The most famous police station in Britain is New Scotland Yard in London, but there are police stations all over the country. They've all got a blue light outside to show they are police stations.
The custody room is on the police station. A suspected criminal is being charged with a crime. He must hand over everything he's carrying or has got in his pockets.
Next they take fingerprints to check the person's identity. This machine scans fingerprints electronically and compares them with the national police database. they also take mouth swabs for analysis of DNA.
Suspects can be kept in the cells at the police station for several hours.
Next day he went to cout. Here three magistrates listen to evidence from the police and witnesses. They then decide if the person is guilty or not guilty.
The evidence that the police collect from a crime scene is analyzed in laboratories like this.
Fingerprints are a good way of identifying people but DNA is more reliable. A person's identity can be found from a single hair! Each person has got a unique DNA profile. DNA profiles can be matched on these computers.
Forensic scientists provide the evidence that helps the courts decide whether a suspect is guily of a crime or not. The courts then decide on the sentence.
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