lexis4u: Police Forces

Interlinked Thematic Vocabulary Unit Nº 19 v.17.

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."

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 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.

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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