English for Criminology

Choose the option which is NOT correct: "Some inherent features of Languages for Special Purposes are". They are centred around a specialised topic, for example Law, Business or Science. They don't make use of rare/archaic grammatical rules like the subjunctive. They present a low frequency of certain constructions such as passive structures, nominalisation or noun compounds. They only use semi-technical terms.

Choose the passive equivalent for the following sentence: "Counsel found the case to be hopeless.". The case was found to be hopeless by counsel. The case were to be found hopeless by counsel. The case is found to be hopeless by counsel. The case has been found to be hopeless by counsel.

Choose the option that is equivalent to the expression "from now on". hereinbefore. hereto. heretofore. hereinafter.

If the research findings you are reporting support what you believe, you are more likely to use the present tense. Otherwise, you are more likely to use the... Past tense. Past continuous. Present continuous. Present perfect.

What is the opposite expression for "aggravating circumstances"?. slight circumstances. minor circumstances. extenuating circumstances. None of the above.

Ín the US, which is the Amendment that states that any individual has the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury?. The Fourth. The Fifth. The Sixth. The Eighth.

What is a core instrument in judicial cooperation in the European Union?. European Cooperation Order. European Order for Cooperation. European Warrant for Investigation. European Investigation Order.

Choose the adjective that corresponds to the meaning: "impossible to understand": clear. unfathomable. intelligible. lucid.

Choose the correct synonym for "trifling": decisive. fatal. trivial. prominent.

choose the correct option: "A fundamental theme of the radical criminologies of the 1960s and 1970s was the power of the mass media to _____ fears about crime and disorder [..]. In their ideal-typical form these perspectives are polar opposites, sharing in common only their demonization of the media, whether as a subversive threat to law, order, and morality, or as a/an _____ form of social control paving the way to authoritarianism by cultivating exaggerated fears about criminality". discourage, insolent. foment, insidious. regulate, honest. restrain, deceptive.