Vocabulary Practice

Ex. 1. Read the following. Mind the stress.

'fiction	de'tection	poli'ticians
'warden	de'tective	investi'gation
'diplomat	fa'miliar	qualifi'cations
'guard	in'tensive	under'go
'sergeant	con'temporary
'circumstances	pro'tect
	pre'vent

Ex. 2.  Complete the list of derivatives. Use a dictionary if necessary.

Verb	noun (agent)	noun (concept)
to identicate
to detect
to order
to drive
to train
to investigate	investigator	investigation
to guard
to maintain
to keep
to convict

Ex. 3. Pair the words in column B with the ones from column A.

B	internal	A	agents
	material		skills
	detective		training
	odd		stories
	professional		regulations
	academic		qualification
	intensive		helmet
	police		authority
	parking		force
	controlling		offences
	national		security
	special		evidence

Ex. 4. Decide which verbs you would use with the noun phrases you have identified in ex. 3.

to identify, to recruit, to handle, to be familiar with, to have, to form, to obey, to gain, to deal with, to call, to be responsible for, to undergo;

Ex. 5. How are the following ideas expressed in the text.

1. protection against law breaking;

2. an expression of an intention to hurt, punish, cause, pain;

3. an official body of men whose duty is to protect people and property, to catch criminals;

4. a policeman whose special job is to find out information that will lead to criminals being caught;

5. the condition in which laws and rules are obeyed by most of the people and the government or the person(s) in charge can keep control;

6. a certain type of clothing which all members of a group wear, esp. in the army or the police;

7. an official who helps to see that certain laws are obeyed;

8. to do what one is asked or ordered to do by someone;

9. the offence of driving faster than the lawful limit;

10. to examine the reason for something, the character of someone;

11. to go at regular times round an area or building to see that there is no trouble, that no one is trying to get in or out unlawfully;

12. to keep safe, esp. by watching for danger;

13. something unpleasant, undesirable that happens unexpectedly or by chance;

14. ownership, with its rights and duties according to the law;

15. means of proving who one is.

Ex. 6. Match English phrases and their Russian equivalents.

1. traffic wardens	a) полицейские силы
2. to arrive at the crime scene –	b) прибыть на место преступления
3. to secure the crime scene	c) оградить (обезопасить) место преступления
4. to be familiar with	d) приобретать определенный уровень теоретической подготовки
5. the police force	e) носить форму
6. professional skills	f) пройти период интенсивной подготовки
7. to keep law and order	g) профессиональные навыки
8. to gain a certain level of academic qualification	h) быть знакомым с
9. to undergo a period of intensive training	i) соблюдать правила парковки
10. to wear uniforms	j) уполномоченный по поддержанию порядка на дороге
11. to obey the parking regulations	k) обнаруживать преступников
12. to be regularly armed	l) поддерживать правопорядок
13. to guard politicians and diplomats	m) оказывать помощь при дорожно-транспортных происшествиях
14. to patrol airport	n) быть постоянно вооруженным
15. to assist at accidents	o) выполнять обязанности дорожно-патрульной службы
16. to deal with lost property	p) охранять политических деятелей и дипломатов
17. to perform road traffic duties;	q) патрулировать аэропорт
18. to detect criminals	r) иметь дело с пропавшим имуществом
19. miscellaneous services	s) разнообразные услуги
20. fail to solve the crime	t) не раскрытое преступление
21. criminalistics technician	u) эксперт-криминалист
22. preliminary	v) предварительный
23. providing aid	w) оказание помощи

Ex. 7. Give the English equivalents for the following:

a) главные обязанности; набирать штат; выполнять различные функции; опытные компетентные люди; совершенствование управления и практики расследования; в пределах юрисдикции; ограбление банка; хищение; взяточничество; мошенничество против правительства; кража правительственного имущества; вымогательство; борьба против рэкета;

b) самая большая в мире коллекция отпечатков пальцев; разыскиваемый опасный беглец; посредством идентификации отпечатков пальцев; единственное средство опознания потерпевшего; научные экспертизы; специальные агенты с особой подготовкой; раскрыть преступления; осудить обвиняемого; на основе материальных улик; лабораторная экспертиза; доказать невиновность лица; подозревать в совершении преступления;

c) картотека; наиболее ценные версии; обеспечивать постоянную связь; уголовный архив; изучать информацию о преступлениях; главное управление; курсы переподготовки; практические навыки и техника; следственная техника; сбор, идентификация и сохранение вещественных доказательств; тщательная подготовка; огнестрельное оружие; экстремальная ситуация; в опасности;

d) иметь дело с; нарушение федеральных законов; вопросы внутренней безопасности; привести к осуждению; организованная преступность; основанная на страхе, запугивании, взяточничестве и силе; азартные игры, наркотики, проституция, вымогательство; отряды высококвалифицированных агентов; собрать достаточно улик; выстроить сильное обвинение; привлечь к суду; бороться против организованной преступности; местные правоприменительные органы; осуществлять надзор за расследованием; расследование дел о беглецах; обнаружить местонахождение и задержать убежавших из тюрьмы заключенных.

Ex. 8. ick out the types of crimes:

defendant, racketeering, embezzlement, extortion, deserter, victim, fugitive, fraud, prisoner, espionage, employee, theft, robbery, field officer, FBI agent, bribery, conviction, innocence.

Ex. 9. omplete the sentences using the words in the box:

bribery, intimidation, fugitive, identify, convicted, leads, organized crime, responsibilities, fingerprint, robbery, the collection, identification, preservation, to handle.

1. The FBI was created primarily... criminal investigations for the Department of Justice.

2. The fight against... involves a great deal of efforts in the work of the FBI Special Investigation Division.

3. To fight against a threat to the Nation's security is one of the... of the FBI.

4. In a number of crimes some of valuable ... in an investigation result from information contained in the files of law enforceent agencies.

5. Many crimes are solved through ... identification.

6. The dangerous ... was located and arrested on the basis of the information of the witnesses.

7. Laboratory examination proved the innocence of the defendant suspected of having committed...

8. Laboratory examination of the fingerprints found on the murder victim helped ... the murderer.

9. The gang leaders were ... on the basis of sufficient evidence collected by the FBI Agents together with the officers of the local enforcement agency.

10. Practical skills and techniques are paid great attention to in the course of training and retraining FBI Agents. The courses involve ... and ... of physical evidence.

11. Organized crime is built on fear, ..., ... and force.

Ex. 10. Give all possible word combinations:

1. crime (организованная, совершить, расследовать, подозревать, бороться против, раскрыть, доказать);

2. to handle (преступления, уголовные расследования, отпечатки пальцев, информация, внутренняя безопасность);

3. fingerprints (ценные, идентифицировать, обращаться с, сохранить);

4. fugitive (установить местонахождение, задержать, разыскиваемый, опасный, найти, арестовать);

5. evidence (материальные, вещественные, достаточные, обеспечить, идентификация, собрать, сохранение);

6. to fight against (рэкет, организованная преступность, хищение, взяточничество, нарушение законности, азартные игры, мошенничество, вымогательство);

7. investigation (тщательный, иметь дело, уголовное, надлежащее).

Ex. 11. Fill in the missing words in the sentences below. Choose from the following:

abolished	coroner	inquest	loot
alibi	custody	internment	martial law
amnesty	damages	judicial	on parole
bail	euthanasia	justice	statement
clues	illicit	law-abiding	warder
conviction	injunction	legislation	warrant

1. The _____________ of political prisoners is quite common in some countries. Britain tried it unsuccessfully in Northern Ireland to combat the IRA.

2. The government is thinking of introducing ___________ making it compulsory for every citizen to carry an identity card.

3. A person who looks after prisoners is called a prison officer or a ____________.

4. Since there was something very suspicious about the man’s sudden death, the __________ was held at the Town Hall.

5. In Britain, capital punishment in the form of death by hanging was ____________ in 1969.

6. The court issued an ____________ forbidding the newspaper from publishing any more photographs of the Princess of Wales at a private Health Club.

7. The police have issued a ____________ for her arrest.

8. Trial by jury is an important part of the British system of _____________.

9. The new governor issued a general ____________ to all the rebels.

10. After the unsuccessful attempt to overthrow the government, the whole country was put under ___________ for a month.

11. His ____________ for the night of murder was that he had been at his girlfriend’s, watching TV.

12. He successfully sued the newspaper for libel and was awarded nearly £50,000 in __________.

13. The judge refused to grant him ___________, as it was feared that he would try to leave the country before his trial came up.

14. Before the police took him away, the thief told his wife where he had hidden the ___________.

15. They were prosecuted for dealing in _____________ substances.

16. The doctor was found guilty of ____________ when he turned off the life-support system of a patient who was terminally ill with cancer.

17. The police took down the man’s ___________, read it back to him, then asked him to sign it.

18. Detectives still haven’t found any ____________ as to the whereabouts of the two missing 13-year-old schoolchildren.

19. The robbers were taken to the police station and held in ____________ until their trial.

20. She couldn’t possibly have done it. She’s the most honest, ____________ citizen I’ve ever met.

21. This was his seventh ____________ for stealing cars.

22. Not all countries have the same political or ____________ systems.

23. He was released ____________ to go to his mother’s funeral.

Ex. 12. Choose the best alternative to complete the following sentences

1. During the twentieth / eighteenth century the English police forces have become well known throughout the world / only in Great Britain.

2. Policemen are to be seen in towns and cities walking in the streets / sitting in the offices.

3. The modern policeman needs ordinary qualification / a great variety of new professional skills.

4. Separate police force is controlled by central government / a committee of local county councillors and magistrates.

5. The Royal Commission on the Police listed eight / ten main functions of the contemporary police force.

6. About a quarter of the police strength of the country is in Scotland Yard / the Metropolitan Police of London.

7. In practice the police don’t help the court much / bring almost all criminal cases to court.

8. Opinion polls show that majority / minority of the public sympathises with the police.

Discussion

Ex. 1. Complete the following sentences in part A by adding the phrases given in part B.

A:

1. The essential responsibility of the central government for the preservation of law and order in Great Britain is…

2. All regular forces deal with…

3. The duties of the uniform branch in dudes…

4. In courts of law constables are responsible for…

5. The English police force have become well-known ...

6. Any regular reader of English detective stories is familiar with ...

7. All members of the police must ...

8. There are Regional Crimes Squads in England and Wales with ...

9. In certain circumstances specially trained police officers can be ...

10. The decision to commence criminal proceedings in England and Wales is ...

11. The duties of the police are ranging from ...

12. The main functions of the contemporary police force are:

B:

1. armed but only with the permission of a magistrate.

2. assisting at accidents to safeguarding public order.

3. experienced detective officers.

4. made entirely by the police.

5. throughout the world from the great mass of fiction about crime.

6. have gained a certain level of academic qualification.

7. the figure of the ordinary policeman sometimes called the “bobby”.

8. to maintain law and order, to prevent crimes, to detect criminals.

9. reflected in the police powers granted by Parliament to the Home Secretary.

10. prevention of crime and the protection of life and property.

11. the marshalling of crowds, the inspection of places of public entertainment and many others.

12. supervising witness, ensuring the privacy of the jury.

Ex. 2. Choose the best way to complete the sentences.

1. The police may arrest a person without a warrant

a) issued by a magistrate

b) according to the local Head of the Police Service

c) not in any case.

2. An arrested person has the a right to consult a solicitor

a) only after he or she has been charged

b) under the permission of the Head of the Police Service

c) it is common practice

3. Is the use of scientific aids widespread in all areas of police work?

a) to investigate the most complicated cases

b) is not exercised at all

c) very often nowadays

4. Any regular reader of English detective stories is familiar with the detectives from

1. Scotland Yard

2. Criminal Investigation Department

3. Regional Crime Squads

5. Each separate police force is headed by

1. Chief Superintendent

2. Chief Constable

3. Chief Inspector

6. The object of the Squads is

1. to patrol airports

2. to perform road traffic duties

3. to provide trained flexible mobile groups of crime investigation.

7. The duties of the police are controlled by

1. central government

2. a committee of local county councillors and magistrates

3. the Crown Court

8. Only a few policemen are regularly armed

1. those who guard politicians and diplomats

2. traffic wardens

3. detectives

9. The main duties of police are listed by

1. the Metropolitan Police of London

2. the Royal Commission on the Police

3. the Home Secretary

Ex. 3. Mark the statements which are true.

1. The founder of the police force is Theodore Roosevelt

2. Britain has its national police force.

3. The police are helped by members of public working voluntarily.

4. The police are not responsible for controlling offences like speeding, careless driving.

5. All police forces are armed.

6. The Metropolitan Police of London is responsible for the whole area of Great Britain.

7. In practice the police bring about 97% of all criminal cases to court.

Ex. 4. Choose someone to act as the Chief Constable and answer the visitors questions.

What is (are)	the figure of an ordinary English policeman
What do you mean by	a great variety of professional skills
Could you explain to me	to keep law and order
Can you tell me about	there are a number of ranks
Who is (was)	Britain has no national police force uniformed people are traffic wardens the police carry guns the duties of the police are varied the work of the police in practice

Ex. 5. Read the words in the box, make sure you understand them and predict the events.

armed police, to seal off the scene, jewellery; display case, to chase, head injuries; forensic teams.

Ex. 6. Fill in the chart.

Type of crime	What happened	What are the police doing?

Ex. 7. Speak on the police force in Great Britain.