detective
Sign in to saveA detective is an investigator, usually a member of a law enforcement agency. They often collect information to solve crimes by talking to witnesses and informants, collecting physical evidence, or searching records in databases. This leads them to arrest criminals and enable them to be convicted in court. A detective may work for the police or privately.
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A detective is an investigator who works to solve crimes by gathering information through interviews, collecting physical evidence, and searching records. Their work helps catch criminals and build cases that can lead to convictions in court.
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Key facts
- Occupation.name
- Detective
- Occupation.image
- Oklahoma City Police Homicide Detectives.jpeg
- Occupation.caption
- Police detectives investigating a homicide in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
- Occupation.activity_sector
- Criminal investigation
- Occupation.competencies
- Criminological knowledge, knowledge of the law, literacy and numeracy, reasoning skills and social skills
- Occupation.formation
- Secondary or tertiary education
- Occupation.employment_field
- Law enforcement or private investigation
- Occupation.related_occupation
- Police officer, private investigator, bounty hunter
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16 sectionsContents
- Overview
- Organization
- Private detectives
- Citizen detectives
- History
- Techniques
- Street work
- Criminal investigation
- Forensic evidence
- Records investigation
- Worldwide
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Vietnam
- See also
- References
A detective is an investigator, usually a member of a law enforcement agency. They often collect information to solve crimes by talking to witnesses and informants, collecting physical evidence, or searching records in databases. This leads them to arrest criminals and enable them to be convicted in court. A detective may work for the police or privately.
==Overview== thumb|upright|H Division, of police detectives, including Frederick Abberline (left, with cane), at Leman Street police station, of the London Metropolitan Police, two years before the [[Jack the Ripper serial killer murders of 1888. Photograph circa 1886]]