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crime A crime is an action that breaks the law. [2 definitions]
judge A judge is the top person in a court of law and makes important decisions. A judge is a lawyer with a lot of knowledge and experience. A judge's job is to hear what people say and decide what is right or wrong according to the law. Sometimes a judge decides if a person is guilty or not guilty of a crime. A judge also decides how people will be punished if they did something wrong. [1/3 definitions]
mystery A mystery is a story about a crime and finding out who did it. Many books, TV shows, and movies are mysteries. [1/2 definitions]
police The police are a group of people who have the job of protecting you from crime and making people obey laws.
police officer Police officers are men and women who have the job of protecting people from crime and making people obey laws.
police station A police station is a place where police officers do a lot of their work. If people want to report a crime, they go to the police station to talk to police officers, or they call the police station on the telephone. Sometimes a police station has a jail where people who might have done something bad are kept for a time.