The most famous police station in Britain is the New Scotland Yard in London, but there are police stations all over the country.
For more people the police station are the face of the law. They can arrest people in the street, but they also give information.
There are a new police station in Lewisham, an area in south-east London.
Suspects con be kept in the cells at the police station for several hours. A suspect spent a
whole night in the cells.
Next day he went to the court. Here three magistrates listen to evidence from the police and the witness. They decide if the person is guilty or not guilty.
The evidence that the police collect from a crime scene is analysed in in laboratories like this.
The people who work here are called the forensic scientist.
Finger prints are good way of identifying people but DNA is more reliable. A person's identity can be found from a single hair. Each person has got a unique DNA profile.
For more people the police station are the face of the law. They can arrest people in the street, but they also give information.
There are a new police station in Lewisham, an area in south-east London.
Suspects con be kept in the cells at the police station for several hours. A suspect spent a
whole night in the cells.Next day he went to the court. Here three magistrates listen to evidence from the police and the witness. They decide if the person is guilty or not guilty.
The evidence that the police collect from a crime scene is analysed in in laboratories like this.
The people who work here are called the forensic scientist.
Finger prints are good way of identifying people but DNA is more reliable. A person's identity can be found from a single hair. Each person has got a unique DNA profile.
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