II. Read and translate the text

My Study In... I entered Odessa State University of Internal Affairs. Now I'm a first- year cadet. Our University is situated in Odessa. It is a law educational establishment of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Our University trains future lawyers for the organs of Ukrainian militia.

I shall get a higher legal education. I'll become a lawyer by speciality. I shall work at a Criminal Investigation Department (CID). I can work as an operative or investigator. We study many subjects. The main subjects we study at the University are: Civil and Criminal law, Criminalistics and Criminology, Operative investigative activity, Inquiry, Administrative law, International law, Theory of State and Law, History of Ukraine, Foreign language. The course of study lasts 4 years. Our main task as future policemen is to fight against criminality, to prevent and solve crimes. Crime prevention is the main aim of our detective activity. The detective activity, of the operative is also quite necessary for the solution of many serious cases. That's why we should study law and master special means, methods and forms of fighting crime.

Exercises

III. Find in the text the English equivalents for the following expressions.

Міністерство внутрішніх справ

вища юридична освіта

карний розшук

боротьба зi злочинністю

вивчати закон

розкриття кримінальних справ

головна мета

профілактика злочинів

цивільне право

слідчий

юрист за фахом

IV. Translate and explain the meaning of the following words.

lawyer; investigator; operative; detective.