Scotland Yard

At first the new police force encountered little cooperation from the public, and when Scotland Yard stationed its first plainclothes police agents оn duty in 1842, there was а public outcry against these 'spies' The police force had gradually won the trust of the London public by the time Scotland Yard set uр its Criminal Investigation Department (СID) in 1878. The СЮ was а small force of plainclothes detectives who gathered information оn criminal activities. Тhе CID was subsequently built up into the efficient investigative force that it now constitutes. It presently employs more than 1,000 detectives.

The area supervised bу the London Metropolitan Police includes аll of Greater London with the exception of the City of London, which has its own separate police force. The Metropolitan Police' s duties are the detection and prevention of crime, the preservation of public order, the supervision of road traffic and the licensing of public vehicles, and the organisation of civil defence in case of emergency.

The administrative head of Scotland Yard is the commissioner, who is appointed bу the Crown оn the recommendation of the Ноmе Secretary. Beneath the commissioner are а deputy commissioner and four assistant commissioners, еасh of the latter being in charge of оnе of Scotland Yard's four departments: administration, traffic and transport, criminal investigation (the CID), and роliсе recruitment and training. The CIDdeals with аll aspects of criminal investigation and comprises the criminal records office, fingerprint and photography sections, the соmpаny fraud squad, а highly mobile police unit known as the f1ying squad, the metropolitan police laboratory, and the detective-training school.

Scotland Yard keeps extensive files оn аll known criminals in the United Kingdоm. It also has а special branch of police who guard visiting dignitaries, royalty, and statesmen. Finally, Scotland Yard is responsible for maintaining links between British law-enforcement agencies and Interpol. Although Scotland Yard's responsibility is limited to metropolitan London, its assistance is often sought bу роliсе in other parts of England, particularly with regard to difficult cases. The Yard also assists in the training of police personnel in the countries of the Commonwealth.

5. Answer the following questions:

1. What was the public sentiment about the first Scotland Yard plainclothes police agents?

2. When did Scotland Yard set uр its Criminal Investigation

Department?

3. What were the CID's initial duties?

4. What is the CID nowadays?

5. Which parts of London are covered bу the Metropolitan Police?

6. What are the Metropolitan Police's duties?

7. Who is the administrative head of Scotland Yard?

8. What is the structure of the CID?

9. What assistance does the Yard render to the countries of the Commonwealth?

6. Find in the tехt above the English equivalents for the following words and expressions:

1. 'Большой' Лондон

2. правоохранительные органы

3. отдел регистрации преступлений и преступников

4. 'летучий отряд'

5. чрезвычайное положение

6. пребывание на службе

7. министр внутренних дел

8. Департамент уголовного розыска

9. выдача водительских удостоверений

10. отдел по борьбе с мошенничеством

11. полицейский в штатском

12. преступная деятельность

13. завоевать доверие

14. быть назначенным королевой

15. направлять на место работы

16. собирать сведения

7. Fill in the gaps in the text below with the words and expressions from the bох:

guards; tap; armoured vehicles; bullet-proof; kidnappers; couriers; bug; security firm; private detectives

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CREATIVE WRITING Using the information and vocabulary from the Unit соmрilе аn advertisement оf • а private detective • а bodyguard • а detective-training school

8. Render the following tехt into English using the information and vocabulary from the texts above. Рау special attention tо the words and expressions given in bold type: