Exercise 2 Choose the correct form of the verb (active or passive).

1.ѝTheѝpoliceѝ(showed/wereѝshown)ѝtheѝtouristѝtheѝnearestѝwayѝtoѝtheѝhospital.ѝ

2.ѝ Theѝ ambulanceѝ (called/wasѝ called)ѝafterѝtheѝaccident.ѝ

	3.ѝ Duringѝ theѝ excursionѝ theѝ guideѝ
	(showed/wasѝ shown)ѝ aѝ lotѝ ofѝ
	sightsѝofѝtheѝcity.ѝ
	4.ѝ (Haveѝ youѝ shown/haveѝ youѝ
	beenѝshown)ѝwhatѝtoѝdo?ѝ
	5.ѝInѝLondonѝweѝ(willѝshow/willѝbeѝ
	shown)ѝ theѝ newѝ Scotlandѝ Yardѝ	ѝ
	building.ѝ
		FederalѝHighwayѝPoliceѝatѝworkѝ

Reading

Before you read, study the difference between the words «police» and «policy». Mind the stress.

policeѝ ѝ policingѝѝ policemanѝ

Exercise 1 Read the text.

policyѝ politicsѝ politicianѝ

The UK police

ѝWorking together for a safer Londonѝ

LogoѝofѝtheѝMetropolitanѝPoliceѝServiceѝ

Thereѝareѝ52ѝpoliceѝservices,ѝorѝpoliceѝauthoritiesѝinѝtheѝUnitedѝKingdom.ѝEachѝpoliceѝserviceѝisѝemployedѝandѝpaidѝbyѝtheirѝlocalѝgovernmentsѝorѝcouncils.ѝTheѝpoliceѝservicesѝareѝcompletelyѝindependentѝofѝ oneѝanother,ѝandѝhaveѝtheirѝownѝpolicies,ѝbutѝtheyѝareѝalwaysѝreadyѝtoѝ goѝtoѝeachѝother'sѝhelp.ѝEachѝforceѝhasѝitsѝCriminalѝInvestigationѝDepartmentѝ(CID).ѝ

TheѝMetropolitanѝPoliceѝServiceѝ(MPS)ѝisѝtheѝterritorialѝpoliceѝforceѝresponsibleѝforѝ lawѝenforcementѝwithinѝGreaterѝ London,ѝ excludingѝ theѝCityѝ ofѝ LondonѝwhichѝisѝtheѝresponsibilityѝofѝtheѝCityѝofѝLondonѝPolice.ѝAѝnumberѝ ofѝinformalѝnamesѝandѝabbreviationsѝexistѝforѝtheѝMetropolitanѝPolice,ѝsuchѝ asѝ«theѝMet»ѝandѝ«MPS».ѝTheѝMPSѝisѝalsoѝreferredѝtoѝasѝScotlandѝYardѝafterѝ theѝlocationѝofѝitsѝoriginalѝheadquarters,ѝwhichѝrelocatedѝtoѝNewѝScotlandѝ

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YardѝinѝWestminsterѝduringѝtheѝlateѝ1960s.ѝAdministrativeѝfunctionsѝareѝincreasinglyѝbasedѝatѝtheѝEmpressѝStateѝBuilding,ѝandѝsinceѝlateѝ2007ѝallѝcommandѝandѝcontrolѝfunctionsѝhaveѝbeenѝtransferredѝtoѝtheѝthreeѝMetcallѝcomplexes,ѝratherѝthanѝNewѝScotlandѝYard.ѝ

MPSѝemployeesѝconsistѝofѝuniformedѝpoliceѝofficers,ѝSpecialѝConstables,ѝcivilianѝ staffѝandѝPoliceѝCommunityѝSupportѝOfficers.ѝTheѝMPSѝwasѝtheѝfirstѝforceѝtoѝ introduceѝthese.ѝUniformedѝtrafficѝwardens,ѝwhoѝwearѝaѝuniformѝwithѝyellowѝ andѝblackѝmarkings,ѝareѝaѝdistinctѝbodyѝfromѝlocalѝauthorityѝcivilѝenforcementѝ officers.ѝTheѝformerѝhaveѝgreaterѝpowersѝthatѝincludeѝbeingѝableѝtoѝstopѝvehiclesѝ andѝredirectѝtrafficѝatѝanѝincident.ѝTheѝheadsѝofѝpoliceѝforcesѝareѝChiefѝConstablesѝwhileѝtheѝMetropolitanѝPoliceѝisѝheadedѝbyѝtheѝCommissionerѝofѝPolice.ѝ TheѝlowestѝpoliceѝrankѝinѝtheѝBritishѝpoliceѝisѝaѝconstable.ѝ

InѝadditionѝtoѝtheѝHeadquartersѝatѝNewѝScotlandѝYard,ѝthereѝareѝ140ѝpoliceѝ stationsѝinѝLondon.ѝTheseѝrangeѝfromѝlargeѝboroughѝheadquartersѝstaffedѝ aroundѝtheѝclockѝeveryѝdayѝtoѝsmallerѝstationsѝwhichѝmayѝbeѝopenѝtoѝtheѝ publicѝonlyѝduringѝnormalѝbusinessѝhours,ѝorѝonѝcertainѝdaysѝofѝtheѝweek.ѝ

TheѝMetropolitanѝPoliceѝisѝnotѝcontrolledѝbyѝtheѝlocalѝauthority.ѝItѝisѝ responsibleѝtoѝtheѝHomeѝSecretary,ѝandѝitsѝchiefѝofficersѝareѝappointedѝ byѝtheѝcentralѝgovernment.ѝ

Besidesѝtheѝregularѝpoliceѝforcesѝthereѝareѝvariousѝpoliceѝforcesѝwhichѝ protectѝtheѝsecurityѝofѝterritoriesѝandѝpropertiesѝofѝdifferentѝpublicѝauthorities.ѝTheyѝincludeѝtheѝBritishѝTransportѝPolice,ѝCivilѝAviationѝPolice,ѝManchesterѝDockѝPoliceѝandѝsomeѝothers.ѝ

Vocabulary

toѝemployѝ	приниматьѝнаѝработуѝ
councilѝ	советѝ
excludingѝ	исключаяѝ
toѝreferѝtoѝ	говоритьѝо,ѝупоминатьѝ
headquartersѝ	главноеѝуправлениеѝ
increasinglyѝ	всеѝбольшеѝ
transferѝ	переместить,ѝперевестиѝ
communityѝsupportѝ	общественнаяѝподдержкаѝ
trafficѝwardenѝ	инспекторѝдорожногоѝдвиженияѝ
distinctѝ	отличающийся,ѝотличныйѝотѝ
boroughѝ	зд.ѝрайонѝѝ
aroundѝtheѝclockѝ	круглосуточноѝ
forceѝ	отряд,ѝполицияѝ

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Exercise 2 Translate these words into Russian.

relocateѝ	redirectѝ	rearrangeѝ	reactivateѝ
rearmѝ	rebuildѝ	reassureѝ	recopyѝ
rebalanceѝ	remakeѝ	recombineѝ	reconstructѝ

Exercise 3 Complete these sentences.

1.TheѝheadѝofѝtheѝMetropolitanѝPoliceѝisѝ____________________ѝ

2.Theѝheadsѝofѝotherѝpoliceѝservicesѝareѝ_____________________ѝ

3.TheѝlowestѝpoliceѝrankѝinѝtheѝBritishѝpoliceѝisѝ_______________ѝ

4.Constablesѝhaveѝnoѝrightѝtoѝhaveѝ_________________________ѝ

5.Besidesѝ theѝ regularѝ policeѝ forcesѝ thereѝ areѝ variousѝ policeѝ servicesѝ whichѝprotect._____________________________ѝ

6.Theseѝservicesѝincludeѝ_______ѝTransportѝPolice,ѝCivilѝ______ѝPolice,ѝManchesterѝ______ѝPoliceѝandѝmanyѝothers.ѝ

Exercise 4 Translate these sentences into English.

1.ПолицияѝЛондонаѝподчиняетсяѝминиструѝвнутреннихѝдел.ѝ

2.РуководителиѝЛондонскойѝполицииѝназначаютсяѝправительствомѝАнглии.ѝ

3.Ихѝнельзяѝуволитьѝбезѝвескихѝнаѝтоѝоснований.ѝ

4.Ониѝпринимаютѝрешенияѝбезѝкакого-либоѝдавленияѝсверху.ѝ

5.Каждаяѝполицияѝимеетѝсобственныйѝотделѝуголовныхѝрасследований.ѝ

Exercise 5 Answer these questions.

1.HowѝmanyѝpoliceѝservicesѝareѝthereѝinѝtheѝUK?ѝ

2.Whoѝprovidesѝpaymentsѝtoѝallѝtheseѝpoliceѝservices?ѝ

3.Areѝpoliceѝservicesѝinterdependent?ѝ

4.Areѝtheyѝusuallyѝcooperating?ѝ

5.WhatѝisѝtheѝLondonѝpoliceѝforceѝcalled?ѝ

6.Isѝitѝcontrolledѝbyѝtheѝlocalѝauthority?ѝ

Exercise 6 Sum up the information of the text above.

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Exercise 7 Complete the following text with the verbs below and translate it.

toѝcreateѝѝ	toѝcontrolѝѝ	toѝdivideѝ
toѝcompriseѝѝ	toѝdivideѝѝ	toѝincludeѝ

TheѝMetropolitanѝPoliceѝForceѝ____________________ѝ1829ѝbyѝanѝ ActѝofѝParliament.ѝItѝisѝtheѝlargestѝPoliceѝForceѝinѝBritain,ѝpolicingѝanѝ areaѝofѝ742ѝsquareѝmilesѝofѝGreaterѝLondon.ѝ

TheѝForceѝ__________________ѝbyѝtheѝCommissionerѝofѝPoliceѝofѝ theѝMetropolisѝunderѝtheѝgeneralѝdirectionsѝofѝtheѝHomeѝSecretary.ѝ

TheѝMetropolitanѝPoliceѝDistrictѝ______________ѝintoѝfourѝDistricts.ѝ EachѝDistrictѝ____________ѝfiveѝorѝsixѝDivisions.ѝTheѝtwentyѝthreeѝ Divisionsѝ____________ѝintoѝsub-Divisions,ѝandѝaѝsub-Divisionѝisѝsplitѝ intoѝsectionalѝpoliceѝstationsѝunderѝtheѝcontrolѝofѝaѝStationѝOfficer,ѝwhoѝ isѝusuallyѝaѝSergeant.ѝ

Theѝ mainѝ goalsѝ ofѝ policingѝ _________________ѝ theѝ preventionѝ ofѝ crimeѝandѝdisorder,ѝtheѝpreservationѝofѝtheѝpeace,ѝtheѝapprehensionѝofѝ offenders,ѝtheѝrecoveryѝofѝlostѝorѝstolenѝproperty,ѝandѝtheѝprotectionѝofѝ life,ѝproperty,ѝandѝpersonalѝliberties.ѝ

Exercise 8 Study the table below and be ready to discuss it.

Headquartersѝ—ѝNewѝScotlandѝYardѝ	Employeesѝ—ѝ50,000ѝ
PoliceѝConstablesѝ—ѝ31,460ѝ	Volunteersѝ—ѝ797ѝ
PoliceѝCommunityѝSupportѝOfficersѝ—ѝ	AnnualѝBudgetѝ—ѝЈ3.5bnѝ
4,000ѝ	Legalѝjurisdictionѝ—ѝEnglandѝ&ѝWalesѝ
Agencyѝexecutiveѝ—ѝCommissionerѝ	(NorthernѝIrelandѝandѝScotlandѝinѝlim-
	itedѝcircumstances)ѝ
Structure:ѝ
CriminalѝInvestigationѝDepartmentѝ(theѝC.I.D.)ѝ
uniformedѝbranchѝ

specialistѝbranchesѝ(theѝMountedѝBranch,ѝtheѝDogѝBranch,ѝtheѝRiverѝPolice,ѝ theѝWomenѝpoliceѝandѝothers).ѝ

Facilitiesѝ	Ranksѝ
Stationsѝ—ѝ180ѝ	aѝconstableѝ
Boatsѝ—ѝ22ѝ	sergeantѝ(2ѝgrades)ѝ
Helicoptersѝ—ѝ3ѝ	inspectorѝ(2ѝgrades)ѝ
Dogsѝ—ѝ250ѝ	superintendentѝ(2ѝgrades)ѝ
	higherѝofficersѝ

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Vocabulary

commissionerѝ	комиссарѝ
mountedѝ	конныйѝ
branchѝ	ветвьѝ
gradeѝ	степеньѝ
superintendentѝѝ	старшийѝполицейскийѝофицерѝ

Exercise 9 Insert appropriate articles.

1.___ѝMetropolitanѝPoliceѝisѝ___ѝlargestѝpoliceѝforceѝinѝBritain.ѝ

2.Theyѝpoliceѝ___ѝareaѝofѝmoreѝthanѝ700ѝsquareѝmiles.ѝ

3.___ѝmainѝgoalsѝofѝpolicingѝincludeѝ___ѝpreventionѝofѝ___ѝcrimeѝandѝ disorder,ѝandѝ___ѝpreservationѝofѝ___ѝpeace.ѝ

4.Theirѝgoalsѝareѝalsoѝ___ѝapprehensionѝofѝoffenders,ѝ___ѝrecoveryѝofѝ lostѝorѝstolenѝproperty,ѝandѝ___ѝprotectionѝofѝlife,ѝproperty,ѝandѝpersonalѝliberties.ѝ

Reading

Before you read, translate the following words and word combinations. Use the words in bold.

forceѝ—ѝполицияѝ(отрядѝполиции)ѝбѝвооруженныеѝсилы,ѝфизиче- скаяѝсила,ѝиспользоватьѝсилу,ѝвступатьѝвѝсилу,ѝбессильный.ѝ

orderѝ—ѝ1.ѝобщественныйѝпорядок,ѝбезѝпорядка,ѝзаконѝиѝпорядок,ѝус- танавливатьѝзаконѝиѝпорядок.ѝ2.ѝотдаватьѝприказы,ѝвыполнятьѝприказ.ѝ

suspectѝ—ѝарестоватьѝподозреваемогоѝtoѝsuspect,ѝtoѝsuspectѝaѝpersonѝ ofѝcommittingѝaѝcrime,ѝaѝsuspectedѝperson,ѝsuspicion,ѝtoѝbeѝunderѝsuspicion.ѝ

suspectѝ—ѝподозреватьѝчеловекаѝвѝсовершенииѝпреступления,ѝпо- дозреваемоеѝлицо.ѝ

suspicionѝ—ѝподозрение,ѝбытьѝподѝподозрением.ѝ toѝprotectѝ—ѝзащищатьѝобщество,ѝзащищатьѝинтересыѝ

protectionѝ—ѝправоваяѝзащита,ѝэкономическаяѝзащита,ѝподѝзащитойѝзако- на.ѝ

toѝviolateѝ—ѝнарушатьѝзаконыѝгосударства,ѝнарушатьѝобщественныйѝпоря- док.ѝѝ

violationѝ—ѝнарушениеѝдисциплины,ѝнарушениеѝосновныхѝпринципов.ѝ

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Exercise 1 Read the text, use a dictionary to help you.

PolicingѝinѝtheѝUSAѝ

PolicingѝinѝtheѝUnitedѝStatesѝisѝoneѝofѝthreeѝmajorѝcomponentsѝofѝtheѝ criminalѝjusticeѝsystem,ѝalongѝwithѝcourtsѝandѝcorrections.ѝApartѝfromѝ maintainingѝorderѝandѝserviceѝfunctions,ѝtheѝpurposeѝofѝpolicingѝisѝtheѝ investigationѝofѝsuspectedѝcriminalѝactivityѝandѝtheѝreferralѝofѝtheѝresultsѝ ofѝinvestigationsѝandѝofѝ«suspected»ѝcriminalsѝtoѝtheѝcourts.ѝLawѝenforcementѝisѝalsoѝcommonlyѝchargedѝwithѝtheѝresponsibilitiesѝofѝdeterringѝcriminalѝactivityѝandѝofѝpreventingѝtheѝsuccessfulѝcommissionѝofѝ crimesѝinѝprogress;ѝtheѝserviceѝandѝenforcementѝofѝwarrants,ѝwritsѝandѝ otherѝordersѝofѝtheѝcourts;ѝprovidingѝfirstѝresponseѝtoѝemergenciesѝandѝ otherѝthreatsѝtoѝpublicѝsafety;ѝtheѝprotectionѝofѝcertainѝpublicѝfacilitiesѝ andѝinfrastructure;ѝtheѝmaintenanceѝofѝpublicѝorder;ѝtheѝprotectionѝofѝ publicѝofficials;ѝandѝtheѝoperationѝofѝsomeѝcorrectionalѝfacilitiesѝ(usuallyѝatѝtheѝlocalѝlevel).ѝ

Whatѝdoѝpoliceѝofficersѝdo?ѝ

Policeѝ officersѝ maintainѝ lawѝ andѝ order,ѝ collectѝ evidenceѝ andѝ conductѝ criminalѝinvestigations.ѝUrbanѝpoliceѝofficersѝhaveѝgeneralѝlawѝenforcementѝdutiesѝincludingѝmaintainingѝregularѝpatrolsѝandѝrespondingѝtoѝcallsѝ forѝservice.ѝManyѝareѝassignedѝtoѝpatrolѝaѝspecificѝarea,ѝsuchѝasѝaѝbusinessѝ districtѝorѝresidentialѝneighborhood.ѝSheriffsѝandѝdeputyѝsheriffsѝenforceѝ theѝlawѝonѝtheѝcountyѝlevel.ѝDetectivesѝgatherѝfactsѝand,ѝcollectѝevidenceѝ forѝcriminalѝcases.ѝTheyѝconductѝinterviews,ѝexamineѝrecords,ѝobserveѝtheѝ activitiesѝofѝsuspects,ѝandѝparticipateѝinѝraidsѝorѝarrests.ѝ

Stateѝ policeѝ officers,ѝ alsoѝ knownѝ asѝ highwayѝ patrolѝ officers,ѝ arrestѝ criminalsѝstatewideѝandѝpatrolѝhighwaysѝtoѝenforceѝmotorѝvehicleѝlawsѝ andѝregulations.ѝAtѝtheѝsceneѝofѝaccidents,ѝtheyѝmayѝdirectѝtraffic,ѝgiveѝ firstѝaid,ѝandѝcallѝforѝemergencyѝequipment.ѝ

Exercise 2 a. Add nouns to the following verbs.

maintain,ѝcollect,ѝinvestigate,ѝinterview,ѝobserve,ѝexamine,ѝdirect,ѝcallѝ for,ѝenforce,ѝconduct,ѝpatrolѝ

b. Make sentences of your own using these words.

evidence,ѝinvestigation,ѝpatrol,ѝduties,ѝexamine,ѝcriminal,ѝenforce,ѝfelonyѝ

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