Types of Crime
Police Work
Criminals
At the Scene
At the Scene 2
100
What is a category of crime that includes, among other crimes, burglary, larceny, theft, motor vehicle theft?
property crime
100
What is an official examination of the facts about a situation, crime, etc.?
investigation
100
Who is someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom)?
kidnapper
100
Who is a man who uses a gun to commit a crime such as murder or robbery?
gunman
100
Who is a person harmed, injured, or killed as a result of a crime?
victim
200
What is intentionally damaging public property, or property belinging to other people?
vandalism
200
What is the name of the act when the person is taken to a police station because the police think they have done something illegal?
arrest
200
Who is a person who commandeers an aircraft, usually at gunpoint during flight, forcing the pilot to fly somewhere other than to the scheduled destination?
hijacker
200
Who is a person believed to have committed a crime or done something wrong, or something believed to have caused something bad?
suspect
200
What is someone who sees an event and reports what happened?
witness
300
What is the willful and malicious burning of or attempt to burn any building, structure, or property of another?
arson
300
What is a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice?
judge
300
Who is a person who trades in illegal goods, especially drugs?
trafficker
300
What is the name foe a group of criminals who work together?
gang
300
Who is someone who secretly tells the police about criminal activities, especially for money?
informer
400
What is taking a person by using violence, often in order to get money for returning them?
kidnapping
400
Who is a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice?
lawyer
400
Who is someone who cannot stop taking illegal drugs?
drug addict
400
Who is someone who has committed a serious crime?
felon
400
Who is someone who has been found guilty of a crime and sent to a prison?
convict
500
What is robbery of a traveller or vehicle in transit or seizing control of a vehicle by the use of force?
hijacking
500
What is the name of the detective department of the Metropolitan police force of London?
Scotland Yard
500
Who is a young person who behaves badly and is likely to commit crimes?
delinquent
500
Who is a person who transports illegal drugs by swallowing them or concealing them in a body cavity?
drug mule
500
Who is someone who is kept in a prison or a mental hospital?
inmate