Scan the text and answer the questions. The Government’s strategy for dealing with crime is to sustain the rule of law by preventing crime where possible
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
The Government’s strategy for dealing with crime is to sustain the rule of law by preventing crime where possible, to detect culprits when crimes are committed, to convict the guilty and acquit the innocent, to deal firmly, adequately and sensibly with those found guilty, and to provide more effective support for the victims of crime. It is also concerned with ensuring that public confidence in the criminal justice system is maintained and that a proper balance between the rights of the citizen and the needs of the community as a whole is maintained.
With continuing concern in Britain, as in many other countries, over rising crime rates, public expenditure on the law and order programme reflects the special priority given by the Government to these services. Recent increases have been made to cover, in particular, greater police manpower, the prohibition service and extra spending on prison building. More than two-thirds of total expenditure is initially incurred by the local authorities (with the help of central governmental grants), mainly on the police service.
A number of measures to strengthen the criminal justice system have been taken. The Drug Trafficking Offences Act 1986 provides for the pretrial freezing of suspected drug trafficker’s assets, backed up on conviction by immediate confiscation of the assets to the value of the proceeds of the crime; similar provisions are included in the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1987. The Public Order Act 1986 codifies the common law offences of riot, unlawful assembly and affray, enhances the power of the police to control public processions and assemblies likely to result in serious disorder or disruption; strengthens the law against incitement to racial hatred; and provides additional powers to combat football hooliganism. Under the Criminal Justice Act 1987 a Serious Fraud Office with wide powers to investigate and prosecute serious or complex fraud in England, Wales and Northern Ireland was established in 1988.
1. What does the Government’s strategy aim for?
2. What was the reason for expenditures expand on the police force in Britain?
3. What is a share of local authorities in public and order spending?
4. How does the British Government provide criminal justice system strengthening?
Grammar Exercises
Read the situations and write sentences from the words in brackets.
1. You went to Jill’s house but she wasn’t’ there. (she/go/out) She had gone out…...
2. You went back to your home town after many years. It was not the same as before.
(it / change / a lot)....……………………………………………………………...........
3.I invited Rachel to the party but she couldn’t come.
(she / arrange / to do something else) …………………………………………………
4. You went to the cinema last night. You arrived at the cinema late.
(the film / already / begin) …………………………………………………………….
5. I was very pleased to see Tim again after such a long time.
(I / not / see / him for five years) ……………………………………………………...
6. I offered Sue something to eat but she wasn’t hungry.
(she / just / have / breakfast) …………………………………………………………..
Read the situations and write sentences ending with before. Use the verb given in brackets.
1. The man sitting next to me on the plane was very nervous. It was his first flight. (fly) He had never flown before. or He hadn’t flown before.
2. A woman walked into the room. She was a complete stranger to me.
(see) I …………………………………………………………………………..before.
3. Simon played tennis yesterday. He wasn’t very good at it because it was his first game.
(play) He ………………………………………………………………………………
4. Last year we went to Denmark. It was our first time there.
(be) We……………………………………….………………………………………..
Put the verb into the correct form, past perfect (I had done etc.) or past simple (I did etc.).
1. ‘Was Tom at the party when you arrived?’ ‘No, he ….had gone ….. (go) home.’
2. I felt very tired when I got home, so I ………………………(go) straight to bed.
3. The house was very quiet when I got home. Everybody …………… (go) to bed.
4. Sorry, I am late. The car …………………………(break) down on my way here.
5. We were driving along the road when we ………………………(see) a car which …………………….(break) down, so we ………………(stop) to see if we could help.