The organisation of the police

Вариант № 1

I. Read the text for general understanding.

The organisation of the police

1. The organisation of the police services in the Netherlands is regulated by the Police Act of 1957, under which the police are divided into two categories. One is the national "State Police Corps" covering the smaller municipalities, which total 736 and have a combined population of about five million people. The Minister of Justice is responsible for the internal organisation and general management of this Corps, which has a current strength of about 8,000 men. The other is the municipal police, consisting of 130 separate municipal corps, which cover the larger municipalities, with an aggregate population of about eight million. The mayor of each municipality is formal head of the local police, and the strength and composition of each municipal corps is determined by the Minister of Home Affairs. Municipal corps comprise 16,000 men in all.

2. The duties of the police under the Police Act are "to maintain the legal order and five assistance to those in need of it, in subordination to the competent authorities and according to the ruled of law". From this Act three tasks are deduced:

(1) maintaining public order;

(2) law enforcement;

(3) assisting people who need help.

II. Check the comprehension of the text by choosing the answer, which you think, is correct.

1. What is the organisation of the police services in the Netherlands regulated by?

a) by Criminal Code;

b) by the Police Act of 1957;

c) by moral and legal traditions.

2. How many categories are the police divided into?

a) the police are not divided at all.

b) the police are divided into three categories.

c) the police are divided into two categories.

 

 

3. Who is responsible for the internal organisation?

a) the Minister of Justice;

b) the mayor;

c) the Minister of Home Affairs.

III. Check the comprehension of the text "The organisation of the police" by choosing the answer, which you think, is correct.

1. The organisation of the police services in the Netherland is regulated by the Police Act of 1957.

a) It's not absolutely right;

b) Yes, it is absolutely true;

c) No, it is not quite so.

2. One of the tasks of the police is assisting people who need help.

a) Yes, it's quite right;

b) It's mainly true;

c) It's not absolutely so.

3. The mayor of each municipality is formal head to the state police.

a) it's not quite so.

b) yes, it's quite right;

c) on the contrary, the mayor is the head of the local police.

IV. Finish up sentences according to the text:

1. The Minister of Justice is responsible for...

a) the general management of Corps;

b) the internal organisation of Corps;

c) the internal organisation and general management of Corps.

2. The mayor of each municipality is...

a) the chief of the state police;

b) formal head of the local police;

c) the chairman of the Municipal Executive.

3. The duties of the Police are...

a) to maintain the legal order;

b) to give assistance to those in need of it;

c) to maintain the legal order and to give assistance to those who need it.

Вариант № 2

I. Read the text for general understanding.