detective inspector
Senior investigating officer
A detective inspector is a police rank in British and Commonwealth forces, typically the first supervisory grade within the detective branch.
A detective inspector oversees investigations and manages detective constables and sergeants.
The rank appears frequently in British crime fiction: Detective Inspector Morse, DI Lestrade.
Often abbreviated DI.
- clueSolving aid
- cold caseUnsolved crime, investigation suspended
- investigationFormal examination of facts
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
- plain clothesNon-uniform civilian dress
crime · law · constable · sergeant · evidence · sleuthing · police procedural · criminal profiling · Scotland Yard · Hercule Poirot · interrogation · interview room · arrest · rank and file · officer · gumshoes · witness interviews · vice squad
detective inspectorchief constable
Senior regional police commander
police commissioner · police constable · beat cop · commissioner · patrol officer
detective inspectorbeat officer
Cop with assigned territory
patrol officer · traffic cop · bobby · desk sergeant · traffic warden
detective inspectorcriminal
Person who breaks laws
crime boss · suspect · perpetrator · offender · fugitive
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