Тема 15  Работа полиции США

Commander – заместитель начальника  Master Police Officer старший  Senior Police Officer офицер  Trooper

detective – (моторизованный) полицейский детектив  Major / Inspector – майор / инспектор  Inspector / Detective – инспектор / детектив  Captain / Precinct Commander – капитан, начальник отдела  Lieutenant – лейтенант 

/ сержант  Corporal / Detective (Investigator) – капрал / детектив /

следователь  Police Officer – офицер полиции  Patrol Officer – патрульный  Peace Officer – офицер охраны порядка  Beat Officer – участковый инспектор  Traffic Officer – инспектор дорожного движения  Training Officer – инструктор  Officer of Special Assignment – офицер специального назначения  Sheriff – шериф, профессиональный работник полиции; начальник правоприменительного органа округа (часто – выборная должность) 

- шериф  bridge – мост  tunnel – тоннель  all in all – всего  separate

– отдельный  to finance – финансировать  finance - финансы  respective - соответствующий  weapon - оружие  club - дубинка 

in the USA?  2. What other police forces are functioning there

too?  3. Who finances the federal police agencies?  4. Who finances special police forces?  5. Are all policemen usually armed? 

in the years following World War I. Since 1920 municipal

police agencies have increasingly grown in personnel and responsibilities.

to go hand in hand with the use of such

technological developments as the automobile, the individual police radio, and the computer. The great part of police work does not involve crime-fighting situations but rather consists of both service and peace-keeping activities. 

accident calls, aiding the sick, helping find a lost child

or rescue a lost pet, recovering stolen property, and reporting fires. These are all services performed to assist the public. 

the USA:  - police agencies of the Federal government (Federal Bureau

of Investigation, National Park Service, Border Patrol, US Postal Inspector and so on); 

bureaux and so on);  - sheriffs in counties (county sheriffs’ offices);  -

the police forces of cities and towns (municipal or city police);  - the police of villages (constables and village police departments).

system. They have their own organization with several different divisions,

each with specific functions. In most departments there are four major divisions: 

etc.);  - administrative services (community relations, planning);  - technical services (communications, records,etc.)

and  - inspectional services (internal affaires, intelligence, etc.). 

bridge and tunnel administration police forces, and police organizations for

special tasks. All in all, there are about 40,000 separate police agencies in the United States of America. 

Other police forces are financed from the respective authorities’ funds.  Policemen

have weapons, such as revolvers, clubs and gas pistols.