Task 4. Choose the correct version from those given in brackets.

1. There ___ a lot of people arguing at football match. (was/ were)

2. There ___ a wide range of human troubles and anti-social behavior. (are/ is)

3. There ___ different ways for patrolling the beat. ( are/ is)

4. There ____ a victim and two witnesses at the crime scene yesterday. (was/ were)

5. There ____ a lot of noise, pollution and rubbish in big cities. (is/ was)

6. There ____ modern police equipment and technologies in the nearest future. (is/ are/ will be)

7. There ____a database of offenders and the criminals who possess a threat to the city. (is/are)

8. There ____ an upgrade version of the database of stolen vehicles and missing persons next year. (is/ was/ will be)

9. ___ there any place for smoking? (are/ is)

10. ___ there a currency exchange office? (is/ are)

11. ___ there a gun, handcuffs, a taser, a baton, a radio and pepper spray in the police equipment belt? (is/ are)

12. There ____ abandoned vehicles and rubbish dumped everywhere in the estate. (is/ are)

Task 5. Choose the correct version there is/ are/ or there was/ were. Complete the sentences.

1. … … some people in this street 3 days ago.

2. Nowadays … … a bad habit for teenagers, they spray graffiti on the walls everywhere.

3. … … three thieves in the bank yesterday.

4. … … always many fans with noisy and threatening conduct at each football match.

5. … … some dangerous items which are not permitted in public places.

6. … … no policeman in the bank yesterday.

7. … … some important instructions from a radio dispatcher an hour ago.

8. … … a domestic dispute between a husband and a wife.

9. … … a lot of situations for a police officer to deal with foreigners.

10. Last time … … not any peaceful way to settle the quarrel between disputants.

11. … … a warning “Authorized entry only” over there.

12. … … rules for foreigners staying in Russia.

II. VOCABULARY

Task 6. Read words and collocations to comprehend the text “Public order maintenance”

III. READING

Task 1. Before reading answer the questions based on your experience

1. What do you think anti-social behavior is?

2. What are the examples of anti-social behavior in your country?

3. What functions must a police officer perform to maintain public order?

4. What types of equipment and technologies are there to assist police officers maintaining public order and security?

5. Is community support important for effective police service and public order maintenance?

Task 2. Read the text and check your answers.

Public order maintenance

The most part of police activities deals with maintenance of public order and security. The police have a responsibility to prevent antisocial behavior that can threaten peace and life of the community or cause any harm to an individual or to the environment.

There is a wide range of human troubles and anti-social behavior the police officer should deal with while on duty. The major problems may include crime prevention and disturbances of the peace, smoking in public places, spraying graffiti on walls, vandalizing property, littering and dumping rubbish, making noise, street drinking, abandoned vehicles.

Police must provide a visible uniformed presence on the streets and spend a lot of time patrolling the beat and looking for the suspicious persons or those who break the law in the area. Patrolling may be done on foot, on a motorcycle, or in a radio cruiser or sometimes on horseback.

Patrol officers are to respond to emergency calls, provide citizens and foreigners with advice and guidance, arbitrate between disputants, settle domestic disputes, intervene in illegal activities, warn and fine law-breakers for minor offences. Police perform day and night patrol service struggling against alcoholism and drug trafficking.

A police officer may also have special duties within a particular field. They must look after the security of airports, railway stations, department stores and other public places. At major public, sport, political or other ceremonial events, the police must take care of security arrangements, stop noisy and threatening conduct and prevent carrying dangerous items which are not permitted in public places. The police are called in to keep the peace during the political demonstrations, parades and to manage riots.

There is a lot of modern equipment and technologies for assistance to police. Some of the tools that a policeman carries are a gun, a baton, a radio, a Taser, handcuffs and a pepper spray. They use computers to manage a database of vehicles, citizens, offenders and the criminals who possess a threat to the city.

Actually a police officer works on the frontline of crime prevention twenty four hours a day. The officers usually take their instructions from a radio dispatcher. They must make quick decisions while on duty, be tactful and patient with people who are in danger or those who violate the peace. Police rely on communities’ support and cooperation to provide effective services.