Spanish for Law Enforcement

by Jarvis, Ana; Lebredo, Luis

• ISBN13: 9780395963043
• ISBN10: 0395963044
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-10-13
• Publisher: Heinle

Summary

Designed specifically for law enforcement personnel, this manual introduces and reinforces vocabulary and communicative functions essential to police officers, firefighters, court clerks, and other professionals through dialogues, role-plays, and grammar exercises. Correlated to Basic Spanish Grammar, 6/e, the manual integrates practical vocabulary with essential grammar concepts to promote effective communication. The Sixth Edition features a career-related reading followed by a comprehension activity after every fifth lesson.

Table of Contents

Leccion preliminar Conversaciones breves	1	(10)
En una estacion de policia	11	(10)
Con un agente hispano, en una calle de la ciudad	21	(8)
Con el agente Smith	29	(8)
Llamadas telefonicas	37	(10)
Buenos vecinos	47	(16)
Lectura 1	54	(3)
Repaso: Lecciones 1-5	57	(6)
El agente Chavez lee la advertencia Miranda	63	(8)
Problemas de la ciudad	71	(8)
Casos de maltrato de miembros de la familia	79	(8)
La prueba del alcohol	87	(12)
La policia investiga un robo	99	(16)
Lectura 2	107	(2)
Repaso: Lecciones 6-10	109	(6)
¡Mas robos!	115	(8)
Con un agente de la Seccion de Transito	123	(8)
Un accidente	131	(10)
Interrogatorios	141	(8)
Con la policia secreta	149	(20)
Lectura 3	157	(4)
Repaso: Lecciones 11-15	161	(8)
En una celda de detencion preventiva	169	(8)
Una muchacha se escapa de su casa	177	(8)
Una violacion	185	(8)
Una tarde cualquiera	193	(8)
Otro dia, por la manana...	201	(18)
Lectura 4	210	(3)
Repaso: Lecciones 16-20	213	(6)
Appendix A: Introduction to Spanish Sounds and the Alphabet	219	(6)
Appendix B: Verbs	225	(14)
Appendix C: English Translations of Dialogues	239	(21)
Appendix D: Weights and Measures	260	(1)
Appendix E: Answer Key to Vamos a practicar sections	261	(6)
Appendix F: Answer Key to the Crucigramas	267	(2)
Spanish-English Vocabulary	269	(22)
English-Spanish Vocabulary	291