Полиция и порядок. Артемьева О.А - 13 стр.

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Text 8. Old technology
In western films, the sheriff and the bank robbers are on horseback. Cowboys only get off their horses to sleep or have a drink in
a bar. And when they walk, they are ‘bow-legged’ – their legs are in the shape of a horse’s back.
Is that all in the past? Do horses now all live a quiet life in riding schools?
No, they don’t. In Canada and the United States, the police still work with horses.
The police in the US National Parks are called “rangers”. Even today you will see rangers on horseback in Yellowstone,
Yosemite and the other Parks.
Of course in Canada they have the famous “Mounties”.
The word “Mounties” means “on horseback”. Their full name is the
RCMP – the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Most of them drive big police cars now, but you can still see Mounties and their horses
doing normal police jobs.
Around London, too, you will often see policewomen and men on horses. “They are very good for crowd control,” says PC
Paddy Ladd. “Horses are not dangerous. My Millie is a lovely old girl – she wouldn’t hurt a fly. But people are frightened of horses
because they’re big. If we run into a crowd, the people just disappear. Millie and I always go to Tottenham football ground on
Saturdays. Before and after the match there is sometimes a bit of trouble – especially if Tottenham looses!”
Text 9. The principal department of the uniform police
The principal department of the uniform police keeps a watch over the ebb and flow of crime throughout the police
area. If, for example, there is an outbreak of bag-snatching in a particular district, the department would consider whether to
increase the number of men on the beats and the frequency of patrols in the district or whether to try some other means for
preventing the crimes and catching the criminals. Weekly statistics are kept – usually in the form of graphs – showing how
many and what sorts of crimes are being committed in each division of the force. In some forces, display maps are also used
with coloured pins to show the incidence of crime in more detail. Both the diagrams and the maps make it possible to see
whether the preventive measures have succeeded or not and where the weak spots in the police work are.
Task 1. Fill in the gaps with a proper preposition.
a) The uniform police keep a watch … the ebb and flow … crime throughout the police area.
b) They try some other means … preventing the crimes and catching the criminals.
c) If, for example, there is an outbreak … bag-snatching … a particular district, the department would consider whether to
increase the number … men … the beats and the frequency … patrols … the district or whether to try some other means …
preventing the crimes and catching the criminals.
for, of, over, of, in, for, of, in, of, on.
Task 2. Answer the questions.
1. What means for preventing crimes and catching criminals can the uniform police use?
2. What is the aim of using weekly statistics?
Text 10. The ideal police officer
The ideal police officer would be a man with the mental ability of a first-rate barrister, the organising capacity of a secretary of
state, and the tact of a family doctor.
The ideal policeman, of course, should possess all the characteristics usually given to the hero of a romantic novel. He should be
quick-witted, intelligent, and observant; he should have a wide knowledge of human nature, he should be exceptionally tactful, he
should have a cool, unprejudiced mind; he should be always ready to act on his own initiative; he should also be courageous, strong,
and incorruptible. But if all these qualifications were insisted upon, there would be very few policemen. One or two qualities,
however, really are essential.
The first task of a policeman, therefore, is to steady the nerves of the people who have called him in. If he himself is flustered, he
will seldom if ever be able to get all the information he needs. His observation will be inaccurate and his mind will not be as clear as it
should be. From this it follows that the two most important qualities, which a policeman needs, are tact – by which is meant the ability
to deal with all types and classes of people without upsetting them – and quiet nerves.
Task 1. Find English equivalents of the following Russian expressions in the text:
- умственные способности;
- обладать всеми чертами характера;
- сообразительный и наблюдательный;
- знания человеческой природы;
- холодный, непредвзятый ум;
- действовать по своей инициативе;
- одно или два качества являются существенными;
- успокоить людей;
- его наблюдения будут не точными;
- способность взаимодействовать с различными слоями населения.
Task 2. Agree or disagree with the following statements.
If a police officer wants to make a success of his carrier he should

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