Crime and Punishment - Investigative Processes & Methods
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to admit, especially to the police or legal authorities, that one has committed a crime or has done something wrong
a formal statement made by a person admitting that they are guilty of a crime
a small concealed microphone used to eavesdrop or record secretly
a severe and often sudden enforcement of law or regulations, typically to suppress or control specific activities, behaviors, or groups perceived as problematic or threatening
to record or take an impression of a person's fingerprints for identification
the act of taking a person's fingerprints to identify them
to reveal or make known who someone is
to provide evidence or information that suggests a person's involvement in a crime or wrongdoing
showing or suggesting someone is guilty
the act of suggesting that someone is guilty, particularly of a crime
to look at someone or something carefully
a careful or official examination of something
to provide incriminating or significant information about someone to the authorities
one that secretly provides information about something or someone for the police or investigators
to try to find the truth about a crime, accident, etc. by carefully examining its facts
an attempt to gather the facts of a matter such as a crime, incident, etc. to find out the truth
a police officer whose duties include examining crimes and gathering evidence
to officially ask someone a series of questions about something
the act of asking someone for information, often by authorities
a written description of something that includes pieces of information that someone needs to know
a piece of information or warning that is given secretly or discreetly, often to provide advance knowledge or insight
a person who gives the police information about a crime
to find someone or something, often by following a series of clues or evidence
to reveal or bring to light something that was previously unknown or kept secret
a person who sees an event, especially a criminal scene
a police informant who provides information that gets others in trouble
the activity of trying to get more information or finding out the truth about something
