Since joining this community I've been appointed Associate Dean of the School of Law, Policing and Forensics. I've just added a link for Q&A aimed at writers: http://blogs.staffs.ac.uk/law-policing-forensics/answers/

Setting: Modern day UK ( Read more... )

I know that in modern America, the police need a search warrant to search your house or even your car. (I believe they can search your person without paperwork, if they can cite probable cause. Clearly it is not possible to rake in a judge and get a warrant if the criminal is fleeing on foot ( Read more... )

Allright I have Googled my brains out for the answer to this and no luck. I've combed through about every website on the metropolitan police and the city of London police and came up with nothing

I know that around the 1870s the police of London had divisions the only one I'm recalling at the moment was H division which was centered in whitechapel ( Read more... )

What would be the military/police rank of an officer in a close protection unit for the daughter of a prime minister (or equivalent ( Read more... )

Hello,

I need informations for the story I am working on and since you have all been so helpful last time …

It's set between 2000 and 2013 in London and one of my MC is working for the Met as a DS then as a DI in the Homicide branch.

The first thing I would like to know is who his superiors are (from him up to the Commissioner) and what exactly ( Read more... )

Hello everyone ( Read more... )

I'm currently revising a short story I have recently written and need some help on this nagging point.

Setting: Stirling, Scotland 2011

Background Info: The story is a paranormal horror. A case involving a brutal double murder/possible triple murder commited has recently been reopened after 2 years. No trial ever took place as the 'murderer' was ( Read more... )

England, present day ( Read more... )

Setting: Modern day, England ( Read more... )