Ranks in the UK Police:
Police Constable
Sergeant
Inspector
Detective Chief Inspector
Chief Inspector
Superintendant
Chief Superintendant
Deputy Chief Constable
Chief Constable
Keywords:
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 police investigation
Lawyer - a member of the legal profession, eg Barrister and Solicitor (also known as a brief)
Manslaughter - is a legal term for the killing of a human being, in a manner considered by law as 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 property
Sentence - the punishment 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
Symbiotic - something which depends on the other person to survive.
Stock Characters - Common characters in a crime drama
Informant - Someone who helps the police to find out facts. 'Snitch.'
Anti Hero - When they're the hero but they also do bad things and dont follow the law.
Rationale- why would your crime drama be successful?
Equilibrium - The normal part before the crime happends
Disruption - The part where the crime takes place
Resolution - The crime is solved, usually the part where the murderer is found.
