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Glossary

Ranks in the UK police force:
  • Police constable
  • Sergeant
  • inspector
  • Detective chief inspector (DCI)
  • Chief Inspector
  • Superintendant
  • Chief Superintedant
  • Deputy chief constable
  • Chief Constable
Key Words:
Autopsy -a post mortem examination.
Burglary -a crime of breaking and entering property.
Forensics -the application of science to answert questions related to a crime.
Interrogation -the formal questioning of someone during a police investigation.
Lawyer -a member of the legal profession.
Manslaughter -is a legal term for the killing of a human being, in a manner that is seen by law as less culpable then murder.
Murder -the unlawful killing of another human being.
Perpetrator -a person who commits a crime.
Robbery -a crime of taking or attempting to take something of value by force or threat of force.
Search warrant -a court order to search a property.
Sentence -the punishment allotted to a person condemmed in a criminal trial.
Statement -a formal account of events given by someone.
Witness -a person who gives evidence in court.
Symbiotic -Realtionships that depend on each other
Stock Character - A character that typically comes up in crime dramas
Informant -Someone who works with the police and feeds them information
Anti Hero -Usually a corrupt detetive or a policeman who we love but for the wrong reasons
Eponymous -When a show is named after the main character.
Closed Narrative -When the criminal is only revealed at the end of the show