UNIT 5. The International Cooperation of the Police organizations (INTERPOL, EUROPOL)

Grammar. Complex Object

Text 1. INTERPOL: the International Criminal Police Organization

Text 2. Europol (part 1)

Text 3. Europol (part 2)

Exercise 1. Read the text and do the exercises after reading.

Text 1. Interpol: the International Criminal Police Organization

Vocabulary

legitimate	законный, узаконенный
efforts	усилия, попытки
a communications network	информационная сеть
a request	запрос, просьба
a wanted criminal	преступник, находящийся в розыске
to reply (to)	отвечать (на)
to be devoted (to)	быть посвященным (борьбе)
drug-related criminality	преступность, связанная с незаконным оборотом наркотиков
а member state	страна-член организации
to assist	содействовать, помогать
to devise devising	придумывать, разрабатывать разработка
assets	финансовые активы
the firearms and explosives trade	торговля оружием и взрывчатыми веществами
a missing person	пропавший без вести человек
disaster	катастрофа, бедствие, несчастный случай
counterfeiting	подделка документов, денег, подписей

 

The International Criminal Police Organization was founded in 1923 with its headquarters in Vienna, Austria. In 1956 the Interpol Charter was passed.

Since 1989 the organization has been located in Lyons, France. Today there are 190 states in INTERPOL. The head of INTERPOL is Though INTERPOL is a police organization, it has no police officers. It is a complex communications network. It provides the information on criminals and handles requests for wanted criminals. Each member state has a police department that serves as the country’s National Central Bureau (NCB) for INTERPOL.

INTERPOL deals only with «ordinary crimes», it may not deal with political crimes. 60 % of the operational activities of INTERPOL are devoted to drug-related criminality. The remaining 40 % of activities include assisting member states in efforts to prevent the exploitation of children and devising measures to deal with international organized crime. It handles assets derived from criminal activities, the firearms and explosives trade. It deals with antiterrorist measures, the traffic in human beings, missing persons, disaster victims identification, and counterfeiting.

To fight international crime, police need access to information which can assist investigations or help prevent crime. INTERPOL manages several databases, which contain critical information on criminals and criminality. These include:

I-link Project

Suspected terrorists

Nominal data on criminals (names, photos)

Fingerprints

DNA profiles

Lost or stolen travel documents

Child sexual abuse images

Stolen works of art

Stolen motor vehicles and others.

Exercise 2. Group the words into the parts of speech.

disaster, headquarters, telegraph, complex, to devise, international, request, to provide, ordinary, to reply, mandate, operational, to derive, political, measure, antiterrorist, trade.

 

Exercise 3. Find the definitions to the given words.

	a criminal	A	to say, write, or do something as an answer.
	legitimate	B	to spend a lot of time or efforts doing something.
	counterfeiting	C	the process of buying and selling people or things illegally.
	4. traffic	D	someone who has committed a crime.
	5. assets	E	something such as money or property.
	6. to reply	F	to plan, to invent a method of doing something.
	7. to devise	J	a substance or an object that can cause an explosion.
	8. a missing person	H	to receive or obtain something from something else.
	9. to derive	I	a person who the police can not find.
	10. explosives	J	allowed by law or correct according to the law.
	11. to devote	K	making an illegal copy of a bank note, product, ticket, etc.
	12. trade	L	to buy or sell goods or services.

 

Exercise 4. Answer the questions.

1. When was INTERPOL founded? 2. Where is the headquarters of INTERPOL located now? 3. How many members are there in INTERPOL now? 4. Who is the head of INTERPOL? 5. Is INTERPOL a police organization? 6. What does INTERPOL provide? 7. What crimes INTERPOL deal with? 8. What does INTERPOL database contain?

 

Exercise 5. Find the words connected with this unit.

CinematownprovidenamefingerwantedcriminalsdatereviselegitimatepoliticalmandatefirearmspresidentadministrationtrafficdrugrelatedcriminalitylivegiveassetslargescaleoccupationderivecivildevisingmeasureCollegeuniversitydisastervictimconstablemissingpersonspeoplechildrenexplosivestradeDeprtmentofJusticereplyfinecounterfeiting.

 

Exercise 6. Agree or disagree with the statements.

1. The headquarters of the International Criminal Police Commission were in London, the UK. 2. There were forty member states in the Commission in 1956. 3. Today there are 158 states in INTERPOL. 4. INTERPOL is a private organization with police officers. 5. INTERPOL is a complex communications network. 6. INTERPOL does not provide the information on criminals and does not handle requests for wanted criminals. 7. Only ten member states have police departments that serve for INTERPOL. 8. INTERPOL may deal with political crimes. 9. 40 % of the operational activities of INTERPOL are devoted to drug-related criminality. 10. INTERPOL does much work to prevent the exploitation of children.

 

Exercise 7. Fill in the gaps with the appropriate words from the text.

The International Criminal Police Commission ____ in 1923 in Austria. In 1956 the Interpol Charter ____. INTERPOL is a police organization but it has no police officers. It is a complex ____ network. It ____ the information on criminals and handles ____ for wanted criminals. Each member state has a ____ that serves for the INTERPOL. INTERPOL may not deal with political crimes. It deals with ____ criminality, international organized crime, the firearms and ____ trade and so on.

 

Exercise 8. Translate these word combinations into English.

Преступники, находящиеся в розыске; международная организация криминальной полиции; незаконный бизнес; отвечать на запросы; информационная сеть; преступность, связанная с незаконным оборотом наркотиков; разрабатывать мероприятия; торговля людьми; опознание жертв катастроф.

 

Exercise 9. Add the correct prepositions.

information … criminals, requests … wanted criminals, replies … requests, handles … requests, deal … crimes, devoted … criminality, assisting … efforts, traffic … human beings, derived … criminal activities.

 

Exercise 10. Complete the sentences.

1.Since 1989 the organization ____. 2. The NCB replies ____. 3. Though INTERPOL is a police organization, ____. 4. In 1956 there were ____. 5. Today there are ____. 6. The remaining 40 % of activities include ____. 7. The International Criminal Police Organization was founded ____. 8. It provides the information ____ …. 9. It is a complex ____. 10. Each member state has ____. 11. INTERPOL deals only with ____. 12. 60 % of the operational activities ____. 13. Other work includes ____.

 

Exercise 11. Read and translate the text.

Text 2. Europol (part 1)

Vocabulary

the European Union	Европейский Союз
to disseminate	распространять
money laundering	отмывание денег
priority	приоритет

 

Europol is the European Union Law Enforcement Organization. Its mission is to assist the law enforcement organs of Member States in their fight against international (organized) crime in the EU zone. In fact, organized crime represents a threat to the structure, security, and freedom of democratic systems.

Europol deals with criminal information and its activities aim to:

– establish regular contacts and disseminate information among the Member States;

– develop a methodology of joint teams for investigating international crimes;

– train law enforcement officers in the MS.

According to the Convention, Europol fights against terrorism, money laundering, drug trafficking, and illegal immigration. At the present time Europol’s priority is also to combat crimes committed against children, for example, the trade in children and their organs, ritual killing, kidnapping, and sexual exploitation including child pornography.

In its fight against international crime Europol does not violate the basic rights of the citizens.

 

Exercise 12. Complete the sentences and translate them into Russian.

1. Europol is the European Union ___. 2. Europol’s mission is to assist Member States in their fight against ___. 3. Europol fights against ___. 4. At the present time Europol’s priority is to combat crimes ___. 5. Europol does not violate ___.

 

Exercise 13. Which of the following is true.

1. Organized crime represents a threat to democratic systems. 2. Europol deals with all aspects of criminal investigation. 3. Europol disseminates information among the Member States. 4. Europol fights against terrorism and legal immigration. 5. Europol’s priority is also to combat crimes against children.

 

Exercise 14. Translate into English.

	устанавливать контакты с государствами-членами организации.
распространять информацию.
развивать деятельность на основе создания совместных команд при расследовании преступлений.
Задачи Европола	готовить сотрудников правоохранительных органов в государствах-членах Евросоюза.
	бороться с организованной преступностью и терроризмом.
бороться с преступлениями, связанными с наркотиками, и отмыванием денег.
бороться с похищениями и торговлей детьми.

 

Exercise 15. Translate into English using the given example.

Example: Europol fights against ___, but it doesn ’ t violate ___.

Европол борется ____, но он не нарушает ____.

1. Европол борется с международной преступностью, но он не нарушает права человека. 2. Европол занимается сбором информации по преступлениям, но он не имеет полномочий на их расследование. 3. Европол борется с преступлениями, связанными с наркотиками, но не расследует преступления.

 

Exercise 16. Answer the questions:

1. What is Europol? 2. What is the mission of this organization? 3. Where does Europol act? 4. Does organized crime represent a threat to the European Union? 5. What does Europol aim to? 6. Name Europol’s priorities in its fight against international crime? 7. Does Europol violate the rights of the citizens? 8. Is Europol the police in the EU zone?

 

Exercise 17. Fill in the gaps, read the dialogue, translate it into Russian.

1) – ___ me. ____ is Europol?

2) – Europol is the law ___ organization in the ___ Union.

3) – What jurisdiction does Europol have? Does it have the ____ of arrest or any ___ rights?

4) – No, Europol deals with ___ information and its mission is to assist the ___ enforcement organs.

5) – What crimes does Europol ____ against?

6) – The main Europol’s priorities are terrorism, money ___, ____ trafficking, and ___ immigration.

7) – Thanks. See ___ later.

8) – ____ luck.

 

Exercise 18. Read the text.

Text 3. Europol (part 2)

Vocabulary

to combat	бороться
effectiveness	эффективность
to target	нацеливать(ся)
the Hague	Гаага
premises	предпосылка
illicit	незаконный
forgery	подделка

The date of 1 July 1999 became significant for all citizens of the European Union. On that date the European law enforcement organization known as Europol became fully operational. Europol is the focus of our interest in this paper. It is a multi-agency law enforcement organization with the potential to support and coordinate the law enforcement agencies’ actions to combat international organized crime. Its aim is to improve the effectiveness and co-operation in preventing and combating serious international organized crime and terrorism with an emphasis on targeting criminal organizations.

Europol’s headquarters is situated in the Hague, the Netherlands. There are 490 people working at the Europol premises. Europol is responsible to the Council of Ministers for Justice and Home Affairs of the European Union.

Europol supports the law enforcement activities of the Member States mainly against:

· illicit drug trafficking;

· illicit immigration network;

· terrorism;

· forgery of money (counterfeiting of the Euro) and other means of payment;

· trafficking in human beings including child pornography;

· illicit vehicle trafficking;

· money-laundering.

In addition, other main priorities for Europol include crimes against persons, financial crime and cyber crime.

Since international organized crime does not stop at national borders, Europol has improved its international law enforcement co-operation by strategic agreements with other states and international organizations, including Russia.

Exercise 19. Answer the questions:

1. What is Europol's mission? 2. Could you tell us the history of Europol in your own words? 3. What is Europol’s mandate? 4. Does Europol have computerized system of collected information? 5. How does Europol co-operate with non-EU countries and international organizations?

 

Exercise 20. Find the Russian equivalents for the English ones.

	criminal investigation department	A	подразделение по борьбе с экономическими преступлениями и с преступлениями, совершаемыми в сфере налогообложения
	organized crime combating department	B	уголовный розыск
	unit combating economic and tax crimes	C	оперативно-поисковое подразделение
	operation and search section	D	отдел по борьбе с организованной преступностью
	special technical arrangements unit	E	управление собственной безопасности
	internal security department	F	подразделение по осуществлению специальных технических мероприятий
	special purposes Police detachments	G	подразделение по сбору оперативной информации для проведения расследования
	subdivision for operational investigation information	H	отряды полиции особого назначения

 

Exercise 21. Make up the summary of the text «Europol (part 2)» according to the model:

1) The title of the text is ____. 2) This text informs us on ___. 3) It is necessary to point out that ___. 4) In conclusion I'd like to say that ___.

 

 

Exercise 22. Test.

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