You spoke at lunchtime, I believe, of one infallible method of detecting crime.

Its main task was not to detect or prevent crime, but to maintain order on public occasions, perform guard duties and apprehend well-known criminals.

But it is a reality, he said, that in the apartheid years the police concentrated "not on detecting crime but on suppressing political activity."

To assist the police in detecting crime by promoting effective communication and the prompt reporting of suspicious and criminal activity.

I am very keen to harness that detect crime.

Intelligence-lead policing and analytical computer tools are increasingly used to help police detect and suppress crime.

Storey's particular job was to examine into the methods used in detecting crime and to make a report.

"Remember, as police, our role is to detect crime, not create crime," Detective Held gently reminded his charges.

PC Fishwick said these two incidents highlight the crucial role the public can play in helping the police to detect crime.

The police are there to detect crime, not manufacture it.