Vocabulary tasks

A Who performs the following actions? Choose the necessary words from the box.

the militia citizens government the state the investigator law-enforcement agencies

1 _____ perform a series of acts to establish the fact of the crime.

2 _____ makes the public aware of what the law is and tries to encourage social

support for law and order.

3 _____ should take part in examinations and searches.

4 _____ authorizes courts to complete the investigation of criminal and civil

offences and to pass sentences to punish the guilty and deter others.

5 _____ makes efforts to re-educate and reform people who have broken the law.

B Finish the sentences using the words in brackets.

1 The Supreme Court examines more serious _____. (crimes, article, case, clause, murder).

2 After receiving the information that a crime has been committed, the investigator commences the preliminary _____. (questioning, seizure, investigation, punishment, sentence).

3 The militia safeguards _____. (a criminal, an offender, the interests of citizens, an assessor).

4 The challenge of the militia has always been to protect _____, to maintain _____. (state and personal property, criminals, offenders, public law and order).

C Complete the following sentences by translating the words and expressions in

brackets.

1 The (следователь) commences the preliminary investigations.

2 The investigator summons and questions (свидетелей).

3 The (уголовный розыск) collects evidence to prove the guilt or innocence of a

suspect.

4 Criminal (процесс) is investigation of criminal cases by investigating bodies.

5 Dangerous antisocial act directed against social and state system is a

(преступление).

6 The courts, the Prosecutor's Office, investigators, state security bodies, the militia are (органы расследования).

D Which law-enforcement body deals with:

1 preliminary investigation?

2 witnesses and suspects?

3 road traffic offences?

4 juvenile delinquency?

E Enumerate:

1 the investigating bodies

2 the functions, performed by the investigating bodies

3 the investigator's duties

4 the acts, performed by the investigator

5 the law-enforcement agencies taking part in investigations of criminal cases

6 the ways the state makes citizens obey the law

7 the departments of the militia

F Complete the diagram. Remove or add the names of law-enforcement bodies if necessary.

Over to you

1 Discuss the problem questions:

a) Why are the agencies combating the crimes so numerous?

b) Should all the combating the crime bodies communicate with each other?

2 Discuss the role of the militia in law enforcement.

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