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Vocabulary: Police forces

In Europe just as in North America, Police Forces have very different missions and equipements.

The police force	A uniformed policeman
A plain-clothes policeman	A police inspector
A superintendent (GB) A police captain (US)	The police station (GB) A precinct (US)
A police patrol	The detective police
The murder squad	The Vice/ Narcotics squad
The traffic police	A private detective/ investigator (PI)


A "bobby"/ a constable	A lollipop woman/ man	A traffic warden

A dog-handler	Police gear	Motorcyclists

The mounted police	A truncheon	Police forces

A (police) shield	Tear gas	Water Cannon (Invariable plural)

The anti-riot police	To be on duty
To handcuff someone	A Black Maria (GB) A police/patrol wagon
A helmet	A rubber bullet
To enforce the law	To conduct an enquiry into
To pick up a suspect	A search warrant
A police raid	An identity check
To shadow/ tail sb	To track/ hunt sb down
To catch sb red-handed To catch sb in the act	To make an arrest
To be under arrest	To be kept in custody
To charge sb with ...	... on a charge of
A statement	To fingerprint sb
A criminal record	No criminal record


To make an arrest	A search warrant	Fingerprints

Handcuffs	A Black Maria (GB) A police/patrol wagon (US)	To enforce the law

Yes, I agree... There are many words to remember... but as they're quite varied, you can't mix them up...

Good luck to you, then...

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A. There were at Mr Petel’s funerals, because the police wanted to identify and arrest his murderer...

B. 'It’s a parking-meter zone. Make sure you’ve put enough money because I can see at the other end of the street... You don't want to be fined, do you?'

C. He paid for a because he was suspecting his wife was having an affair.

D. During the demonstration, the police were carrying for protection. They used to disperse the protesters.

E. In a neighbouring ranch, after long investigations there was a and a huge catch of drugs.

F. Of course you can go to that big concert, but you'll have to take your ID in case of .

G. I must have my passport renewed, and will be after filling in the forms.

H. 'No way! I won’t let you in unless you show me a in due form...'

I. 'If you have , the jury and judge will punish you less harshly...'

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