exam.
Задание 10.
а) Выпишите из текста № 1 и переведите два предложения, сказуемые которых употреблены в страдательном залоге. Подчеркните сказуемые, определите временную форму.
б) Передайте следующие предложения в страдательном залоге.
1. A thief stole my car.
2. Everyone will blame us.
3. The policemen help the children.
4. They are not creating a good impression.
5. Our team has lost the match.
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