Закон в силе - Law Booster I. Дроботенко Ю.Б - 44 стр.

4. Complete the table.                                                                        On Sunday, Detective Inspector Mike Bacon, of Suffolk Police, called
                                                                                      for public help to catch the knifeman. "This is a despicable offence and all
       What crimes are mentioned in the article? What categories can they
                                                                                      apparently over an alleged driving misdemeanor. Fortunately the woman is
be referred to (“treason”, “felonies” or “misdemeanors”)? What punishment
                                                                                      making a good recovery and is in a stable condition and should be released
would you give for these crimes? (see Unit II, section “Ask the lawyer”)
                                                                                      from hospital in the next few days. However, this does not lesson the sever-
    Category; type of crime     Punishment       Prove your viewpoint                 ity of the offence and our determination to apprehend the offender. She has
                                                                                      been extremely brave after what must have been a truly traumatic experience
               …                     …                       …                        and has been able to provide a good description of her offender to enable us
                                                                                      to draw up an e-fit. I would urge you to take a good look at this and take
                                                                                                                      time to think about whether you may know
                                                                                                                      or recognize this man. He may live near you
ARTICLE II                                                                                                            or perhaps he is one of your work col-
1. Express your opinion following the general tips for discussion. Gen-                                               leagues. He may have come home on the
   eral tips for discussion:                                                                                          night of the attack and may have been acting
                                                                                                                      suspiciously, perhaps a bit withdrawn or
    Ö All criminals are perverse people! Do you agree with it? What do                                                quiet. He may even have had small amount
        you think about the origins of criminality? Is it inborn or acquired?                                         of blood on him or his clothing. There is a
    Ö What steps can society take to cope with crime?                                                                 chance he could strike again and we need
    Ö Do you know what police techniques and tools are used in crime de-                  Police have released an     information from the public."
        tection?                                                                              e-fit of a suspect             Over the weekend police said that the
    Ö What technological advances have been made in police work re-                                                   woman's condition was improving. It was
        cently? Are they effective enough to find a wanted person?                    said the woman was driving her Ford Focus car along an isolated road when
                                                                                      she was flashed at by a vehicle following her. She got out of her car and had
2. Read the article and make its presentation (follow the steps of crime              words with the following driver who then stabbed her in the stomach with a
   report presentation and use necessary linking devices).                            knife. Her attacker, who she described as a white man in his early 40s, drove
    Vocabulary note:                                                                  away. The attacker is described as being about 5ft 9ins, of medium build
      e-fit = photofit                                                                wearing a stud in his left ear.
      stud = an earring
                                                                                      3. Complete the table.
       E-fit of knifeman driver                                                              What crimes are mentioned in the article? What categories can they
       Police have issued an e-fit of a knife-                                        be referred to (“treason”, “felonies” or “misdemeanors”)? What punishment
man who stabbed a woman in Suffolk. Suf-                                              would you give for these crimes? (see Unit II, section “Ask the lawyer”)
folk Police fear the attacker, who stabbed the
woman from Sudbury in the stomach late on                                                  Category; type of crime    Punishment      Prove your viewpoint
Thursday, may strike again. The woman,
who has not been named, underwent a three-                                                           …                     …                     …
hour operation in hospital following the inci-      The woman was found in
dent near Great Cornard, Suffolk, late on          her car in an isolated lane
Thursday.
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