Scotland Yard is a popular name for

Scotland Yard is a popular name for the headquarters of London’s Metropolitan Police. It is called so because it is situated on the place which was named Scotland Yard: here there used to be a residence of Scottish Kings known as ‘Scotland Yard’.
The first plainclothes police agents began to work in Scotland Yard in 1842. In 1878, Scotland Yard set up its Criminal Investigation Department (CID). At that time, CID was a small force of detectives who gathered information on criminal activities. Now CID employs more than 1,000 detectives.
The duties of the Metropolitan Police are detection and prevention of crimes, the preservation of public order, the supervision of road traffic, licensing public vehicles, the organization of civil defense in case of emergency.
The administrative head of Scotland Yard is the commissioner, who is appointed by the Crown on the recommendation of the Home Secretary. There is also a deputy commissioner and four assistant commissioners. Each of the latter is in charge of one of the Scotland Yard’s departments: administration, traffic and transport, criminal investigation (CID), and police recruitment and training. The CID deals with all aspects of criminal investigation and comprises the criminal records office, fingerprints and photography sections, the company fraud squad (a highly mobile unit known as the flying squad), the metropolitan police laboratory, and the detective-training school.
Scotland Yard keeps files on all known criminals in the UK. It also has a special branch of police that guard visiting dignitaries, royalty, and statesmen. Scotland Yard is also responsible for maintaining links between British law-enforcement bodies and Interpol.

4. Answer the following questions:

1. Why did Scotland Yard get its name?
2. When did Scotland Yard set up its Criminal Investigation Department?
3. How many people work in the CID today?
4. What are the duties of the Metropolitan Police?
5. Who is the administrative head of Scotland Yard?
6. What is the structure of Scotland Yard?
7. What is the structure of the CID?

5. Find in the text above the English equivalents for the following words and expressions:

1. правоохранительные органы
2. отдел регистрации преступлений и преступников
3. «летучий отряд»
4. чрезвычайное положение
5. министр внутренних дел
6. Отдел уголовного розыска
7. выдача водительских удостоверений
8. отдел по борьбе с мошенничеством
9. полицейский в штатском
10. преступная деятельность
11. быть назначенным королевой
12. собирать сведения

6. Fill in the gaps in the text below with the words and expressions from the box:

Guards; tap; armored vehicles; bullet-proof; kidnappers; couriers; bug; security firm; private detectives

“Sherlock and Holmes” is a _______ ________ which offers a complete range of security services. We have ______ _______ with special ______ windows to transport money and other valuable items. We can supply trained _______ to protect exhibits in art shows and jewelry displays. We can advise you if you think someone is trying to _______ your phone or _______ your private conversations at home or in the office with hidden microphones. We have ex-policemen whom you can hire as _______ _______ and special ______ to deliver your valuable parcels anywhere in the world. We can protect you or your children against possible _________ .

7. Fill in the gaps in the sentences using the sentences below the text.

Scotland Yard is the headquarters of the Metropolitan police in London. To most people, its name immediately brings to mind the picture of a detective – cool, efficient, ready to track down any criminal, or a helmeted police constable – A. ________ and trusty helper of every traveler from overseas.
Scotland Yard is situated on the Thames Embankment close to the Houses of Parliament and the familiar clock tower of Big Ben, and its jurisdiction extends over 740 square miles with the exception of the ancient City of London, B. ___________ .
One of the most successful developments in Scotland Yard’s crime detection and emergency service has been the “999 system”. On receipt of a call the 999 Room operator ascertains by electronic device the position of the nearest available police car, C. _________. Almost instantly a message is also sent by teleprinter to the police station concerned so that within seconds of a call for assistance being received, a police car is on its way to the scene. An old-established section of the Metropolitan police is the Mounted Branch, with its strength of about 200 horses stabled at strategic points. These horses are particularly suited to ceremonial occasions, D. _____________ .
An interesting branch of Scotland Yard is the branch of Police Dogs, first used as an experiment in 1939. Now these dogs are an important part of the Force. One dog, for example, can search a warehouse in ten minutes, E.________.
There is also the River Police, or Thames Division, which deals with all crimes occurring within its river boundaries.
There are two other departments of Scotland Yard – the Witness Room (known as the Rogues’ Gallery) where a photographic record of known and suspected criminals is kept, and the Museum, F. _____________ .

which is contracted by radio
that familiar figure of the London scene
for they are accustomed to military bands
which possesses its own separate police force
which contains murder relics and forgery exhibits
that this policeman will bring the criminal to justice
whereas the same search would take six men an hour