Mobile phones and the law - 3H theme 3

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

Mobile phones and the law

Some people 'argue' that stronger punishments will reduce crime.

1. redeneren
2. vechten

A 'prosecutor' accuses someone of committing a crime in court.

1. verdediger
2. aanklager

The internet is an 'insistent' part of daily life.

1. belangrijk
2. blijvend

I'm writing to you 'with regard to' your letter of 1 May.

1. met hoogachting over
2. met betrekking tot

The police have arrested the man 'on suspicion' of theft.

1. op verdenking
2. wordt verdacht

If you write in pencil you can 'erase' any mistakes.

1. wissen
2. noteren

I can't 'access' the internet on my computer.

1. omgaan met
2. toegang krijgen tot

You need your parents' 'consent' to go on the trip.

1. waardering
2. toestemming

The 'downside' of living here is that it's expensive.

1. beneden
2. nadeel

I was 'appalled' at the bad service I got in the restaurant.

1. verbijsterd
2. verontwaardigd

I can't 'keep pace with' all this new technology?

1. begrijpen
2. bijhouden

Police 'combat' crime by using new technology.

1. gevecht
2. bevechten

search warrant

consent

suspicion

to erase

fugitive

prosecutor

to require

to access

a written order

agreement

a belief that ...

to remove

a criminal on the run

a person who brings a criminal

to need or make necessary

to obtain

search warrant

consent

suspicion

to erase

fugitive

prosecutor

to require

to access

= huiszoekingsbevel

= toestemming

= verdenking

= uitwissen

= voortvluchtige

= aanklager

= nodig hebben

= toegang krijgen tot

ex. 19
1. Why do the police need a search warrant to search mobile phones?

1. because criminals can use their mobile phones in their daily lives too
2. because everyone has a mobile phone, also innocent people
3. because mobile phones play a vital role in our everyday lives

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2. What can the police do with your phone without a search warrant?

1. They can check the phone itself
2. They can read your message without storing them.
3. They can take your mobile phone and keep it.

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4. What is the author trying to make clear with the sheriff example?

1. New technologies cost the police a lot of extra work apart from finding criminals.
2. Some people misuse the advances in technology for their own benefit.
3. The police should focus on real crimes instead of focusing on children who misbehave.

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5. What is the author's conclusion?

1. Finding criminals through mobile phone tracking is more important than privacy.
2. The laws are not yet sufficient to protect people who have no criminal intent.
3. The police needs to have the authority to use mobile phone data in solving crimes.