Vocabulary notes:

photo variation (updating)	[‘foutou vɛəri’eiʃn]	композиційно-фотографічний портрет
reconstruction of photos of dead persons	[ri:kənst’rʌkʃn]	реконструкція зовнішності загиблих людей
wanted person	[‘wɔntid]	розшукyвана особа
composite picture, photofit identity kit	[’kɔmpəzit piktʃə]	композиційно-мальований портрет (зовнішності), фоторобот

nickname	прізвисько
alias known as …	псевдонім; відомий як…
maiden name	дівоче прізвище

Police description of a person

Police nowadays have many sophisticated methods to establish photos of wanted persons. Interactive system for the identification of criminals (ISIC), photo montage (photo-fit montage), photo variation (updating), reconstruction of photos of dead persons.Persons who are wanted or missing or found dead without any identification papers can often be traced with the help of a description or a composite picture.

Description of persons given below is used in the United Kingdom. Compare it with the Ukrainian one.

Name

first name(s), family name(s), nickname(s), alias(es), maiden name, name at birth

Age

date of birth, (either exact or approximate), also place of birth

Sex

male (M), female (F)

Occupation

present, past, possible, present and / or former employer(s)

General appearance

Height

exact, approximate, (metres and centimetres)

Build

slender, medium, heavy, thin, slim, well built, stout, corpulent, obese

Complexion

sallow, ruddy, dark-swarthy, freckled, fresh, pale, blotchy, pimply, uses cosmetics

Head

large, small, narrow, square

Face

round, oval, long, wrinkled, flabby, fat, high cheekbones

Hair colour

blond, red, brown, black, turning grey, partially grey, grey

Hair style

bald, partially bald, bobbed, curly, wavy, straight, well-dressed, unkempt, bushy, crewcut, brushcut, wears wig

Hair on face

size, shape and colour of beard or moustache

Forehead

high, low, broad, narrow, wrinkled, bulging, receding

Eyebrows

colour, thick, thin, bushy, meet in centre, arched, plucked, pencilled, sparse

Eyes colour

blue, gray, hazel, brown, green, black, two-colour

Eyes

long lashes/eyelashes, glass eye, wears glasses (type, colour) habitually or for reading, sunglasses, cast, missing, near-sighted

Nose

large, small, long, short, hooked, broken, broad base, wide / narrow nostrils

Mouth

large, small

Lips

thick, thin, well shaped, upper / lower lip protrude

Teeth

clean, discoloured, decayed, irregular, dentures, fillings, gold-crowned, gaps

Chin

dimpled, cleft, double, round, protrude, receded

Ears

large, small, small / large lobes

Hands

long, short, large, small, long / short fingers, well kept, rough, callous

Phisical handicaps

amputation, right armless, etc.

Fingernails

long, short, bitten, manicured, varnished (colour)