Змістовиймодуль5 Тема 17:CriminalLaw.

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Текст №1: Criminal law:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criminal_law

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At the time, Operation Bumblebee seemed like another police publicity stunt. Even the slogans - "put the sting on burglars" - seemed glib and unconvincing. 0 - E But more than a year later, it is beginning to look as if the Metro­politan Police may be making some headway against the flood of break-ins which had become virtually part of everyday life in the capital. Figures produced in the summer showed that the number of homes broken into between June 1983 and April 1994 had fallen by 16 percent to 98,563. The number of burglaries where the culprit had been caught had risen from 11.7 percent to 16.2 percent. Still woefully high and woefully low respectively, but at last things seem to be moving in the right direction.

16 - Bumblebee was initially a local operation in certain parts of London where crime was at its worst. Partly propaganda - the public was urged to stop criminals by "buzzing the bee line", it also saw the police going on the offensive with a series of spectacular mass raids on the homes of suspected burglars and fences. 17 - In June last year, the new Metropolitan Police Com­missioner, Paul Condon, announced that Bumble­bee was going across the entire capital. The cam­paign, he said, was the police response to the public's belief that burglary had become almost an epidemic. "London is lighting back." he warned.

The massive raids continued, netting millions of pounds in stolen property and leading to hundreds of arrests. Yet the police believe that their quietly insistent message on crime prevention is what is making the largest contribution.

Scotland Yard estimates that a third of all burglaries are what they call a "walk-in" job. A door or window is left unlocked or open, and a passing thief grabs the opportunity. 18 - Make sure that you don't leave a ladder in the garden. Get decent locks on the doors and windows and an exterior light triggered by a movement sensor all back of the house.

Scotland Yard has also gone to great length to improve its intelligence gathering. "The traditional gentleman burglar is a thing of the past,” says a spokesman. "Most are between 17 and 30 years old and living within three miles of their victims; 80 per cent of those we arrest are unemployed."

19 - It may not be as dramatic (or exciting) as an armed robbery, but it has a corrosive effect on the lives of hundreds of thousand people every year. Forensic science techniques previously reserved for major crimes are used whenever possible. 20 - Previously people might have felt that the police regarded a break-in asjust one of those things". Millions of pounds in stolen property has been recovered (the rest has usually been sold in pubs and car boot sales). 21 - In most cases, insurance has replaced what has been lost, and people cannot be bothered to attend. That is part of the modem culture of burglary, and most items will eventually be auctioned, with the proceeds going to the government.

1. Bumblebee also recognises what most people have felt for years, that burglary is the crime which most people fear.

2. And, to may people’s surprise, it began to produce results.

3. So great is the volume, that the police have set up road shows where victims can search for their property.

4. If you are prepared to invest several hundred pounds, fit a burglar alarm.

5. Londoners had seen it all before and knew anyway that bumblebees are pretty harmless.

6. Householders can now expect a visit from a finger-print expert as a matter of routine.

7. A few simple steps could reduce the risk.

8. Translated into human terms, the figures mean that 1,500 fewer homes are burgled.