Is it a Crime?

1. Is it a Crime? Play By the Rules

2. Directions • All crimes are serious, but the way the law is written indicates that some crimes are more serious than others. • Rank the following acts as: • Most serious • Serious • Least serious • Not a crime

3. Directions for Activity • Divide your paper into 4 boxes and label the categories • Most Serious, • Serious, • Least Serious, • Not a Crime • Write down the “crime” under the box that best fits in your opinion and write a complete sentence explaining why that “crime” is under that category. • Make sure you completely write out the “crime” and explanation because this will be collected and graded as class participation and will be used for your homework assignment!

5. Robbery • 1. A person with a gun robs a victim of $40.00. No one is hurt.

6. Drunk Driver • 2. A drunk driver kills a teenager by driving recklessly.

7. Music Downloading • 3. A teen downloads 20 songs from the Internet and creates a CD.

8. Drugs • 4. Someone sells crack cocaine to elementary school students to support his elderly mother and father.

9. Vandalism • 5. A teen’s car is vandalized in a parking lot.

10. Stop Sign • 6. Two teens take down a stop sign to decorate their room.

11. Shoplifting • 7. A person hides a CD in his/her bag but doesn’t leave the store.

12. Electronic Store • 8. A teen working in a local electronics store lets a friend buy a stereo system at the employees’ discounted price.

13. Fake ID • 9. A teen uses an older friend’s ID to purchase cigarettes.

14. Fighting • 10. One student says to another, “I’ll beat you up after school if you don’t give me your lunch money.”

15. MOST SERIOUS

16. SERIOUS

17. LEAST SERIOUS

18. NOT A CRIME