Choose the right answer

1. According to Errol the best part of his job is

a) Working on night shift b) driving around in fast cars c) doing ‘community policing’

2. He thinks his job is

a) more ordinary than people imagine b) more exciting than people imagine c) easier than people imagine

3. He says that police work is more dangerous nowadays because

a) there are so many more football matches and demonstrations b) more people are carrying dangerous weapons

c) the police only carry a truncheon and handcuffs

4. Errol’s girlfriend is annoyed because

a) he doesn’t spend enough time with her b) he’s always being called out when he’s on duty c) he never gets any time off

Read and think

1. Why is working a nightshift more tiring than working a dayshift?

2. How do you think people get their image of the police?

3. Why do you think Errol finds going on the beat interesting?

4. Why do you think the police carry radios?

5. What do you think is an example of ‘an extreme circumstance’?

About you

1. Did you ever have to report an incident to the police?

2. Do you know any police officers personally? What are they like when they are off duty?

 

TALKING POINT

1. What aspects of police work do you think are dangerous and unpleasant?

2. Do you think the police treat all the sections of society in the same way?

3. What is the public image of the police in your country?