Emergency Services
緊急服務| 911 | 911 |
| emergency dispatch | 緊急派遣中心 |
| first responder | 第一線救援人員 |
Call 911! There's an emergency!
打911！有緊急狀況！Emergency services are on their way.
緊急服務正在趕來。All clear! The building is safe.
解除警報！建築物很安全。The fire department put out the fire.
消防隊把火撲滅了。They extinguished the fire.
他們把火勢撲滅了。
Police Equipment & Procedures
警察裝備與程序| patrol | 巡邏 |
| beat | 巡區 |
| backup | 支援（增援） |
| breathalyzer | 酒測器 |
| taser | 電擊槍 |
| pepper spray | 胡椒噴霧 |
| body camera | 員警隨身攝影機 |
| dash cam | 行車紀錄器 |
| crime scene tape | 封鎖線（警戒線） |
| roadblock | 路障 |
| checkpoint | 檢查哨 |
| firearm | 槍枝 |
Police were first on the scene.
警方最先到達現場。
警方最先到達現場。
The cop blew the whistle.
那位警察吹了哨子。
那位警察吹了哨子。
Only draw your weapon if there's a threat.
只有在有威脅時才拔槍。
只有在有威脅時才拔槍。
Step out of the vehicle, please.
請下車。
請下車。
License and registration.
駕照與行照。
駕照與行照。
Pull over!
靠邊停！
靠邊停！
Freeze! Police!
不要動！警察！
不要動！警察！
Drop the weapon!
放下武器！
放下武器！
Call for backup!
呼叫支援！
呼叫支援！
Keep your hands up where I can see them.
把手舉高，讓我看得見。
把手舉高，讓我看得見。
Book him for assault.
以傷害罪登記並收押他。
以傷害罪登記並收押他。
| suspicion | 嫌疑 |
| suspicious | 可疑的 |
Please give us a call if you notice anything suspicious.
若發現任何可疑情況，請打電話告訴我們。
Crime
犯罪| legal | 合法 |
| illegal | 非法 |
| illicit | 違法（不法） |
That's against the law.
那是違法的。Have you ever broken the law?
你曾經犯法嗎？Don't commit the crime, if you don't want to do the time.
不想坐牢，就別犯罪。The police caught him red-handed.
警方當場將他人贓俱獲。
| misdemeanor | 輕罪 |
| felony | 重罪 |
The offense was prosecuted as a misdemeanor.
此罪行依輕罪起訴。Felonies can carry longer prison sentences.
重罪可能會有更長的徒刑。
| criminal | 罪犯 |
| crook | 歹徒 |
| thug | 暴徒 |
| hoodlum | 惡棍 |
| accomplice | 同夥（共犯） |
| victim | 受害者 |
He is the alleged mastermind of the criminal ring. The others are his accomplices.
他被指稱是犯罪集團的主謀，其他人是他的共犯。
| theft | 竊盜 |
| thief | 小偷 |
| thieves | 小偷們 |
| robbery | 搶劫 |
| burglary | 入室盜竊 |
| breaking and entering | 破門而入 |
| to steal - stole - stolen | 偷竊（steal - stole - stolen） |
| to rob | 搶劫（to rob） |
| to burglarize | 入室行竊（to burglarize） |
He is wanted for armed robbery.
他因涉犯持械搶劫而遭通緝。The police are looking for him. He's trying to lay low for awhile.
警方正在找他，他暫時低調潛伏。She's just a small time thief.
她只是個小竊。Watch out for pickpockets on the subway.
在捷運要小心扒手。Monday they held up a bank and made their getaway in a stolen car.
星期一他們搶了銀行，並開著贓車逃逸。The burglars broke into their house in broad daylight and made off with their silverware and jewelry.
白天，竊賊闖進他們家，偷走了銀器和珠寶。
Financial crimes
財務犯罪| scam | 詐騙 |
| scammer | 詐騙犯 |
| fraudster | 欺詐者 |
| forgery | 偽造（文書） |
| fraud | 舞弊（詐欺） |
| extortion | 勒索 |
| blackmail | 恐嚇取財 |
| embezzlement law | 挪用公款（貪污） |
| money laundering law | 洗錢 |
| to defraud | 詐騙（動詞） |
| to swindle | 行騙（詐取） |
| to scam | 詐騙 |
| to cheat | 作弊／欺騙 |
| to forge | 偽造 |
Someone forged my signature.
有人偽造了我的簽名。
The crooked accountant helped them cook the books.
那位不正派的會計幫他們做假帳。I can see through their scam. I'm no sucker.
我看穿了他們的詐騙；我不是冤大頭。The mistress forged a will cheating them out of their inheritance.
情婦偽造遺囑，讓他們喪失了應得的遺產。The company reported the blackmail to the authorities.
公司已向當局通報恐嚇取財。Extortion is a serious crime.
勒索是嚴重犯罪。
Property crimes
財產犯罪| vandalism | 破壞公物 |
| vandal | 破壞者 |
| arson law | 縱火（故意放火） |
| trespassing | 擅闖 |
| to vandalize | 破壞公物（動詞） |
The statue was vandalized overnight.
那座雕像在夜裡被破壞。The city repaired the damage after the incident.
市府在事後修復了損害。
Public order offenses
妨害公共秩序| public intoxication law | 公共場合醉酒 |
Homicide
殺人（人命案件）| murder | 謀殺 |
| manslaughter law | 過失致死 |
| attempted homicide law | 未遂殺人 |
| premeditated law | 預謀的 |
| to poison | 下毒 |
| to murder | 殺害 |
| to stab | 刺傷 |
Assault
攻擊（傷害）| assault and battery law | 傷害罪（攻擊與傷害） |
| sexual assault law | 性侵害 |
| domestic violence law | 家庭暴力 |
| stalker | 跟蹤狂 |
| to stalk | 跟蹤、騷擾 |
| to mug | 行搶（當街搶劫） |
Kidnapping
綁架| hostage | 人質 |
| ransom | 贖金 |
| hideout | 藏身處 |
| blindfold | 眼罩（蒙眼布） |
| to kidnap | 綁架（動詞） |
Police negotiated for the safe release of the hostages.
警方談判，讓人質平安獲釋。The victim was found at a hideout not far from town.
受害者在城外不遠的藏身處被找到。
Prostitution
性交易| sex worker | 性工作者 |
The police are cracking down on prostitution.
警方正在嚴打性交易。
Corruption
貪污腐敗| corrupt | 貪腐的 |
| bribery | 賄賂（行賄） |
| whistleblower | 吹哨者（檢舉者） |
| to bribe | 行賄 |
Peter tried to bribe the sheriff's deputy.
彼得試圖賄賂警長的副手。The cartel has bought off the police and the mayor.
該販毒集團已收買警方與市長。
Police Misconduct
警察不當行為| police brutality law | 警察暴力 |
| excessive force law | 過度使用武力 |
Organized crime
有組織犯罪| gang | 幫派 |
| mob | 黑幫 |
He's a gang member. Stay away from him.
他是幫派份子，離他遠一點。He's a marked man. The mob is trying to knock him off.
他被黑幫盯上了，對方想把他做掉。
Criminal Psychology
犯罪心理學| psychopath | 精神病態者（心理變態） |
| sadist | 虐待狂 |
| masochist | 受虐狂 |
| serial killer | 連環殺手 |
The killer returned to the scene of the crime.
兇手回到犯罪現場。