Exam information | True/False/Not Given
In the exam, you may be asked whether information is correct or not. You will be given a
list of statements . If the text confirms the statement, your answer should be 'TRUE'. If
the text contradicts the statement your answer should be 'FALSE'. If it is impossible to
know from the text if the statement is true or not, your answer should be 'NOT GIVEN'.
Do not use your own opinion to answer but check in the text.
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1. Do the sentences on the left provide answers to the questions on the right? Write "DO" when they do, or write "NOT GIVEN" if they don't. Use only the information in the statements.
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| Sentences |
Questions |
DO or NOT GIVEN |
| Fingerprints have been found that
date back thousands of years to the
time of the ancient Egyptians. |
1. Do we have computers that help us
determine how old fingerprints are? |
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| 2. Did the ancient Egyptians live thousands of
years ago? |
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| In 1910, Edmond Locard set up what
is thought to be the first police crime
laboratory in Lyons in France. |
3. Is Edmond Locard French? |
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| 4. Is Lyons in France? |
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| DNA fingerprinting was first used
in the 1980s when it was used as
evidence to convict murderer Colin
Pitchfork. |
5. Was DNA fingerprinting technically possible
in 1990? |
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| 6. Did Colin Pitchfork commit murder? |
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2. Read the statements below and write TRUE if the text next to it confirms the information, FALSE if it contradicts the information, or NOT GIVEN if there is not enough information.
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| Text |
Statements |
TRUE/ FALSE/ NOT GIVEN |
| The Scenes of Crime Officers (SOCOs)
that seal off (= stop people from
entering), record and collect evidence
from crime scenes are people employed
by police forces but not police officers
themselves. |
1. SOCO means Scenes of Crimes Officer. |
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| 2. Recording and collecting evidence is
important police work. |
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| 3. SOCOs analyze evidence from crime
scenes. |
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| SOCOs are called to crime scenes at any
time of the day or night, and may have to
remain there for days or even weeks so
that every piece of evidence is collected. |
4. SOCOs have a difficult job to do. |
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| 5. SOCOs work regular hours. |
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| 6. After a crime, the SOCO's work
continues until the crime is solved. |
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| Many SOCOs now use photographic
and surveying techniques to produce
virtual reconstructions of crime scenes
that help with their recording and
investigation of the scene. |
7. SOCOs need to be able to take
photographs. |
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| 8. After a crime, the crime is sometimes
'reconstructed' by actors. |
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| 9. SOCOs have to record and investigate
crime scenes. |
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3. Make a note of your starting time. Read Part 1 as fast as you can, but make sure you
understand what you read. Don't stop for unknown vocabulary. Afterwards, check your
understanding by answering the questions. Make a note of the time when you finish.
Then do the same for Part 2. Check if you managed to complete Part 2 faster than Part 1.
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Part 1
Crime-fighting technology: a necessity?
Crime-fighting technology is getting more sophisticated and rightly so. The police need
to be equipped for the 21st century. In Britain we've already got the world's biggest DNA
database. By next year, the state will have access to the genetic data of 4.25m people:
one British-based person in 14. Hundreds of thousands of those on the database will never
have been charged with a crime.
True or False? Most people in Britain are on the British DNA database.
Britain is also reported to have more than four million CCTV (closed circuit television)
cameras. There is a continuing debate about the effectiveness of CCTV. Some evidence
suggests that it is helpful in reducing shoplifting and car crime. It has also been used to
successfully identify terrorists and murderers. However, many claim that better lighting is
just as effective to prevent crime, and that cameras could displace crime. An internal police
report said that only one crime was solved for every 1,000 cameras in London in 2007. In
short, there is conflicting evidence about the effectiveness of cameras, so it is likely that
the debate will continue.
True or False? CCTV has helped solve some small and large crimes.
Professor Mike Press, who has spent the past decade studying how design can contribute to
crime reduction, said that, in order for CCTV to have any effect, it must be used in a targeted way.
True, False or Not Given?
Mike Press has been studying the link between design and the amount of crime for ten years.
Part 2
Most schemes that simply record city centres continually - often not being watched - do not
produce results. CCTV can also have the opposite effect of that intended, by giving citizens a
false sense of security and encouraging them to be careless with property and personal safety.
True or False? CCTV can make people feel safe, which can put them in more danger.
Professor Press said: '.A.II the evidence suggests that CCTV alone makes no positive
impact on crime reduction and prevention at all. The weight of evidence would suggest
the investment is more or less a waste of money unless you have lots of other things in
place.' He believes that much of the increase is driven by the marketing efforts of security
companies who promote the crime-reducing benefits of their products. He described it as
a 'lazy approach to crime prevention' and said that authorities should instead be focusing
on how to alter the environment to reduce crime.
True or False? Professor Press believes that CCTV can help reduce crime but only if there are also changes to the environment.
But in reality, this is not what is happening. Instead, police are considering using more
technology in the future. Police forces have recently begun experimenting with cameras
in their helmets. The footage will be stored on police computers, along with the footage
from thousands of CCTV cameras and millions of pictures from number plate recognition
cameras used increasingly to check up on motorists.
True, False or Not Given? The police are already using more technology than before.
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