Ex. 24. Complete the sentences with a suitable word from the box.

telecommunications, corruption, the national police force, money laundering, extradition, database, decisions, smugglers, organized crime, drug trafficking

 

1. Interpol’s work is focused on terrorism, …, …, … and ….

2. National Central Bureau (NCB) is staffed by ….

3. The international criminals are those who operate in more than one country, such as …

4. The information about all categories of international criminals is sent over Interpol’s … network.

5. The main weapon in the hands of Interpol is not a universal detective; it is the … treaty.

6. The General Assembly meets once a year and makes … regarding Interpol’s strategy and policy.

7. Interpol maintains a large … keeping unsolved crimes and both convicted and wanted criminals.

 

Ex. 25. Find in the text and comment on the following points.

· types of crimes Interpol deals with

· the main categories of international criminals

· the work of National Central Bureau (CNB)

· Interpol’s database

Ex. 26. Listen to the text «The Aims of Interpol» and do the tasks.

Task 1. Learn the following words and word combinations.

1. are set – установлены, определены
2. ensure – обеспечить
3. mutual assistance – взаимная помощь
4. contribute – способствовать
5. suppression – подавление
6. meet aims – отвечать целям
7. make an enquiry – сделать запрос
8. call in- вызывать, призывать
9. forbid (forbade, forbidden) – запрещать
10. undertake - 1) проводить, 2) взять на себя (обязательство)

 

Task 2. Translate these sentences into Russian paying attention to the construction to be likely\unlikely (вероятно\ маловероятно) to do smth:

1. These countries are likely to contribute to the prevention of crimes.

2. That country was likely to take part in the work of the organization.

3. He was likely to participate in this conference.

4. He is likely to be awarded.

5. They are unlikely to react positively.

6. He is unlikely to be appointed Secretary General.

 

Task 3. Match the equivalents.

promote human rights establish institution executive agency

a.создавать b. продвигать c. права человека d. исполнительный орган e. учреждение

Task 4. Write out the pairs of synonyms from these two groups.

to ensure to promote to assist to exist to establish to prevent to suppress to remain to forbid

to develop to provide to be to prohibit to help to keep away to combat to found to stay

Task 5. Listen to the text and catch the main idea.

Task 6. Listen to the text once again and finish up the sentences.

1. The aims of Interpol are set in …
1. Article twenty of its Constitution.
2. Article two of the US Constitution.
3. Article two of its Constitution.
2. One of the aims of Interpol is …
1. to ensure and promote the mutual assistance between all criminal police authorities within the limits of the laws existing in different countries.
2. to ensure investigation of crime in different countries.
3. to ensure investigation of crime in France.
3. Interpol should …
1. contribute to the investigation of crime in different countries.

b. contribute to the prevention and suppression of ordinary law crimes.

c. contribute to the detection of crime.

4. The central function of Interpol is …

a. handling enquiries.

b. handling investigation.

c. handling information.

5. Interpol is …

a. international communicative body.

b. international communications system.

c. international communications system between different police forces.

6. Article 3 of the Constitution of Interpol forbids it …

a. to undertake law enforcement activity.

b. to undertake political, military, religious or racial activity.

c. to undertake detective activity.

 

Task 7. Tell about the aims of Interpol.

Text 3

Structure of Interpol

Ex. 27. Read the text and do the tasks.

Stucture of Interpol

Interpol is an international corporation founded in 1923 as a service organization devoted to coordinating actions against international criminals. Its clients are 182 agencies throughout the world. This organization is not under the control or supervision of any government.

Interpol is a recognized intergovernmental police force whose task is to hunt down the international criminal. A multinational force, much like the United Nations, Interpol is made up of police of the Free World and law enforcement agency in its own right. Among the first to fight international terrorism and sky-jackings, Interpol still leads the war on narcotics, assists a number of nations in the continuing search for wanted Nazi war criminals. One of the most highly respected groups in the world, Interpol, like any other police force is under governmental control to safeguard the basic rights of every citizen. It operates according to a strict code of behaviour and adheres (придерживаться) to the highest ethical standards.

Interpol has never been recognized or established by any international charter or treaty and has no police powers. Because of Interpol's cooperation with the UN particularly in the area of drugs, Interpol was recognized as an intergovernmental organization.

Interpol members are, for the most part, police and not governmental representatives, although certain governments have sent observers from their military, intelligence, customs, post office, and immigration departments.

Interpol does not have powers of arrest or any investigative rights. Its function is to disseminate information. Today 80 percent of the permanent staff is French. Interpol is much like any large corporation with bureaus in various countries and with representatives from these offices also stationed at the main office. Information is exchanged between the many national bureaus, but the police forces themselves are subject to the laws and policies of their respective nations.

Interpol is divided into four main bodies — the General Assembly, the Executive Committee, the General Secretariat and the National Central Bureaus. The General Assembly is composed of the delegates from each member country. It is «the Supreme Authority». The General Assembly controls the policy of the organization.

The Executive Committee is a nine-member board made-up of the president, two vice-presidents, and six delegates chosen by the General Assembly.

The General Secretariat, the permanent body, located in Lyon, is Interpol's business division. It contains the «permanent departments» four of which specialize in certain crimes: one handles murder, burglary, assault, larceny, car theft, and missing persons; another deals with bank frauds and other types of embezzlement; a third with drug traffic and morals offenses; and a fourth deals with forgery and counterfeiting.

Other divisions are the general records department (архив), where files are kept, and a special records department, where fingerprints and other methods of identification are used.

The National Central Bureaus are the Interpol offices in various countries. Each NCB is empowered to communicate directly with and exchange information with any other NCB.

(from «The Interpol Connection» by Frevor Meldal-Johnsen

and Voughn Young, New York)