policework
Enforcing the law
Policework is the activities and duties involved in law enforcement—investigating crimes, patrolling neighborhoods, making arrests, gathering evidence.
The term treats these varied tasks as a unified field of labor: Years of policework had made him cynical.
Also spelled as two words: police work.
Seize by law
- apprehendSeize or understand
- raidSudden armed incursion
- citationMention of a source
- ticketEntry permit slip
detain · handcuff · compliance · crackdown · seize · confiscate · incarcerate · warrant
Worn symbol of membership
- uniformIdentical throughout
- holsterSidearm carrying case
- handcuffsLocking wrist restraints
- batonSlender rod for leading
vest · radio · flashlight · taser · pepper-spray · nightstick · shield · boots
Private investigator
- gumshoeInformal term for detective
- deductionConclusion from premises
- sleuthingInvestigative work
- casefileCollected documents on matter
leads · breakthrough · inquiry · informant · tail · shadowing · stakeout · undercover
Facts supporting truth
- DNAHereditary code molecule
- fingerprintingRecording unique digit patterns
- autopsyMedical examination after death
- toxicologyScience of poisons
ballistics · serology · pathology · laboratory · microscopy · samples · analysis · technician
Trial venue or sports surface
- trialJudicial examination of claims
- judgeOne who decides
- juryLegal decision-making body
- verdictOfficial court decision
sentencing · prosecution · testimony · arraignment · indictment · conviction · acquittal · legal
Rhythmic pulse or strike
- neighborhoodResidential area nearby
- roundsAmmunition or bout divisions
- sectorDistinct division of whole
- routePath from A to B
visibility · presence · watch · monitoring · patrolling · cruiser · dispatch
arrest
Seize by law
ticket · detain · handcuff · compliance · crackdown · seize · confiscate · incarcerate · warrant · booking
badge
Worn symbol of membership
baton · vest · radio · flashlight · taser · pepper-spray · nightstick · shield · boots · whistle
sleuth
Private investigator
casefile · leads · breakthrough · inquiry · informant · tail · shadowing · stakeout · undercover · surveillance
evidence
Facts supporting truth
- DNAHereditary code molecule
- fingerprintingRecording unique digit patterns
- autopsyMedical examination after death
toxicology · ballistics · serology · pathology · laboratory · microscopy · samples · analysis · technician · biometrics
court
Trial venue or sports surface
verdict · sentencing · prosecution · testimony · arraignment · indictment · conviction · acquittal · legal · rights
beat
Rhythmic pulse or strike
- neighborhoodResidential area nearby
- roundsAmmunition or bout divisions
- sectorDistinct division of whole
route · visibility · presence · watch · monitoring · patrolling · cruiser · dispatch
policeworkvigilantism
Extralegal enforcement by civilians
vigilante justice · mob justice · lynching · taking the law into one's own hands · frontier justice
policeworkcriminal activity
lawbreaking · crime · criminality · organized crime · gangsterism