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Before you read, answer these questions.

1.Whatѝdoѝyouѝknowѝaboutѝtheѝinternationalѝpoliceѝcooperation?ѝ

2.Doѝyouѝthinkѝtheѝinternationalѝpoliceѝcooperationѝisѝimportantѝinѝ solvingѝcrimes?ѝ

Exercise 1 Read the text.

Interpol

Interpolѝisѝtheѝworld'sѝlargestѝinternationalѝpoliceѝorganization,ѝwithѝ187ѝ memberѝcountries.ѝTheѝfirstѝInternationalѝPoliceѝCongressѝwasѝheldѝinѝ Monacoѝinѝ1914ѝandѝdelegates,ѝwhoѝincludedѝlawyers,ѝjudges,ѝcriminologistsѝ andѝ civilѝ servantsѝ asѝ wellѝ asѝ policeѝ officers,ѝ cameѝ fromѝ 17ѝ countries.ѝTheѝobjectiveѝofѝtheѝCongressѝwasѝtoѝincreaseѝtrans-nationalѝ policeѝcooperation,ѝtoѝcentralizeѝinternationalѝcriminalѝrecords,ѝetc.ѝ

FurtherѝprogressѝwasѝpostponedѝuntilѝtheѝendѝofѝtheѝFirstѝWorldѝWar.ѝ Theѝnextѝmeetingѝwasѝheldѝinѝ1923ѝwhenѝpoliceѝofficersѝfromѝ20ѝcountriesѝmetѝinѝVienna.ѝTheѝresultѝwasѝtheѝestablishmentѝofѝtheѝInternationalѝCriminalѝPoliceѝCommissionѝwithѝitsѝheadquartersѝinѝVienna.ѝ

Createdѝinѝ1923,ѝitѝfacilitatesѝcross-borderѝpoliceѝcooperation,ѝandѝsup- portsѝandѝassistsѝallѝorganizations,ѝauthoritiesѝandѝservicesѝwhoseѝmissionѝisѝtoѝpreventѝorѝcombatѝinternationalѝcrime.ѝѝ

Interpolѝaimsѝtoѝfacilitateѝinternationalѝpoliceѝcooperationѝevenѝwhereѝ diplomaticѝrelationsѝdoѝnotѝexistѝbetweenѝparticularѝcountries.ѝActionѝisѝ takenѝwithinѝtheѝlimitsѝofѝexistingѝlawsѝinѝdifferentѝcountriesѝandѝinѝtheѝ spiritѝofѝtheѝUniversalѝDeclarationѝofѝHumanѝRights.ѝInterpol'sѝconstitutionѝprohibitsѝ«anyѝinterventionѝorѝactivitiesѝofѝaѝpolitical,ѝmilitary,ѝ religiousѝorѝracialѝcharacter».ѝ

TheѝaimsѝofѝInterpolѝareѝsetѝinѝArticleѝ2ѝofѝitsѝConstitution:ѝ

–ѝtoѝensureѝandѝpromoteѝtheѝwidestѝpossibleѝmutualѝassistanceѝbetweenѝ allѝcriminalѝpoliceѝauthorities.ѝ

–ѝtoѝestablishѝandѝdevelopѝallѝinstitutionsѝcontributingѝeffectivelyѝtoѝtheѝ preventionѝandѝsuppressionѝofѝordinaryѝlawѝcrimes.ѝ

Toѝmeetѝtheseѝaims,ѝInterpolѝundertakesѝaѝnumberѝofѝactivities.ѝItsѝcentralѝfunctionѝremainsѝthatѝofѝhandlingѝenquiries.ѝDespiteѝtheѝpopularѝ view,ѝInterpolѝisѝnotѝanѝexecutiveѝagencyѝwithѝinternationalѝdetectivesѝ whoѝcanѝbeѝ«calledѝin»ѝtoѝinvestigateѝsomeѝinternationalѝcrimes.ѝItѝisѝanѝ internationalѝcommunicationsѝsystemѝbetweenѝdifferentѝpoliceѝforces.ѝ

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Vocabulary

toѝfacilitateѝ	способствоватьѝ
toѝprohibitѝ	запрещатьѝ
mutualѝ	взаимныйѝ
spiritѝ	духѝ
suppressionѝ	подавлениеѝ
toѝundertakeѝ	1)ѝпроводить,ѝ2)ѝбратьѝнаѝсебяѝобязательствоѝ
aѝnumberѝofѝ	ряд,ѝопределенноеѝколичествоѝ
enquiryѝ	запросѝ
despiteѝsmthѝ	несмотряѝнаѝчто-либоѝ
viewѝ	видѝ

Exercise 2 Translate these words into Russian.

toѝactѝ—ѝactivityѝ—ѝactivistѝ—ѝactiveѝ toѝinitiateѝ—ѝinitiativeѝ—ѝinitiationѝ toѝdecideѝ—ѝdecisionѝ—ѝdecisiveѝ toѝinfluenceѝ—ѝinfluenceѝ—ѝinfluentialѝ toѝcentralizeѝ—ѝcentreѝ—ѝcentralѝ—ѝcentralizationѝ toѝdelegateѝ—ѝdelegateѝ—ѝdelegationѝ toѝstrengthenѝ—ѝstrengthѝ—ѝstrongѝ toѝpromoteѝ—ѝpromotionѝ—ѝpromoterѝ toѝassistѝ—ѝassistanceѝ—ѝassistantѝ toѝexistѝ—ѝexistenceѝ—ѝexistingѝ

Exercise 3 Insert appropriate articles.

1.Interpolѝisѝ___ѝworld'sѝlargestѝinternationalѝpoliceѝorganization,ѝwithѝ 187ѝmemberѝcountries.ѝ

2.Toѝmeetѝtheseѝaimsѝ___ѝInterpolѝhasѝundertakenѝ___ѝnumberѝofѝ___ѝ functions.ѝ

3.___ѝcentralѝactivityѝofѝ___ѝInterpolѝremainsѝtheѝfunctionѝofѝhandlingѝ

___ѝenquiriesѝitѝgetsѝfromѝ___ѝparticipatingѝcountries.ѝ

4.Despiteѝ ___ѝ popularѝ opinion,ѝ ___ѝ Interpolѝ isѝ notѝ ___ѝ executiveѝ agency.ѝ

5.Interpolѝisѝ___ѝinternationalѝcommunicationsѝsystem.ѝ

6.___ѝarticleѝ3ѝofѝ___ѝConstitutionѝofѝ___ѝInterpolѝforbidsѝitѝtoѝundertakeѝ___ѝpoliticalѝactivities.ѝ

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7.Interpolѝactsѝwithinѝ___ѝlimitsѝofѝexistingѝlawsѝandѝinѝ___ѝspiritѝofѝ

___ѝDeclaration.ѝ

8.Interpolѝisѝprohibitedѝtoѝtakeѝ___ѝactivitiesѝofѝ___ѝpolitical,ѝmilitary,ѝ religiousѝorѝracialѝcharacter.ѝ

Exercise 4 Answer these questions.

1.ѝWhatѝisѝInterpol?ѝ 2.ѝHowѝmanyѝmemberѝcountriesѝdoesѝitѝinclude?ѝ 3.ѝWhenѝwasѝitѝcreated?ѝ 4.ѝWhatѝisѝInterpol'sѝmission?ѝ

5.ѝWhatѝinternationalѝagreementsѝdefineѝtheѝactivitiesѝifѝInterpol?ѝ 6.ѝWhatѝisѝtheѝcentralѝfunctionѝofѝInterpol?ѝ

7.ѝIsѝInterpolѝanѝexecutiveѝagencyѝwithѝinternationalѝdetectives,ѝwhoѝѝ

ѝѝѝѝѝinvestigateѝinternationalѝcrimes?ѝ

Exercise 5 Analyze the scheme below. What can you say about the structure of Interpol?

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Exercise 6 Read the text.

TheѝgoverningѝbodyѝofѝInterpolѝisѝtheѝGeneralѝAssemblyѝwhichѝmeetsѝ onceѝaѝyear.ѝItѝisѝcomposedѝofѝdelegatesѝappointedѝbyѝeachѝmemberѝ country.ѝMeetingѝonceѝaѝyear,ѝitѝtakesѝallѝimportantѝdecisionsѝrelatedѝtoѝ policy,ѝresources,ѝworkingѝmethods,ѝfinances,ѝactivitiesѝandѝprograms.ѝ EachѝmemberѝstateѝhasѝoneѝvoteѝinѝtheѝAssembly.ѝѝ

TheѝExecutiveѝCommitteeѝisѝelectedѝbyѝtheѝGeneralѝAssembly,ѝthereѝareѝ 13ѝmembersѝ(theѝpresident,ѝthreeѝvice-presidentsѝandѝnineѝdelegates)ѝ representingѝ theѝ differentѝ Interpolѝ regions.ѝ Theѝ Executiveѝ Committee,ѝ

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whichѝmeetsѝthreeѝtimesѝaѝyear,ѝpreparesѝtheѝagendaѝforѝtheѝGeneralѝ Assembly,ѝapprovesѝtheѝprogramѝofѝactivities,ѝetc.ѝ

GeneralѝSecretariatѝ(theѝSecretaryѝGeneralѝandѝaѝtechnicalѝandѝadministrativeѝstaff)ѝisѝresponsibleѝforѝtheѝworkѝofѝtheѝOrganization.ѝTheѝGeneralѝSecretariatѝisѝbasedѝatѝLyonѝinѝFrance.ѝItѝisѝstaffedѝbyѝsomeѝ283ѝpersonnel,ѝincludingѝpoliceѝofficersѝrepresentingѝmemberѝcountries.ѝ

NationalѝCentralѝBureausѝ(NCBs)ѝareѝInterpolѝofficesѝwhichѝareѝtheѝkeyѝ linksѝbetweenѝnationalѝlawѝenforcementѝandѝInterpolѝservicesѝprovidedѝ andѝmaintainedѝbyѝeachѝmemberѝstate.ѝTheseѝbureauxѝprocessѝtheѝrequestsѝ receivedѝ viaѝ Interpolѝ inѝ theѝ formѝ ofѝ «internationalѝ notices».ѝ Theseѝnoticesѝusuallyѝgiveѝphysicalѝdescription,ѝphotographsѝandѝfingerprintsѝtoѝtheѝcountriesѝconcerned.ѝ

Thereѝareѝadvisersѝ—ѝexperts,ѝwhoѝmayѝbeѝappointedѝbyѝtheѝExecutiveѝ CommitteeѝandѝconfirmedѝbyѝtheѝGeneralѝAssembly.ѝѝ

TheѝcrimesѝdealtѝwithѝbyѝInterpolѝareѝillicitѝdrugѝtrafficking,ѝterrorism,ѝ forgeryѝ andѝ counterfeitingѝ ofѝ money,ѝ theftѝ andѝ otherѝ crimesѝ againstѝ property,ѝfraud,ѝviolentѝcrime,ѝincludingѝmurderѝandѝarmedѝrobbery.ѝ

Vocabulary

researchѝ	исследованияѝ
althoughѝ	хотяѝ
agendaѝ	повесткаѝдняѝ
toѝprocessѝ	обрабатыватьѝ
viaѝ	через,ѝпосредствомѝ
noticeѝ	уведомлениеѝ
particularѝ	подробность,ѝчастность,ѝдетальѝ
concernedѝ	заинтересованныйѝ
toѝcounterfeitѝ	подделыватьѝ
counterfeitѝcurrencyѝ	фальшивыеѝденьгиѝ
armedѝ	вооруженныйѝ

Exercise 7 Pay attention to the formation of the plurals of these borrowed words. Make the given words plural according to the patterns.

1.ѝanalysisѝ—ѝanalysesѝ 3.ѝindexѝ—ѝindicesѝ basisѝ—ѝ________________ѝ matrixѝ—ѝ____________________ѝ diagnoseѝ—ѝ_____________ѝ

thesisѝ—ѝ_________________ѝ

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2.ѝbureauѝ—ѝbureauxѝ 4.ѝmemorandumѝ—ѝmemorandaѝ tableauѝ—ѝ____________ѝ referendumѝ—ѝ____________ѝ datumѝ—ѝ________________ѝ

Exercise 8 Say whether these statements are true or false.

1.ѝTheѝNationalѝCentralѝBureauxѝareѝtheѝessentialѝpartѝofѝInterpol.ѝ 2.ѝInterpol'sѝenquiriesѝareѝhandledѝbyѝtheѝGeneralѝSecretariat.ѝ 3.ѝInternationalѝnoticesѝareѝissuedѝbyѝparticipatingѝcountries.ѝ 4.ѝInternationalѝnoticesѝgiveѝveryѝimportantѝinformation.ѝ 5.ѝInterpolѝdealsѝwithѝvariousѝcrimes.ѝ 6.ѝButѝInterpolѝdoesѝnotѝdealѝwithѝcounterfeitѝcurrency.ѝ

Exercise 9 Complete these sentences.

1.Interpolѝisѝnotѝ_________ѝ(подѝнаблюдением)ѝofѝanyѝgovernment.ѝ

2.Interpolѝisѝanѝintergovernmentalѝpoliceѝforceѝwhoseѝtaskѝisѝtoѝ(со- действовать)ѝ________________ѝcross-borderѝpoliceѝcooperation.ѝ

3.Interpolѝwasѝ_________________ѝ(создан)ѝinѝ1923.ѝ

4.Interpolѝmembersѝareѝpoliceѝandѝnon-governmentalѝ___________ѝ (представители).ѝ

5.Interpolѝdoesn'tѝhaveѝ_________________ѝ(полномочийѝареста)ѝ orѝanyѝrightsѝ_______________ѝ(провестиѝрасследование).ѝ

6.Interpolѝisѝanѝ_______ѝ(международнаяѝсистемаѝобменаѝинформацией).ѝ

7.Interpolѝleadsѝtheѝwarѝonѝnarcoticsѝ___________________.ѝ

Exercise 10 Complete this sentence with the words from the box, the first letter in the words is given to you.

embezzlementѝdrugѝtrafficѝѝ	crimesѝ	murderѝ	counterfeitingѝ
burglaryѝ	forgeryѝ	carѝtheftѝ	fraudsѝ

FourѝofѝInterpolѝGeneralѝSecretariatѝdepartmentsѝspecializeѝinѝcertainѝ с____________:ѝoneѝhandlesѝm___________,ѝb__________,ѝassault,ѝ larceny,ѝ с___ѝ t__________,ѝ andѝ missingѝ persons;ѝ otherѝ dealsѝ withѝ b________ѝf____________ѝandѝotherѝtypesѝofѝe___________;ѝaѝthirdѝ withѝ d________ѝ t__________ѝ andѝ moralѝ offences;ѝ andѝ theѝ fourthѝ dealsѝwithѝf_________ѝandѝс____________.ѝ

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