anti-terrorism unitnounanti-terrorism unit
The anti-terrorism unit monitored the suspect for eight months.
armed responsenounarmed response
Armed response units attended the scene within eight minutes.
bodycamnounbodycam
All front-line officers are equipped with bodycams to record incidents.
canine unitnouncanine unit
The canine unit tracked the fugitive across three fields.
cold casenouncold case
Advances in DNA analysis have reopened many cold cases.
corruptionnouncorruption
Police corruption undermines public trust in law enforcement.
covert operationnouncovert operation
The covert operation took six months of planning.
cybercrimenouncybercrime
Cybercrime has overtaken traditional crime in terms of financial loss.
de-escalationnounde-escalation
De-escalation training helps officers resolve tense situations without force.
discretionnoundiscretion
Officers have discretion in how they respond to minor offenses.
extortionnounextortion
The gang used extortion to force local businesses to pay for protection.
handcuffsnounhandcuffs
The suspect was led away in handcuffs.
hate crimenounhate crime
Hate crimes against minority communities rose significantly last year.
intelligence-led policingnounintelligence-led policing
Intelligence-led policing uses data to predict and prevent crime before it occurs.
major incidentnounmajor incident
The major incident room was set up within hours of the explosion.
misconduct in public officenounmisconduct in public office
The officer was dismissed for misconduct in public office.
missing personnounmissing person
A missing person inquiry was opened when he failed to return home.
motivenounmotive
Investigators struggled to establish a clear motive for the attack.
mounted policenounmounted police
Mounted police were deployed to control the crowd at the stadium.
organized crimenounorganized crime
Organized crime groups have diversified into cybercrime and money laundering.
proportionalitynounproportionality
Police use of force must be proportionate to the threat faced.
racial profilingnounracial profiling
Racial profiling is widely criticized as discriminatory and counterproductive.
riot gearnounriot gear
Officers in riot gear formed a line in front of the crowd.
SWATnounSWAT
The SWAT team entered the building at dawn to apprehend the suspect.
taseringnountasering
Tasering a restrained suspect triggered a misconduct inquiry.
traffickingnountrafficking
Human trafficking is a modern form of slavery tackled by specialist units.
whistleblower protectionnounwhistleblower protection
Whistleblower protection laws encourage officers to report internal wrongdoing.
witness protectionnounwitness protection
He entered the witness protection program after testifying against the gang.
