Interlinked Thematic Vocabulary Unit NÂș 19 v.17.
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Main Definitions
- police 1 |n| force responsible for the prevention and detection of crime and the maintenance of public order.
- "Since the police force was set up in 1997, there have been four missions mandated to train and professionalise it."
- police 2 |n| the official organization that is responsible for protecting people and property, making people obey the law, finding out about and solving crime, and catching people who have committed a crime.
- "Bermuda has a police force of approximately 450 full-time officers and several hundred part-time police reserves."
Some Police Branches and Divisions
- Air Support Unit |n| this command provides aerial observation and communication platforms, providing an often-vital resource to officers.
- Bomb Squad |n| a group of people whose job is to examine and remove bombs that are found, and to prevent them from exploding.
- Counter Terrorism Command / Anti-Terrorist Branch |n| this command works to detect, investigate and prevent terrorist threats and networks.
- Forensic Team |n| this division has scientists that use cutting-edge scientific techniques to preserve and examine evidence and develop investigative leads in connection with civil and criminal proceedings.
- Mounted Branch / Mounted Police |n| police who patrol on horseback (equestrians) or camelback. They continue to serve in remote areas and in metropolitan areas where their day-to-day function maybe picturesque or ceremonial, but they are also employed in crowd control because of their mobile mass and height advantage
- Riot Police |n| a section of the police force that is trained to deal with people who cause trouble in public places.
- "After about 10 minutes the riot police arrived."
- Traffic Police |n| a unit of a police force, whose job is to control traffic and enforce traffic regulations.
- "The road leading to the mine was blocked by traffic police who barred reporters from passing."
Police Buildings
- police headquarters / police station / station house |n| a station that serves as headquarters for police in a particular district, serves as a place from which policemen are dispatched and to which arrested persons are brought.
- prison / jail / jailhouse |n| building where people are kept as a punishment for a crime they have committed, or while they are waiting for trial.
- prison cell |n| a room where a prisoner is kept.
More Related
- arrest / detention |v| take into legal custody.
- "Wayne was arrested for dangerous driving."
- "He was arrested and charged with murder."
- equipment |n| the set of necessary tools, clothing, etc. for a particular purpose:
- investigation |n| a systematic, minute, and thorough attempt to learn the facts about something complex or hidden; it is often formal and official.
- "None of this matters, however: the results of the federal prosecutors investigation matters."
- police officer |n| a member of a police force.
- prison |n| a building (or vessel) in which people are legally held as a punishment for crimes they have committed or while awaiting trial.
- "He died in prison."
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