Exercise 5 Translate the text in writing.

Treating women

Theѝdisproportionatelyѝsevereѝeffectsѝofѝwomen'sѝimprisonment,ѝbothѝ onѝthemselvesѝandѝonѝtheirѝchildrenѝandѝotherѝfamilyѝmembers,ѝrequireѝ additionalѝeffortsѝtoѝbeѝmadeѝtoѝfindѝalternativesѝtoѝimprisonmentѝforѝ themѝatѝallѝstagesѝofѝtheѝcriminalѝjusticeѝprocess.ѝInѝmostѝcasesѝalternativesѝcanѝbeѝappliedѝmoreѝeasilyѝtoѝwomen,ѝasѝaѝhighѝpercentageѝareѝde- tainedѝforѝnon-violentѝoffences.ѝ

Exercise 6 Complete this chart.

verbѝ	nounѝ	adjectiveѝ
ѝ	urgencyѝ	ѝ
toѝthreatenѝ	ѝ	ѝ
ѝ	ѝ	acceptableѝ
toѝdetainѝ	ѝ	ѝ
ѝ	intimidationѝ	ѝ
ѝ	ѝ	abusiveѝ

Exercise 7 Answer and debate these questions.

1.Doesѝtheѝlawѝgrantѝtheѝpolice,ѝprosecutionѝorѝotherѝagenciesѝdealingѝ withѝtheѝcasesѝofѝwomenѝhaveѝdiscretionѝtoѝdisposeѝofѝcertainѝtypesѝofѝ cases,ѝwithoutѝhavingѝtoѝresortѝtoѝformalѝhearings?ѝWhatѝareѝtheѝcriteria?ѝ

2.Doesѝpenalѝlegislationѝmakeѝspecialѝprovisionsѝforѝwomen,ѝpregnantѝ womenѝorѝwomenѝwithѝyoungѝchildren,ѝexpandingѝtheѝpossibilitiesѝofѝ alternativeѝsentences?ѝWhatѝareѝtheseѝprovisions?ѝ

3.Doesѝtheѝlegislationѝencourageѝtheѝuseѝofѝalternativesѝmeasuresѝandѝ sanctionsѝinѝtheѝcasesѝofѝwomenѝchargedѝwithѝnon-violentѝoffencesѝ andѝtoѝtakeѝintoѝaccountѝtheѝparticularѝcircumstancesѝofѝtheѝwoman,ѝ e.g.ѝvictimѝofѝdomesticѝviolence,ѝsexualѝabuseѝorѝotherѝformsѝofѝgenderѝbasedѝintimidation?ѝIsѝthisѝappliedѝinѝpractice?ѝ

4.Ifѝnot,ѝwhatѝstepsѝareѝbeingѝtakenѝtoѝencourage/enableѝtheѝuseѝofѝal- ternativesѝinѝtheѝcasesѝofѝwomenѝchargedѝwithѝnon-violentѝandѝminorѝ offences?ѝ

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Exercise 8 Translate these adverbs into Russian and form the corresponding adjectives.

mentallyѝ	frequentlyѝ	ideallyѝ	urgentlyѝ	disproportionatelyѝ
extensivelyѝ	additionallyѝ	significantlyѝ	strictlyѝ	ѝ

Exercise 9 Translate the text.

Treating the mentally ill

Inѝgeneral,ѝmentallyѝillѝpersonsѝareѝbetterѝtreatedѝoutsideѝprison.ѝIdeallyѝ theyѝshouldѝbeѝinѝtheѝcommunityѝinѝwhichѝtheyѝlive.ѝIfѝtheyѝneedѝtoѝbeѝ treatedѝinѝaѝmentalѝhealthѝfacility,ѝthenѝtheѝfacilityѝshouldѝbeѝcloseѝtoѝ homeѝasѝpossible.ѝHowever,ѝprisonsѝareѝnotѝacceptableѝsubstitutesѝforѝ mentalѝ healthѝ facilities.ѝ Mentallyѝ illѝ personsѝ doѝ sometimesѝ commitѝ criminalѝacts.ѝIfѝnoѝlegalѝproceduresѝexistѝtoѝcommitѝmentallyѝillѝoffendersѝwhoѝcontinueѝtoѝposeѝaѝthreatѝtoѝothersѝtoѝsecureѝmentalѝhealthѝfacilities,ѝsuchѝpersonsѝendѝupѝinѝprisons,ѝwhichѝareѝnotѝdesignedѝtoѝcareѝ forѝthem.ѝ

Exercise 10 Find in the text the English equivalents for these word combinations.

душевнобольные;ѝпоместитьѝиѝмедицинскоеѝучреждение;ѝприемлемаяѝзамена;ѝпредставлятьѝугрозуѝдляѝокружающих;ѝзакончитьѝвѝ тюрьме;ѝнеѝпредназначеныѝдляѝуходаѝзаѝбольнымиѝ

Exercise 11 Complete these sentences.

1.Mentallyѝillѝpersonsѝshouldѝbeѝtreated__________________.ѝ

2.Ifѝtheyѝneedѝtoѝbeѝtreatedѝinѝaѝmentalѝhealthѝfacility____________.ѝ

3.Mentallyѝillѝpersonsѝdoѝsometimesѝcommit________________.ѝ

4.Mentallyѝ illѝ offendersѝ whoѝ continueѝ toѝ poseѝ aѝ threatѝ toѝ othersѝ are________________.ѝ

Exercise 12 Answer and debate these questions.

1.Isѝtheѝdefinitionѝofѝinsanityѝbroadѝenoughѝinѝtheѝpenalѝlegislationѝtoѝ ensureѝthatѝthoseѝwhoѝareѝnotѝcriminallyѝresponsibleѝforѝtheirѝactionsѝ areѝnotѝsubjectedѝtoѝcriminalѝlaw?ѝ

2.Doѝtheѝpoliceѝandѝprosecutingѝauthoritiesѝhaveѝtheѝpowerѝtoѝdivertѝ personsѝwhoѝareѝmentallyѝillѝfromѝtheѝcriminalѝjusticeѝsystem,ѝpro-

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videdѝthatѝtheyѝdoѝnotѝposeѝaѝthreatѝtoѝsociety?ѝWhatѝcriteriaѝapply?ѝ Howѝoftenѝdoesѝthisѝhappenѝinѝpractice?ѝ

3.Doesѝlegislationѝallowѝcourtsѝtoѝinterveneѝonѝbehalfѝofѝpre-trialѝorѝ sentencedѝprisonersѝsuspectedѝofѝhavingѝaѝmentalѝillness,ѝandѝactingѝ onѝtheѝbasisѝofѝindependentѝmedicalѝadvice,ѝtoѝorderѝthatѝsuchѝpersonsѝbeѝadmittedѝtoѝaѝmentalѝhealthѝfacility?.ѝHowѝoftenѝdoesѝthisѝ happenѝinѝpractice?ѝMustѝdefenseѝcounselѝraiseѝtheѝissue?ѝ

4.Doesѝlegislationѝprovideѝforѝspecialѝconsiderationѝtoѝbeѝgivenѝtoѝtheѝ impositionѝofѝnon-custodialѝmeasuresѝandѝsanctionsѝonѝmentallyѝillѝ offenders,ѝbothѝatѝpre-trialѝandѝatѝtrial?ѝ

Reading

Before you read, translate these words into Russian and say from which words they are formed.

addictionѝ	drug-relatedѝ	initiativeѝ	multidisciplinaryѝ
completionѝ	participantѝ	diversionѝ	treatmentѝ

Exercise 1 Read the text.

Drug — related offences

Inѝmostѝcountriesѝoffendersѝwhoѝareѝimprisonedѝforѝdrug-relatedѝof- fencesѝmakeѝupѝaѝlargeѝproportionѝofѝtheѝprisonѝpopulation.ѝHowever,ѝ oftenѝ theirѝ crimesѝ areѝ committedѝ becauseѝ ofѝ theirѝ ownѝ addictionѝ toѝ drugs.ѝManyѝsuchѝoffendersѝcouldѝbeѝdealtѝwithѝmoreѝeffectivelyѝbyѝalternativesѝtoѝimprisonmentѝtargetedѝspecificallyѝatѝtheѝdrugѝproblem.ѝ

Whileѝtheirѝprimaryѝfocusѝisѝcombatingѝdrugѝtrafficking,ѝtheѝmajorѝinternationalѝorganizationsѝcallѝonѝgovernmentsѝtoѝtakeѝmultidisciplinaryѝ initiatives,ѝofѝwhichѝalternativesѝtoѝimprisonmentѝareѝaѝkeyѝpart.ѝ

Inѝsomeѝcountries,ѝdiversionѝfromѝtheѝcriminalѝjusticeѝsystemѝforѝillicitѝ drugѝ usersѝ isѝ formalizedѝ throughѝ drugѝ educationѝ andѝ treatmentѝ programsѝforѝfirstѝtimeѝoffenders.ѝ

Forѝthoseѝoffendersѝwhoseѝaddictionѝandѝrecordѝofѝcriminalѝbehaviourѝ areѝmoreѝentrenched,ѝdrugѝtreatmentѝcourts,ѝinѝuseѝinѝtheѝUnitedѝStatesѝ andѝAustralia,ѝprovideѝcloseѝmonitoringѝbyѝtheѝjudgeѝandѝdrugѝtreatmentѝ courtѝmultidisciplinaryѝteam,ѝaѝtreatmentѝplan.ѝSuccessfulѝcompletionѝ usuallyѝrequiresѝaѝspecificѝtermѝinѝwhichѝtheѝparticipantѝremainsѝdrugѝ freeѝandѝcompletionѝofѝtheѝgoalsѝsetѝinѝofѝtheѝtreatmentѝplan.ѝ

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Exercise 2 Translate into English. Use the past participles.

связанныеѝ сѝ наркотикамиѝ правонарушения;ѝ совершенныеѝ преступления;ѝ альтернативы,ѝ нацеленныеѝ наѝ решениеѝ проблемыѝ наркотиков;ѝ поставленныеѝ цели;ѝ требуемыйѝ срок;ѝ завершенныйѝ план;ѝ участник,ѝ неѝ употребляющийѝ болееѝ наркотики;ѝ принятаяѝ инициативаѝ

Exercise 3 Complete the sentences using appropriate forms of the verbs in brackets.

1.Offendersѝ whoѝ _______ѝ (toѝ imprison)ѝ forѝ drug-relatedѝ offencesѝ

__________ѝ(makeѝup)ѝaѝlargeѝproportionѝofѝtheѝprisonѝpopulation.ѝ

2.Theirѝcrimesѝ___________ѝ(toѝcommit)ѝbecauseѝofѝtheirѝownѝaddictionѝtoѝdrugs.ѝ

3.Thereѝ __________ѝ (toѝ be)ѝ alternativesѝ toѝ imprisonmentѝ targetedѝ specificallyѝatѝtheѝdrugѝproblem.ѝ

4.Diversionѝ fromѝ theѝ criminalѝ justiceѝ systemѝ forѝ illicitѝ drugѝ usersѝ

_________ѝ(toѝformalizeѝthroughѝdrugѝeducationѝandѝtreatmentѝprogramsѝforѝfirstѝtimeѝoffenders.ѝ

5.Drugѝtreatmentѝcourtsѝ__________ѝ(toѝprovide)ѝcloseѝmonitoringѝbyѝ theѝjudgeѝandѝdrugѝtreatmentѝcourtѝmultidisciplinaryѝteam.ѝ

6.Theѝparticipantѝ_________ѝ(toѝremain)ѝdrugѝfreeѝandѝcompletionѝrequiresѝaѝspecificѝtermѝinѝwhichѝofѝtheѝgoalsѝsetѝinѝofѝtheѝtreatmentѝplan.ѝ

Exercise 4 Answer and debate these questions.

1)Whatѝsentencesѝapplyѝtoѝillicitѝdrugѝuseѝinѝtheѝpenalѝcode?ѝIsѝthereѝaѝ differentiationѝbetweenѝtheѝuseѝofѝdifferentѝtypesѝofѝdrugs,ѝwithѝlesserѝ sentencesѝbeingѝprovidedѝforѝdrugsѝsuchѝasѝcannabis?ѝ

2)Isѝtheѝdifferenceѝbetweenѝillicitѝdrugѝuseѝandѝdrugѝtraffickingѝclearlyѝ defined,ѝwithѝdifferentiatedѝpossibleѝsentences?ѝIfѝnot,ѝdoѝsentencingѝ guidelinesѝorѝotherѝcriteriaѝexistѝtoѝguideѝtheѝimpositionѝofѝconsistentѝ andѝproportionalѝsentencesѝforѝdrugѝoffences?ѝ

3)Haveѝthereѝbeenѝanyѝrecentѝinitiativesѝtoѝdecriminalizeѝtheѝuseѝofѝcertainѝdrugs,ѝsuchѝasѝcannabis,ѝorѝtoѝdecreaseѝtheѝlengthѝofѝprisonѝsentencesѝforѝitsѝuse?ѝWhatѝwasѝtheѝoutcome?ѝ

4)Can,ѝ andѝ do,ѝ policeѝ andѝ prosecutorsѝ useѝ theirѝ discretionѝ notѝ toѝ chargeѝsuspectedѝdrugѝusers,ѝforѝexample,ѝonѝconditionѝthatѝtheyѝenterѝorѝcompleteѝaѝdrugѝeducationalѝorѝtherapyѝprogram?ѝWhatѝcriteriaѝ apply?ѝHowѝoftenѝdoesѝthisѝoccur?ѝAreѝrecordsѝkeptѝofѝhowѝmanyѝ

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drugѝusersѝactuallyѝcompleteѝtheѝprograms?ѝWhatѝhappensѝtoѝthoseѝ whoѝdoѝnot?ѝ

5)Areѝalternativesѝtoѝcriminalѝprosecutionѝprovidedѝinѝlegislationѝforѝ theѝuseѝofѝillicitѝdrugs?ѝWhatѝareѝthey?ѝDoѝtheѝalternativesѝseekѝtoѝaddressѝtheѝdrugѝaddictionѝproblemѝofѝtheѝoffender?ѝHowѝoftenѝareѝtheyѝ used?ѝ

6)Areѝthereѝdrugѝtreatmentѝcourtsѝavailable?ѝWhichѝoffendersѝareѝtargeted?ѝѝ

Exercise 5 Translate this text into English.

ПриказѝМинистерстваѝюстицииѝРоссийскойѝФедерацииѝотѝ12ѝапреляѝ2005ѝг.ѝ№ѝ38ѝг.ѝМоскваѝ«ОбѝутвержденииѝИнструкцииѝоѝпорядкеѝ исполненияѝнаказанийѝиѝмерѝуголовно-правовогоѝхарактераѝбезѝизо- ляцииѝотѝобщества»ѝ

Обязательныеѝ работыѝ исполняютсяѝ инспекциямиѝ поѝ местуѝ жительстваѝосужденных.ѝВидѝобязательныхѝработѝиѝобъектыѝопределяютсяѝ органамиѝ местногоѝ самоуправленияѝ поѝ согласованиюѝ сѝ инспекциями.ѝОбязательныеѝработыѝвыполняютсяѝосужденнымиѝ вѝсвободноеѝотѝосновнойѝработыѝилиѝучебыѝвремяѝнаѝбезвозмезднойѝоснове.ѝ

Приѝопределенииѝосужденномуѝвидаѝобязательныхѝработѝиѝобъектаѝучитываетсяѝегоѝместоѝжительства,ѝграфикѝосновнойѝработыѝиѝ учебы,ѝ состояниеѝ здоровья,ѝ возрастныеѝ особенностиѝ иѝ профессиональныеѝнавыки.ѝ

Обязательныеѝработыѝустанавливаютсяѝнаѝсрокѝотѝ60ѝдоѝ240ѝчасовѝ Времяѝобязательныхѝработѝвѝтечениеѝнедели,ѝкакѝправило,ѝнеѝможетѝбытьѝменееѝ12ѝчасов.ѝ

Времяѝсодержанияѝподѝстражейѝвѝсвязиѝсѝсовершениемѝпреступления,ѝзаѝкотороеѝназначеныѝобязательныеѝработы,ѝаѝтакжеѝвремяѝ отбыванияѝлишенияѝсвободыѝсѝмоментаѝвынесенияѝопределенияѝ (постановления)ѝсудаѝоѝзаменеѝлишенияѝсвободыѝобязательнымиѝ работамиѝдоѝмоментаѝфактическогоѝосвобожденияѝзасчитываетсяѝ изѝ расчетаѝ одинѝ деньѝ содержанияѝ подѝ стражейѝ заѝ восемьѝ часовѝ обязательныхѝработ.ѝ

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