The Trooper Pledge

Humbly recognizing the responsibilities entrusted to me as a member of the Department of State Police, an organization dedicated to the preservation of life and property, I pledge myself to perform my duties honestly and faithfully to the best of my ability and without fear, favor or prejudice. I shall aid those in danger or distress, and shall strive always to make my state and county a safer place in which to live.

I shall wage unceasing war against crime in all its forms, and shall consider no sacrifice too great in the performance of my duty. I shall obey the laws of the United States of America and of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and shall support and defend their constitutions against all enemies whatsoever, foreign or domestic. I shall always be loyal to and uphold the honor of my organization, my state and my country.

1. When did you take your oath of office?

2. Do you recognize the responsibility entrusted to you as a police officer?

3. Did you pledge yourself to perform your duties honestly and faithfully?

4. In what way are you going to enforce the laws of the land?

5. Being a police officer, what will you strive to do?

6. In what way are you going to be loyal to a police organization?

PROJECT WORK

Visit any police department website and make a presentation using the tips given below:

ü history

ü its organization and hierarchy of command

ü departments

ü personnel

ü main operations

ü tips for travellers, tourists, buyers, drivers, parents, teenagers etc.

ü requirements for the police candidates

ü facts that amazed you most of all

To make your presentation successful you are to meet the following requirements:

· prepare a presentation according to the plan given on page???

· time frame – 4-5 min.

· to conclude, suggest a problem question for your fellow-students to discuss

· use the words and expressions from the unit under consideration.

Recommended resources:

Www.fbi.gov

2. www.interpol.int

3. www.nyc.gov/nypd

4. content.met.police.uk/home

5. www.lapdonline.org

6. cityofboston.gov/police

Review What You Learned

1. What is the history of the US police?

2. What police system did the US police inherit?

3. What are common features do the British and US police have?

4. Could you explain the American police model?

5. When was the Bureau of Investigation created? What for?

6. What was the first federal police agency created for?

7. What are the types of police agencies?

8. How are they controlled?

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