Tag: police terms
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The Differences Between American and British Policing Terms
I’m a crime fiction author who writes British police procedurals. It’s my job to balance authenticity with entertainment. I believe I get it right most of the time. TV crime dramas are there to entertain us, too, and many of them do so. The viewer probably doesn’t even care if there are a few inaccuracies.…
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Police Terms Glossary
These are a few notes explaining police terms and abbreviations found in my books, often used by police officers. ABH Actual Bodily Harm. Assault causing a physical injury. ANPR – Automatic Number Plate Recognition. Either fixed or mobile cameras that pick up and record the number plates of passing vehicles and look them up on…