Exposé d'anglais

thème : présenter un métier du droit

officier de police = police officer

introduction :

We are going to present you the job of police officer. In england and Wales, there are 141000 (one hundred and forty one thousand) police officers as of July 2009 (two thousand and nine). They are every members of federation of police of England and Wales. In England the rate of criminality is 6.523.706 (6 millions five hundred and twenty three thousand seven hundred and 6) crimes a year, so 85,55 (eighty five coma five five) per 1000 (one thousand) people. England is the second country to the world where there is the most criminality, after USA. So police officer are very important in this country. A police officer (also known as a policeman or policewoman) is a warranted employee of a police force. In the united state "officer" is the formal name of the lowest police rank; in many other countries "officer" is a generic term not specifying a particular rank, and the lowest rank is often "constable".

activities and roles :

Police officers are generally charged with the apprehension of criminals and the prevention and detection of crime, and the maintenance of public order. Police officers may be sworn to an oath, and have the power to arrest people and detain them for a limited time, along with other duties and powers. They have to have a good physical shape and a common sense of the justice.
Some police officers may also be trained in special duties, such as counter-terrorism, surveillance, child protection, VIP protection, and investigation techniques into major crime, including fraud, rape, murder and drug trafficking but typical duties relate to keeping the peace, law enforcement, protection of persons and property, and the investigation of crimes. Officers are expected to respond to a variety of situations that may arise while they are on duty. Rules and guidelines dictate how an officer should behave within the community, and in