Answer:
1. The group of special investigators investigated several Federal criminal violations.
2. The Congress gave the F.B.I. Special Agents the authority to carry firearms.
3. The F.B.I. size and responsibilities grew after the adoption of the Prohibition.
4. F.B.I. Director Hoover created training schools for agents
5. The experienced instructors train new F.B.I. Agents.
Exercise 22. Answer the questions.
1) What is the F.B.I.? 2) When was it created? 3) What crimes did the F.B.I. investigate at that period? 4) When did the F.B.I. Agents get the authority to make arrests? 5) What investigations does the F.B.I. handle at present time? 6) How many divisions does the F.B.I. consist of? 7) Who created the Identification Division? 8) Where are the F.B.I. Agents trained?
Answer:
1) F.B.I. is the most famous Federal Government Agency in the United States.
2) The F.B.I. was created in 1908.
3) They investigated few federal criminal violations, such as bankruptcy, fraud, and antitrust crime.
4) During the Gangster Era that began after passage of Prohibition in 1920, the F.B.I. size and responsibilities grew, and the U.S. Congress gave the F.B.I. Special Agents the authority to make arrests and carry firearms.
5) The F.B.I. handles over 180 different investigations from federal criminal violations to internal security matters.
6) The F.B.I. consists of 11 different divisions.
7) The Identification Division was created in 1924 by Director Hoover.
8) All F.B.I. Agents are trained at courses in Washington, D.C. and at the F.B.I. Academy in Virginia.
Exercise 23. Find the Russian equivalents to the English ones.
1 |
law enforcement |
A |
Деятельность правоохранительных органов |
2 |
to deal with |
B |
Штаб-квартира ФБР |
3 |
extremely broad powers |
C |
обеспечивать поддержку |
4 |
to be restricted by |
D |
иметь дело с |
5 |
latent-fingerprint examinations |
E |
Федеральные правоохранительные агентства |
6 |
to perform functions |
F |
агенты ФБР |
7 |
federal law enforcement agencies |
G |
быть чем-то ограниченным |
8 |
Federal Bureau of Investigation |
H |
исполнять функции |
9 |
FBI headquarters |
I |
судебные и технические службы |
10 |
Criminal Investigative Division |
J |
Отдел уголовных расследований |
11 |
state police |
K |
широкие полномочия |
12 |
Highway Patrol |
L |
дорожный патруль |
13 |
FBI agents |
M |
Федеральное Бюро Расследований |
14 |
forensic and technical services |
N |
снятие отпечатков пальцев |
15 |
to provide support |
O |
полиция штата |