Working in pairs, look at the off ences committed below. Then try to match each one to one of the consequences on the previous page. Explain your choices. Off ence
Consequence
1. A 10-year-old boy smashes a shop window causing €1,000 worth of damage.
Reason for your choice
2. A group of 12-year-old boys and girls have been reported to the Gardaí for damaging trees in a housing estate. They have been pulling off the branches and setting them alight, also causing damage to the grass in the area.
3. A 13-year-old girl is reported to the Gardaí for deliberately pushing a teacher at her school. The push resulted in the teacher hitting her head on a door.
4. A 12-year-old boy is caught shoplifting by a shopkeeper and is reported to the Gardaí. He has stolen two bottles of Coke and several chocolate bars.
5. Two 15-year-old girls are caught selling ecstasy tablets to their friends and are reported to the Gardaí. They have previous convictions for this type of off ence.