British Council English For Modern Policing.pdf

Mark Roberts (coordinator)

Ioana Bordeianu

Ileana Chersan

Camelia Budişteanu

Cătălina Harabagiu-Dimitrescu

Andrea Călugăriţa

Amalia Niţu

Ileana Catina

Gabriela Şerbănoiu

ENGLISH

for

MODERN POLICING

A practical English language

course for law-enforcement

students and professionals.

STUDENT’S BOOK

TEXTBOOK UNITS

UNIT 1

Descriptions

Ileana Catina, Centrul de Studii

Postuniversitare, Bucureşti

UNIT 8

Policing the Multicultural Society

Mark Roberts, British Council, România

Amalia Niţu, Academia de Poliţie,

“ A.I.Cuza”, Bucureşti

UNIT 2

Crime and Punishment

Ileana Chersan, Academia de Poliţie,

“A.I.Cuza”, Bucureşti

UNIT 9

Trafficking in Human beings

Ioana Bordeianu, Şcoala de Agenţi de

Poliţie de Frontieră,” Avram Iancu”,

Oradea

UNIT 3

Criminal Investigations

Cătălina Harabagiu-Dimitrescu,

Centrul de Studii Postuniversitar,

Bucureşti

UNIT 10

Dealing with Vehicle Crime

Ioana Bordeianu, Şcoala de Agenţi de

Poliţie de Frontieră,” Avram Iancu”,

Oradea

UNIT 4

Crime, investigation and social

relevance

Mark Roberts, British Council, România

UNIT 11

Countering Terrorism

Mark Roberts, British Council, România

UNIT 5

Crime in Society: Domestic

Violence and Violence against

Women

Cătălina Harabagiu-Dimitrescu,

Centrul de Studii Postuniversitare,

Bucureşti

UNIT 12

Computer Crime, Fraud and

Economic Crime

Mark Roberts, British Council, România

UNIT 6

Crime in Society: Child Abuse

Mark Roberts, British Council, România

UNIT 13

Combatting Organised Crime

Mark Roberts, British Council, România

Gabriela Şerbănoiu , Academia de Poliţie

“A.I. Cuza”, Bucureşti

UNIT 7

Women: For Better and For

Worse

Camelia Budişteanu, Academia de Poliţie,

“A.I.Cuza”, Bucureşti

UNIT 14

Criminology

Andreea Călugăriţa, Academia de Poliţie

“A.I. Cuza”, Bucureşti

Mark Roberts, British Council, Romania

UNIT 1

DESCRIPTIONS

INTRODUCTION

Police officers will, on many occasions in their service, either be required to describe a person or

obtain a description.

Think about the topic. Discuss the following questions.

1. What is a description?

2. Why do we use descriptions in police work?

3. What should you pay particular attention to when compiling a description of a person?

4. When compiling a description of property what details should you pay particular

attention to?

5. Are there any special skills required for police officers in producing a reliable and

accurate description of things which they have seen?

Activity 1

Think about the members of your class. Try to describe one of them so accurately that all

the others in the class would identify that person from your description. The following

checklist may be of help to you- but obviously you do not mention his/her name yet!

a) Full name, including any alias/ nickname

age : he/she is 20 years old; he is 20 years of age; he is aged 20; he is a 20 year old youth;

he is in his twenties/ early 20s/ late 20s; he is about/ approximately 20.

age group: school age / young/ middle aged/ old.

age range: under…/ over….

b) Appearance

Height: tall/ short/ medium height/ average height

Build: fat/ heavy/ medium/ slim/ thin/ slightly built/ well built

Colour (ethnic origin): Caucasian or white European/ dark European/ Asian/ Afro-

Caribbean /Latin-American

Complexion: fresh/ ruddy/ pale/ pimply/ uses cosmetics

Hair: length/type - short/ long/ curly/ wavy/ bald/ colour - dark/brown/blond/grey/dyed.

He has got dark hair/ he is dark haired

Hair on face (facial hair): beard/ moustache/ dark chin/stubble

Eyes – colour of the eyes:

He has got blue eyes/ he is blue eyed

c) Distinctive (distinguishing) marks : birth marks/ moles/ warts/ scars/ tattoos/ deformity

other identifying marks.

d) Characteristics and habits: d rinking/ smoking/ known associates

e) Dress (clothing ): smart/ casual/ sporting/ scruffy/ vagrant

Items of clothing.

Try to build up a complete description of yourself.

Activity 2

Grammar: Order of adjectives

1. She has got curly blond long hair.

2. He is wearing a long black leather jacket.

3. He is a middle aged short man.

4. He is driving a black small car.

What’s wrong with these sentences?

This is generally the correct order of adjectives:

Size

Style/pattern

Colour/material

(Noun)

Put the adjectives in order in these phrases:

a) grey

short

straight

hair

b) brown

large

round

eyes

c) grey

woolen

long

sweater

d) short

silk

floral

dress

e) cotton

striped

blouse

short-sleeved

f) blue

dark

four-door

saloon

Activity 3

Translate the following text into English:

Martorul incidentului a declarat ofiţerului anchetator că l-a văzut pe cel care a tras două focuri de

armă asupra victimei. El a descris suspectul după cum urmează:

“ Suspectul era un bărbat alb, de talie mijlocie, în vârstă de aproximativ 30 de ani. Avea părul

negru tuns scurt şi mustaţă. Purta un tricou de culoare deschisă şi pantaloni negri. După atac s-a

urcat într-o maşină albă, model japonez, cred, şi a părăsit locul faptei în viteză. Asta-i tot ce îmi

amintesc.”

Activity 4

Reading

OPERATION GRANGER

Detectives investigating a series of serious indecent assaults in Havant and Hayling Island know

that at least two were carried out by the same man.

And the methods used in the other incidents- between December 1999 and July 2000- suggest

that he could also have been responsible for at least three others.

A major inquiry team has been set up to investigate the assaults, and DNA evidence has shown

there is a positive link between two of the attacks – on a 51-year- old woman between Havant

and Emsworth and on a 13- year- old girl in a Hayling Island church yard.

Detectives are especially keen to find the perpetrator before he strikes again because his attacks

are becoming progressively more violent and showing signs of more planning.

In the most recent attack – on Friday, July 7, 2000, at 7.50pm – a 15- year- old girl was cycling

home north along the disused Hayling Billy railway line, now a public footpath. As she reached

West Lane she heard someone on the path behind her. Thinking it was a jogger or walker she

made way for them to pass, but instead she was grabbed from behind by a man.

The attacker threatened to kill her if she struggled and tried to drag her into the bushes at the side

of the footpath. But the girl managed to fight her way free and screamed for help, frightening the

man off.

The terrified girl was then able to cycle to a petrol station and phoned the police. She has been

able to describe the man who attacked her as follows:

• White

• Clean shaven

• 5ft 7ins tall

• Short grey to fair hair

• Physically weak

• Wearing a black woollen hat

• Long sleeved dark coloured top and jogging bottoms

• Gloves

She has also helped detectives piece together a CD-fit image of the attacker.

This attack bears all the hallmarks of at least four other incidents since December 1999 – and

another reported prowler incident could also have been the work of this man. Based on the

victims’ statements, the composite description of the man responsible for their ordeals is that he

is:

• Aged 35 to 55 years

• 5ft 5 in to 5ft 8in tall

• Slim to slight build

• Described by all the victims as physically weak

• Reasonably deep voice

• Smelled very strongly of cigarettes

• In four out of the five attacks he wore gloves.

In the May attack, -the only one in daylight – he wore a dark blue sweatshirt or, possibly a blue

jacket with side pockets, and pale blue or possibly white trousers or jeans.

Police officers want to hear from anyone who recognise the description.

Exercise 1

Decide which statements are true and which are false. Write T if you think the statement is

true and F if you think it is false.

1. Detectives are investigating a series of indecent exposure cases.

2. DNA evidence has shown there is no positive link between two of the attacks.

3. A 15-year-old girl was cycling home

4. She was grabbed by the hand.

5. The attacker dragged her into the bushes at the side of the footpath.

6. The victim drove off to a petrol station and phoned the medical services.

7. The girl described the man as being black, short but strong, wearing light coloured clothes.

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