Vocabulary

Biometric

Firms : (adjective) well fixed in place or position

iris : noun [C] the coloured circular part of an eye surrounding the black pupil (= central part)

veins : noun [C] a tube that carries blood to the heart from the other parts of the body

fraud :noun [C or U] the crime of obtaining money by deceiving people:

DNA database

database : noun [C]a large amount of information stored in a computer system in such a way that it can be easily looked at or changed:We're linked to the on-line database at our head office.

DNA : noun [U] SPECIALIZEDdeoxyribonucleic acid: the chemical at the centre of the cells of living things, which controls the structure and purpose of each cell and carries the genetic information during reproduction
acquitted
rape

CCTV

CCTV : ABBREVIATION FOR closed-circuit television: a system which sends television signals to a limited number of screens, and is often used in shops as protection against thieves:CCTV cameras

to fall in robberies and burglaries

to helped to cut incidents

to reduce crime

neighbourhood wardens

surveillance : noun [U]the careful watching of a person or place, especially by the police or army, because of a crime that has happened or is expected:

grown to unprecedented levels

to conceal video cameras

dysfunction

legitimately