Glossary

Production Details For Crime Drama

Ranks In The UK Police:
Police Constable
Sergant
Inspector
Detective Cheif Inspector (DCI)
Cheif Inspector
Superintendant
Chief Superintendant
Deputy Cheif Constable
Cheif Constable

Key Words:
Autopsy - A post-mortem examination
Burglary - A crime of breaking and entering a propety
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 police investagation
Lawyer - A member of legal profession, eg barrister and solicitor (also know as as brief
Manslaughter - 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 or attempting to take something of value by force or threat of force
Search Warrant - A court order to search a propety
Sentence - The punishement allotted to a person condemned in a criminal trial
Statement - A formal account of events given by someone
Witness - A person who gives evidence in court