The Duties and Rights of the Militia

The duties of the Militia concern the maintenance of public order and the fight against crime. Among the public order duties one could mention traffic control, implementation of the internal passport system, control of arms, explosives, etc., providing assistance to other government agencies (where required) and, generally, aid to the population and the authorities in cases of natural disasters, etc. A separate function within this category is the administration and inspection of motor vehicles.

The crime-fighting function of the Militia includes measures to prevent crime, arresting the suspects, criminal investigation, escorting prisoners and detainees, and administrative supervision of released prisoners and recidivists, etc.

The rights of the Militia include (under specified conditions): checking passports, entering buildings and houses, ordering people to appear at the police office, imposing fines, photographing and fingerprinting suspects, arresting or detaining suspects or drunks, taking measures to ensure the safety of traffic.

A special aspect of the crime prevention function of the Militia is the supervisory function entrusted to the Militia. According to the Regulation on Administrative Supervision by Militia organs, three categories of people are subject to administrative supervision: persons who have served a sentence for a serious crime and have not shown that they have bettered themselves during the sentence and persons who after having served a sentence for a serious crime frequently violate public order. The Militia may place such persons under home arrest, limit their freedom to travel outside the district or city, forbid their presence in specific places or require them to report once or several times a month at the militia station. Failure to obey the militia instruction entails an administrative fine imposed by the judge.

4. Read the text and say if the following is true or false:

1. Among the public order duties of the militia it is necessary to mention criminal investigation.

2. It is not the duty of the militia to aid the population in cases of natural disasters.

3. The rights of the militia include among other things imposing fines.

4. The militia can limit the freedom to travel of any person.

5. A special aspect of the crime fighting function is the supervisory one.

6. Only one category of people is subject to administrative supervision.

7. The Militia never place anyone under home arrest.

5. Match the following English and Russian equivalents:

1) motor vehicle	a) уголовное наказание
2) supervision	b) мера
3) implementation	c) задержать
4) authorities	d) перевоспитаться
5) to detain	e) воплощение в жизнь
6) criminal penalty	f) власти
7) to better oneself	g) безопасность
8) safety	h) надзор
9) to entail	i) транспортное средство
10) measure	j) повлечь

6. Answer the following questions on the text:

1. What do the duties of the Militia concern?

2. What are their public order duties?

3. What does the crime-fighting function concern?

4. What do the rights of the Militia include?

5. What is a special aspect of the crime prevention function?

6. What kind of people are subject to administrative supervision?

7. What may the Militia do with the supervised?

8. When is an administrative fine imposed?

Дата добавления: 2015-11-14