Reading

Before you read, answer these questions.

1.ѝWhatѝdoѝyouѝknowѝaboutѝmodernѝtypesѝofѝdevicesѝdevelopedѝtoѝsubstituteѝincarceration,ѝe.g.ѝelectronicѝbracelets?ѝѝ

2.ѝAreѝsuchѝmeasuresѝeffectiveѝfromѝyourѝpointѝofѝview?ѝ

Exercise 1 Read the following texts.

Electronic monitoring — alternatives to incarceration

Homeѝdetentionѝ

ClientsѝsentencedѝtoѝHomeѝDetentionѝprogramѝareѝgivenѝtheѝopportunityѝtoѝliveѝatѝhomeѝandѝtoѝcontinueѝworkingѝwhileѝabidingѝbyѝaѝsetѝcurfewѝmonitoredѝbyѝtrackingѝtechnologyѝinѝtheѝformѝofѝanѝankleѝbracelet.ѝ Offendersѝareѝcloselyѝmonitoredѝtoѝensureѝcomplianceѝwithѝtheirѝindividualizedѝprogramѝplanѝ

24/7ѝAccountabilityѝmonitoringѝ

Knowingѝthatѝsomeѝoffendersѝmayѝrequireѝmoreѝintensiveѝsupervisionѝ thanѝothers,ѝaѝ24/7ѝaccountabilityѝmonitoringѝprogramѝhasѝbeenѝdeveloped.ѝOffendersѝsentencedѝtoѝthisѝprogramѝareѝplacedѝonѝaѝpassiveѝGPSѝ trackingѝsystemѝdesignedѝtoѝcontinuouslyѝtrackѝtheirѝmovementsѝinѝtheѝ communityѝѝ

24/7ѝAlcoholѝandѝdrugѝmonitoringѝ

Offendersѝ whoѝ requireѝ substanceѝabuseѝmonitoringѝcanѝbeѝ placedѝonѝ24/7ѝalcoholѝandѝdrugѝ abuseѝmonitoringѝprogram.ѝTheѝ programѝ involvesѝ anѝ offenderѝ beingѝfittedѝwithѝaѝbraceletѝdesignedѝtoѝdetectѝmovementѝduringѝ periodsѝ ofѝ sleep.ѝ Normalѝ sleepѝ patternsѝ areѝ disruptedѝ byѝ drugѝandѝalcoholѝabuseѝinѝpredictableѝ ways.ѝ Anyѝ inconsis-

tencyѝdetectedѝbyѝtheѝbraceletѝwillѝpromptѝtheѝoffender'sѝcaseѝspecialistѝ toѝobtainѝaѝurineѝsampleѝfromѝtheѝoffenderѝforѝdrugѝandѝalcoholѝtesting.ѝѝ

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PassPointѝdrugѝscreeningѝ

Forѝ thoseѝ offendersѝ needingѝ increasedѝ drugѝ abuseѝmonitoring,ѝtheѝPassPointѝdrugѝscreeningѝ systemѝ isѝ offered.ѝ Theѝ systemѝ examinesѝ theѝclient'sѝeyeѝtoѝdetectѝsignsѝindicatingѝthatѝ theѝ clientѝ hasѝ beenѝ usingѝ aѝ controlledѝ substance.ѝPassPointѝcanѝdetectѝdrugѝabuseѝupѝtoѝ 96ѝhoursѝafterѝtheѝclientѝhasѝused.ѝForѝthoseѝ clientsѝ screeningѝ high-riskѝ (probableѝ drugѝ abuse),ѝ theѝ staffѝ willѝ collectѝ aѝ traditionalѝ

urineѝsampleѝforѝconfirmation.ѝ

Vocabulary

toѝdivertѝfromѝ зд.ѝзаменятьѝ toѝbearѝtheѝcostѝofѝ нестиѝбремяѝрасходовѝ intrusiveѝ навязывающий,ѝнавязчивыйѝѝ complianceѝwithѝ исполнениеѝ

predictableѝ предсказуемыйѝ aѝurineѝsampleѝ анализ,ѝобразецѝмочиѝ confirmationѝ подтверждениеѝ

Exercise 2 Find in the text the English equivalents for these word combinations.

переполненностьѝтюрем;ѝрастущийѝкризис;ѝальтернативныеѝвидыѝ приговора;ѝпрограммы,ѝпозволяющиеѝсодержатьѝсемьи;ѝнаходитьсяѝподѝнаблюдениемѝследящихѝустройств;ѝправонарушители,ѝтребующиеѝболееѝинтенсивногоѝконтроля;ѝкруглосуточноеѝнаблюдение;ѝпроверкаѝнаѝалкогольѝиѝнаркотикиѝ

Exercise 3 Say whether these statements are true or false, according to the information of the texts.

1.Severalѝ alternativeѝ sentencingѝ optionsѝ designedѝ toѝ divertѝ high-riskѝ offendersѝfromѝincarcerationѝhaveѝbeenѝdevelopedѝrecently.ѝ

2.Theseѝprogramsѝserveѝtoѝrehabilitateѝtheѝoffender,ѝeaseѝtheѝpainѝorѝ lossѝsufferedѝbyѝtheѝvictimѝofѝaѝcrime,ѝrestoreѝsocialѝharmony.ѝ

3.Theseѝalternativesѝareѝmoreѝsubstantialѝthanѝstandardѝprobationѝandѝ moreѝcostlyѝandѝintrusiveѝthanѝjailѝorѝprison.ѝѝ

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