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100 Words Every Police Officer Should Know

July 24, 2026

100 Words Every Police Officer Should Know

No. Item Definition
1. 911 emergency telephone number
2. affidavit sworn written statement
3. alibi claim of being elsewhere
4. ammunition bullets or cartridges
5. APB broadcast alert for a suspect
6. arraignment first court appearance on charges
7. arrest take into legal custody
8. arson deliberately setting fire
9. assault threat or attack causing fear
10. backup extra officer support
11. badge official police emblem
12. bail money for temporary release
13. baton police club
14. battery unlawful physical contact
15. body camera camera worn on uniform
16. burglary illegal entry to commit crime
17. captain higher police command rank
18. charge formal criminal accusation
19. citation official notice of violation
20. complaint formal report of wrongdoing
21. contraband illegal or prohibited goods
22. conviction finding of guilt
23. crime an illegal act
24. custody state of being detained
25. deputy assistant law officer
26. detain hold temporarily for investigation
27. detective investigating police officer
28. dispatch send officers to an incident
29. dispatcher person sending emergency units
30. DNA genetic material used as evidence
31. domestic violence abuse within a household
32. DUI driving under the influence
33. evade avoid capture or contact
34. evidence facts or objects proving something
35. felony serious crime
36. fingerprint mark pattern from a finger
37. firearm gun
38. forensics scientific crime investigation
39. forgery false making of documents
40. fraud deception for gain
41. handcuffs metal restraints for wrists
42. harassment repeated unwanted harmful behavior
43. hit-and-run leaving after a crash
44. homicide killing of one person
45. indictment formal charge by grand jury
46. informant person giving secret information
47. inmate person held in jail
48. intent purpose behind an act
49. interrogate question intensely about a crime
50. interview question someone for information
51. jail place for short detention
52. jurisdiction official area of authority
53. kidnapping taking a person by force
54. lead promising clue
55. lieutenant police command rank
56. Miranda rights rights read after arrest
57. misdemeanor less serious crime
58. missing person person whose whereabouts unknown
59. motive reason for a crime
60. offense lawbreaking act
61. officer police member with authority
62. ordinance local law
63. parole supervised early release
64. patrol regular watch over an area
65. perimeter secured outer boundary
66. plea formal answer to charges
67. prison place for long confinement
68. probable cause reasonable basis for belief
69. probation supervised release instead of jail
70. pursuit chase to catch someone
71. radio device for voice communication
72. raid sudden police operation
73. reckless driving dangerous driving without care
74. report official written account
75. resist oppose police action physically
76. robbery theft by force or threat
77. search look for something carefully
78. seize take possession by authority
79. stalking repeated threatening following
80. statement spoken or written account
81. statute written law
82. subpoena order to appear or produce
83. summons order to appear in court
84. suspect person thought involved in crime
85. taser electrical stun weapon
86. testimony evidence given in court
87. theft taking property unlawfully
88. tip useful information from someone
89. traffic stop vehicle stop by police
90. trespass entering without permission
91. undercover working with hidden identity
92. uniform standard police clothing
93. use of force physical force by officers
94. vandalism deliberate property damage
95. victim person harmed by crime
96. violation breaking a rule or law
97. warrant court order authorizing action
98. weapon object used to harm
99. welfare check safety check on a person
100. witness person who saw an event

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