Exercise 4 Complete the text with appropriate words from each group below.

Militia and public confidence

Oneѝofѝtheѝmainѝcrisesѝfacingѝtheѝmilitiaѝtodayѝisѝthatѝofѝlossѝofѝreputation.ѝDamageѝtoѝreputationѝalmostѝalwaysѝhasѝaѝsnowballѝeffectѝandѝentailsѝ damagesѝtoѝworkѝperformanceѝ__________________1ѝasѝwellѝasѝtoѝpublicѝconfidence.ѝSomeѝofficersѝsayѝthatѝlawѝenforcementѝagency'sѝreputationѝisѝtheirѝ main___________2.ѝConsequently,ѝitѝisѝnecessaryѝnotѝonlyѝtoѝpreserveѝit,ѝbutѝ alsoѝto__________3ѝinѝit,ѝbecauseѝonceѝyouѝhaveѝlostѝsomeѝofѝpublicѝ trust,ѝnotѝonlyѝisѝitѝextremelyѝdifficultѝtoѝregainѝit,ѝbutѝitѝalsoѝcostsѝaѝconsiderableѝamountѝofѝeffortѝandѝmoney.ѝ

Whenѝ____________4ѝaѝcrisis,ѝmanagementѝmustѝreactѝasѝquicklyѝasѝpossible.ѝSpeedѝofѝ____________5ѝisѝparticularlyѝcrucialѝwhenѝhumanѝlivesѝ areѝ inѝ question.ѝ Theѝ nextѝ stepѝ isѝ toѝ makeѝ sureѝ thatѝ youѝ maintainѝ aѝ steady__________7ѝofѝinformation.ѝYouѝhaveѝtoѝexplainѝtoѝtheѝpublicѝwhatѝ wentѝwrong,ѝandѝacceptѝresponsibilityѝforѝanyѝmistakeѝyouѝhaveѝmade.ѝIfѝyouѝ areѝindeedѝresponsibleѝforѝwhatѝhappened,ѝanѝadmissionѝofѝ_________8ѝisѝ yourѝ onlyѝ viableѝ courseѝ ofѝ action.ѝ Denyingѝ responsibilityѝ willѝ inevitablyѝ damageѝ yourѝ reputationѝ inѝ theѝ longѝ term,ѝ andѝ increaseѝ theѝ chancesѝ of____________9ѝactionѝbeingѝtakenѝagainstѝyou.ѝ

lѝa)ѝperformanceѝ	b)ѝadministrationѝ	c)ѝbonusѝ
2ѝa)ѝprofitѝ	b)ѝassetѝ	c)ѝbenefitѝ
3ѝa)ѝpayѝ	b)ѝstakeѝ	c)ѝsecureѝ
4ѝa)ѝdealingѝ	b)ѝforeseeingѝ	c)ѝhandlingѝ
5ѝa)ѝresponseѝ	b)ѝrespondingѝ	c)ѝreactionѝ
7ѝa)ѝconferenceѝ	b)ѝflowѝ	c)ѝreleaseѝ
8ѝa)ѝcredibilityѝ	b)ѝillegalityѝ	c)ѝliabilityѝ
9ѝa)ѝlegalѝ	b)ѝlawfulѝ	c)ѝcourtѝ

d)ѝfameѝ d)ѝvalueѝ d)ѝinvestѝ d)ѝprioritizingѝ d)ѝreactingѝ d)ѝpressѝ d)ѝcriminalityѝ d)ѝtribunalѝ

Exercise 5 Answer and debate the following questions.

1.Whatѝmightѝhappenѝinѝourѝsociety,ѝifѝthereѝwereѝnoѝlawsѝatѝall?ѝAnarchy?ѝ

2.Wouldѝhumanѝbeingѝbeѝableѝtoѝinteractѝpeacefullyѝifѝthereѝwereѝnoѝ governmentsѝtoѝinterfereѝinѝourѝlivesѝandѝnoѝpoliceѝtoѝenforceѝlawsѝ andѝmaintainѝpublicѝorder?ѝ

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Exercise 6 Make short conversations. Use the complex subject constructions in the following patterns.

Iѝamѝgoingѝtoѝtellѝyouѝtheѝshockingѝnews:ѝ

Mr.ѝSmithѝ	isѝ	saidѝ	toѝbeѝ	arrestedѝ
		likelyѝ		imprisonedѝ
		expectedѝ		putѝintoѝcustodyѝ
		ѝ		prosecutedѝ
				broughtѝtoѝjusticeѝ
				suedѝ

ButѝIѝknewѝthat…ѝ

Heѝ seemsѝ	toѝhaveѝbeenѝ	accusedѝofѝsomeѝoffenceѝ
turnedѝoutѝ		chargedѝwithѝaѝfelonyѝ
appearedѝ		justѝinvitedѝasѝaѝwitnessѝ
		tiedѝunderѝtheѝcriminalѝcodeѝ
		foundѝguiltyѝ
		convictedѝ

Reading

Before you read, answer and discuss these questions.

1.DoѝyouѝknowѝwhenѝtheѝMinistryѝofѝtheѝInteriorѝwasѝcreated?ѝѝ

2.HowѝmanyѝfunctionalѝdepartmentsѝdoesѝtheѝMinistryѝofѝtheѝInteriorѝ consistѝof?ѝ

Exercise 1 Read the text.

Fightingѝcrimeѝisѝnotѝtheѝonlyѝtaskѝofѝtheѝmilitiaѝwork.ѝTheѝCIDѝmanѝisѝ alsoѝresponsibleѝforѝtheѝpreventionѝofѝcrime,ѝthatѝisѝwhyѝknowledgeѝofѝ specialѝmeans,ѝmethodsѝandѝformsѝofѝcrimeѝpreventionѝandѝcrimeѝdetectionѝisѝnecessaryѝforѝhim.ѝItѝisѝinterestingѝtoѝnoteѝthatѝmanyѝoperativesѝ ofѝ theѝ CID,ѝ operativesѝ ofѝ theѝ ECID,ѝ investigators,ѝ fieldcriminalists,ѝdivisionalѝinspectorsѝareѝgraduatesѝofѝtheѝMinistryѝofѝInternalѝAffairsѝHigherѝSchools.ѝ

Exercise 2 Say whether these statements are true or false.

1.Militiaѝofficersѝworkѝonlyѝasѝdetectivesѝinѝtheѝlawѝenforcementѝbodies.ѝ

2.Theѝmilitiaѝofficersѝareѝtoѝdealѝwithѝdifferentѝproblemsѝofѝlife.ѝ

3.Theѝofficersѝofѝmilitiaѝshouldѝbeѝwell-ѝtrained.ѝ

4.Theyѝneedѝonlyѝtheoreticalѝtraining.ѝ

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5.TheѝCIDѝmanѝisѝnotѝresponsibleѝforѝtheѝpreventionѝofѝcrime.ѝ

6.OnlyѝdivisionalѝinspectorsѝareѝgraduatesѝofѝtheѝMinistryѝofѝInternalѝ AffairsѝHigherѝSchools.ѝ

Exercise 3 Study and complete the following chart, complete the gaps.

Structure of the Ministry of the Interior of Russia

Minister

First Deputy Minister

State Secretary/		Deputy Minister		Deputy Minister
Deputy Minister

Inquiry Committee

Interior Troops Command Staff

Internal Security Department

Department for Ensuring Order at Restricted Facilities

State Protection of Property

Department

Federal Migration Service

Office for Special Technical Actions (Special operations): OSNAZ,

OMON, SOBR/OMSN

*ѝSeeѝAppendixѝ4ѝforѝtheѝkeys.ѝ

Forensic Expertise Center

State Controlled National Scientific

Institute of MOI

Information and Analysis Center

Administration Department

Legal Department

Financial and Economic Department

Personnel Support Department

National Central Bureau for Interpol

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Exercise 4 Answer these questions.

1.Whyѝhaveѝyouѝmadeѝupѝyourѝmindѝtoѝbecomeѝaѝmilitiaѝofficer?ѝ

2.Who(m)ѝdoѝweѝcallѝ«aѝcriminal»?ѝ

3.Whatѝisѝtheѝmainѝresponsibilityѝofѝyoursѝinѝyourѝfutureѝwork?ѝ

4.Whyѝmustѝtheѝdetectiveѝapprehendѝtheѝcriminalѝasѝquicklyѝasѝpossible?ѝ

5.Whatѝisѝtheѝfinalѝstageѝofѝanѝinvestigation?ѝ

6.Whyѝdoesѝtheѝinvestigatorѝexamineѝtheѝcrimeѝsceneѝveryѝcarefully?ѝ

7.Whatѝkindѝofѝinformationѝdoѝtheѝinvestigatorsѝtryѝtoѝobtainѝfromѝwitnesses?ѝ

8.Whyѝisѝitѝnecessaryѝtoѝfindѝcredibleѝandѝcompetentѝwitnesses?ѝ

9.Whyѝisѝitѝimportantѝtoѝfindѝcompetentѝwitnesses?ѝ

10.Whatѝisѝtheѝmainѝresponsibilityѝofѝanѝinvestigator?ѝ 11.Who(m)ѝdoѝweѝcallѝaѝwitness?ѝ 12.Whatѝisѝtheѝfinalѝstageѝofѝanѝinvestigation?ѝ 13.Whyѝdoesѝtheѝinvestigatorѝexamineѝtheѝcrimeѝsceneѝveryѝcarefully?ѝ 14.Whatѝdoesѝquickѝsolutionѝofѝaѝcrimeѝdependѝupon?ѝ

Exercise 5 Complete these situations.

1.ѝInѝorderѝtoѝimproveѝyourѝprofessionalѝskillsѝyouѝshouldѝ__________.ѝ

2.ѝIfѝyouѝwantѝtoѝlearnѝhowѝtoѝfindѝevidenceѝinѝtheѝcrimeѝsceneѝitѝisѝnec-ѝ

ѝѝѝѝѝessaryѝ_______________________________________.ѝ 3.ѝAsѝtheѝcriminalѝwasѝveryѝdangerousѝ_____________________.ѝ

4.ѝItѝisѝimportantѝtoѝinterrogateѝtheѝsuspectѝasѝsoonѝasѝpossibleѝafterѝtheѝѝ

ѝѝѝѝѝcrimeѝcommittedѝbecauseѝ____________________________.ѝ 5.ѝAsѝsoonѝasѝtheѝpolicemanѝwasѝinformedѝofѝtheѝcrimeѝheѝ__________.ѝ

6.ѝ Theѝ operativeѝ groupѝ arrivedѝ atѝ theѝ crimeѝ sceneѝ 15ѝ minutesѝ afterѝ

__________________.ѝ

7.ѝItѝisѝimportantѝtoѝinterviewѝwitnessesѝasѝsoonѝasѝpossibleѝafterѝtheѝcrimeѝѝ

ѝѝѝѝѝcommittedѝbecauseѝ________________________________.ѝ

8.ѝIfѝyouѝwantѝtoѝlearnѝhowѝtoѝfindѝevidenceѝinѝtheѝcrimeѝsceneѝitѝisѝnec-ѝ

ѝѝѝѝessaryѝ_____________________________________________.ѝ

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