Criminal procedure Flashcards
Once the crime has been _____, it is reported to the police by the _____.
- committed
- victim
The police arrive at the _____of the crime to ____ what has happened.
- scene
- investigate
The police look for important ____ and other evidence (for example, fingerprints or a genetic profile) that will help them to identify the ____.
1.clues
2. culprit
In some cases, they will also try to establish if the ________ (a Latin expression which describes the way in which the crime was carried out) matches other crimes in the area.
modus operandi
If they have a suspect who doesn’t have a good _____, they will then apprehend him.
alibi
When he is arrested, the police will ______him (in other words, they warn him that anything he says might be used later in court).
caution
He is then taken to the police station, where he is interviewed by the ___________
investigating officers.
If, at the end of the interview, the police believe that they have the right man, they _____?
charge him with the crime.
A _____is prepared, which is signed by all parties present.
statement
The accused is then either _______ (in other words, he is allowed to leave the police station and go home in exchange for a financial ‘deposit’, on condition that he promises to appear in court when required: if he doesn’t appear in court, he will lose this deposit and a _____ will be issued for his arrest), or he is _______ and locked in a cell to prevent him from running away.
released on bail
warrant
remanded in custody
the police may also be interested in any ____ who may have helped their man.
accomplices
The police will also want to talk to any _____ who were present when the crime took place.
witnesses
The next day, the man appears before a magistrate in a magistrates’ court. If the police present their case properly and have followed all the correct procedures and protocols, he will then be committed for_____?
trial at a Crown Court
