crime-solving
Catching the culprit
Crime-solving is the work of investigating and resolving criminal cases.
The term appears most often as a modifier: crime-solving techniques, crime-solving duo.
It evokes detective fiction and procedural dramas as much as actual police work.
Crime fiction identifying perpetrator
- mysterySomething unexplained or unknown
- PoirotFictional Belgian detective
- sleuthPrivate investigator
- armchair detectiveOne solving mysteries remotely
Sherlock Holmes · red herring · plot twist · Miss Marple · noir · cozy mystery · procedural · amateur detective
Professional crime investigator
- cluesHints toward answers
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- forensicsScientific crime-scene analysis
- interrogationFormal, probing examination
suspect · witness · alibi · motive · leads · case · deduction · sleuthing
Hereditary code molecule
- fingerprintsRidge patterns identifying individuals
- autopsyMedical examination after death
- ballisticsProjectile motion science
- toxicologyScience of poisons
trace evidence · blood spatter · lab analysis · pathologist · fiber analysis · dental records · luminol · chain of custody
Seize by law
- convictionFirmly held belief
- confessionAdmission of wrongdoing
- closureSense of emotional resolution
- justiceFair treatment under law
solved · verdict · prosecution · indictment · trial · sentencing · perpetrator · guilty
Temporary goal-oriented team
- InterpolGlobal police cooperation organization
- profilerBehavioral pattern analyst
- tip lineChannel for anonymous reports
- community policingPartnership-based crime prevention
neighborhood watch · reward · sketch artist · composite · anonymous tip · crowdsourcing · cold case unit · public assistance
whodunit
Crime fiction identifying perpetrator
Sherlock Holmes · armchair detective · red herring · plot twist · Miss Marple · noir · cozy mystery · procedural · amateur detective · locked room
detective
Professional crime investigator
interrogation · suspect · witness · alibi · motive · leads · case · deduction · sleuthing · investigation
DNA
Hereditary code molecule
- fingerprintsRidge patterns identifying individuals
- autopsyMedical examination after death
- ballisticsProjectile motion science
toxicology · trace evidence · blood spatter · lab analysis · pathologist · fiber analysis · dental records · luminol · chain of custody · hair sample
arrest
Seize by law
- convictionFirmly held belief
- confessionAdmission of wrongdoing
- closureSense of emotional resolution
justice · solved · verdict · prosecution · indictment · trial · sentencing · perpetrator · guilty · exoneration
task force
Temporary goal-oriented team
- InterpolGlobal police cooperation organization
- profilerBehavioral pattern analyst
- tip lineChannel for anonymous reports
community policing · neighborhood watch · reward · sketch artist · composite · anonymous tip · crowdsourcing · cold case unit · public assistance · CCTV footage
- crime fictiondetective fiction, murder mystery, detective novels, detective novel, detective
crime-solvinglawbreaking
Committing illegal acts
criminal activity · criminality · wrongdoing · offending · transgression
crime-solvingobstruction of justice
Interfering with legal processes
evidence tampering · cover-up · aiding and abetting · unsolved cases · harboring fugitives