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someone who encourages people to do something illegal so that they can be arrested

noun

an apb

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a system used by police to ask the public for information that might help them quickly find a child who has been kidnapped

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all-points bulletin: an urgent message to all police officers in a particular area about a criminal they need to arrest

noun

an area that a police officer has responsibility for and must walk around regularly

noun

an examination by the police, army, etc. of an area, or people or vehicles passing through an area, in order to be certain that there is no danger or illegal activity

noun

a place where traffic can be stopped by soldiers or police

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a determined attempt by someone in authority to stop people from doing something bad or illegal

to stop bad, unfair, or criminal behavior in a place or activity

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an object or fact that someone discovers that helps them solve a crime or mystery

noun

a picture of someone’s face that the police make using descriptions given by people who saw the person

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the scientific study of crime and criminals

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a particular job given to a group of soldiers or police officers

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the work of trying to discover information about a crime so that the criminal can be caught

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the scientific examination of someone’s DNA to find out whether they are someone’s father, whether they have committed a crime, etc.

noun

a very thorough search by the police

a picture of the face of someone who police think committed a crime, created using software and someone’s description of the person

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a system that allows the police to know where a person is all the time, using electronic equipment that the person wears on their body

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a process in which the police or other officials trick someone into committing a crime

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facts, statements, or objects that help to prove whether or not someone has committed a crime

noun

a mark that you leave on something when you touch it, showing the pattern of lines on the skin of your fingers

adjective

relating to the use of scientific methods to solve crimes and to find out who committed them

noun

scientific methods used to solve crimes and find out who committed them

noun

facts that can be used as forensic evidence

verb

to search someone with your hands in order to see if they are carrying anything illegal such as a gun or drugs

noun

the scientific examination of dna from body cells, especially in order to find out who committed a crime

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the job of making sure that people obey the law

noun

a piece of information that may help someone to solve a problem or to find out the truth about something, especially a crime

noun

a search organized to catch someone who is believed to have committed a crime, or a prisoner who has escaped

noun

a photograph of someone’s face, taken by the police for their records

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a system that attempts to reduce crime by encouraging people who live in the same area to watch their neighbors’ houses and tell the police if they see anything unusual

noun

a planned activity involving a lot of people, especially soldiers or police officers

to touch someone’s clothes in order to check whether they are carrying something such as a weapon or illegal drugs, for example at an airport

verb

to move regularly around a place in order to prevent trouble or crime

noun

a group of people or vehicles that move around a place in order to prevent trouble or crime

noun

the movement of a patrol around a place

verb

to use police officers to control an area or event

noun

the control of an area or a problem by the police

noun

a lie detector

noun

a fingerprint

noun

a part of a road, street, or highway where police or soldiers stop traffic, especially to make checks

noun

a set of photographs of criminals kept by the police

noun

a place on a road where the police secretly measure how fast people are driving

noun

an act of waiting outside a building and watching it, especially secretly in order to catch a criminal or find out whether there is any illegal activity there

noun

a trick prepared by the police to catch criminals

verb

to check whether someone is hiding drugs or other illegal articles by making them take off their clothes

noun

the process of carefully watching a person or place that may be involved in a criminal activity

noun

a sudden and unexpected attack on a place, especially by police

verb

to put an electronic tag on someone in order to watch where they go

noun

someone who is sent to secretly follow someone else, especially a criminal

adjective

working or done secretly in order to catch criminals, get secret information, etc.

noun

a person or organization that works to stop people from doing illegal things in a particular area of business or society

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adverb

to have found out that a particular person was involved in a crime

the power of the police and legal system, used for saying that they will usually catch people who commit a crime

being watched carefully by doctors or police officers