• delphine.nowanowski@univ-reims.fr

Seminar 6

DOCUMENT 6

VOCABULARY

Fill in with the appropriate equivalents:

1.« Les affaires internes de la police » :7.Avant :
2.Faire face :8.Encadrer, surveiller :
3.Répondre de qqch :9.Sensé, intelligent :
4.Total, complet :10.Intensifié, accru :
5.Inquiétude, préoccupation :11.Louer, faire l’éloge de :
6.Refiler, refourguer :12.“La chasse aux coupables” :

QUESTIONS

  1. Fill in the grid:
Victim’s name and age 
Date of crime 
Crime nature 
Culprit’s name and occupation 
Culprit’s sentence 

2. Answer the questions

What does this topic reveal about our modern society and the issues it has to deal with? Which other topical issues does it recall?

Why did the Independent Office for Police Conduct launch an investigation?

How many policemen were found responsible? Detail the degree of their responsibility.

How was the policemen’s misconduct dealt with?

What is the difference between “victim-focused” and victim-led” line 17?

How did Alice Ruggles proceed to try to protect herself against her stalker? Recap in the chronological order.

Which difference is there between “stalking” and “harassment”? (line 41)

Explain why, according to the policeman, no legal action was taken against Dhillon.

Explain why the second time Ruggles talked to the police the policeman could be blamed the way he dealt with her.

How did Alice Ruggles’s family help the police after this very painful event?

Find out the meaning of “charity”. What was the charity created for?