Unit 35: Authorities: customs and police

Question 1

landing card

Answer 1

form with your personal details and date of arrival

Question 2

entry regulations

Answer 2

rules about who can enter a country for how long

Question 3

spot checks

Answer 3

checks done as a smaple, rather than checking everyone or everything

Question 4

claim asylum

Answer 4

request permission to stay in another country to avoid persecution back home

cruel treatment because of race, religion or political beliefs

(n): asylum-seekers

Question 4

port of entry

Answer 4

the port or airport where you first enter a country

Question 4

sniffer/detector dogs

Answer 4

specially trained dogs who located specific items using their sense of smell

Question 5

search warrant

Answer 5

official permission from a judge or magistrate to search a home

Question 6

CCTV

Answer 6

closed-circuit television

Question 7

plain-clothes police

Answer 7

police who do not wear uniform

Question 8

undercover police

Answer 8

police who are working secretly, using a false identity

Question 9

drug squad

Answer 9

police specially trained to fight the illegal drug trade

Question 10

anti-corruption squad

Answer 10

police specially trained to discover and fight bribery/corruption

Question 11

cybercrime

Answer 11

computer crime

Question 12

phishing

Answer 12

tricking people on the internet to give up personal information