Detective

Adetectiveis a person who figures out who committed acrime.Most detectives arepolice officers.Some are hired by a private person or company, for example to stoptheft.Those are calledprivate investigators.There are many stories about detectives. Some famous fictional (not real) detectives areSherlock Holmes,Inspector Clouseau,Nancy Drew,The Hardy Boys.

Detectives will search public and private databases, investigate people and examine evidence in order to solve the case.

Other websites

• Detective-Citizendium