Glossary

Ranks in the UK police:
Police Constable
Sergeant
Inspector
Detective Chieft Inspector(DCI)
Chief Inspector
Superintendnant
Chief Superintendant
Deputy Chief Constable

Key words:
Autopsy-a post mortem examination
Burglary-a crime of breaking and entering a property
Forensics-The application of science to answer questions related to a crime
Informant- Someone who gives secret information
Interrogation- The formal questioning of someone during a ploice investigation
Lawyer- A memeber of the legal profession, eg barister and solictor( also known as a brief)
Manslaugther- Is a legal term for the killing of a human being, in a manner considered by law as less culpable than murder
Murder- The unlawful killing of another human being
Perpetrator- A person who commits a crime
Robbery- A crime of taking orattempting to take something of value by force or threat of force
Search warrant-A court order to search a property
Sentence- The punishment alotted to a person comdemmed in a criminal trial
Statement- A formal account of events given by someone
Witness- A person who gives evidence in court