ESL Questions Crime
Crime
We fear crime yet are fascinated by it. These 75 questions explore justice, punishment, victims, perpetrators, and what we believe makes someone criminal.
Beginner
Have you witnessed crime?
Do you feel safe?
What's a crime?
Have you been a victim?
Is prison necessary?
Do you trust police?
Have you felt scared?
Is crime increasing?
Do you lock your doors?
Have you reported crime?
Do thieves deserve punishment?
Is violence always crime?
Have you read about criminals?
Do you know someone in prison?
Is crime in your neighborhood?
Do cameras help?
Have you felt unsafe?
Is self-defense allowed?
Do you believe in justice?
Have you questioned laws?
Is crime preventable?
Do you follow rules?
Have you broken rules?
Would you report friends?
Should crime be punished?
Intermediate
Do you think punishment fits the crime?
Have you questioned the justice system?
Would you support rehabilitation?
Do you think poverty causes crime?
Have you felt sympathetic to criminals?
Would you forgive crime?
Do you think some crimes are victimless?
Have you noticed crime patterns?
Would you change laws?
Do you think inequality drives crime?
Have you questioned whose crimes matter?
Would you trust someone with a record?
Do you think young criminals deserve mercy?
Have you felt unsafe in places?
Would you support prevention over punishment?
Do you think police brutality is crime?
Have you noticed systemic issues?
Would you advocate for prisoners?
Do you think some are above law?
Have you questioned media coverage?
Would you support criminal justice reform?
Do you think crimes of passion differ?
Have you felt rage at injustice?
Would you protect someone breaking laws?
Do you think crime reflects society?
Advanced
Why do we fear crime more than the systems that cause it?
When we punish the poor and ignore the wealthy, is that justice?
Can someone be rehabilitated or just managed?
Why do we build prisons instead of preventing crime?
Is punishment about safety or revenge?
Why do we define some harms as crime and ignore others?
When victims want peace instead of punishment, why refuse?
Can a just system exist in unjust society?
Why do we incarcerate more than rehabilitate?
Is crime choice or circumstance?
Why are some crimes forgiven and others never?
Can society function without punishment?
Why does poverty crime horrify but corporate crime passes?
When someone commits crime, what created them?
Why do we treat people like disposable?
Is rehabilitation possible or just punishment theater?
Why do systems protect powerful criminals?
Can you address crime without oppression?
Why do we fear those who break laws?
Is safety ever truly possible?
When a person changes, does crime still define?
Why are some safe while others terrorized?
Can justice be individual if system is corrupt?
Why does crime feel inevitable?
Does punishment actually prevent crime?