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Back up (two meanings): A unit assisting or 'backing up' the primary unit on a call for service a second handgun carried in reserve on the officer's person, usually concealed – also called a 'hide out'.

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BAC: Spelled out in conversation – the blood alcohol content of a person, usually an accused drunk driver.AW: Aryan Warrior – a prison gang similar to the Aryan Brotherhood.ATL: Attempt to locate – a directive or request to find a missing or wanted person.ASP: Trade name that has become generic for an expandable baton carried on an officer's duty belt.

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ALPR: Automated license plate recognition system – a fixed or vehicle-mounted set of cameras and computers that records the license plates and photos of vehicles that pass by it, and compares the license plate numbers to a 'hot list' of stolen vehicles and vehicles associated with a fugitive.

Agency: Law enforcement officer's generic term for the officer's employer.

AFIS: Automated Fingerprint Identification System, usually pronounced 'Ay-fiss'.

AB: Member of the Aryan Brotherhood prison gang.

And because we know each department's terms differ, e mail us the ones we missed and we'll add them to the list. Over the years, officers have also cultivated their own language, using certain phrases that only law enforcement officers would understand.īelow are some common phrases, acronyms and slang terms commonly heard throughout an officer's career. Some codes, such as “10-4,” made their way into the general lexicon through their use on TV shows like “ Highway Patrol” and pop radio songs such as “ Convoy.”Īlthough there are now plenty of radio channels available, today's officers still use these codes to keep communication succinct and somewhat secret to the public. Many codes started with a hard consonant, like “T,” to add punch to the spoken phrase. In an effort to break through the interference, many agencies adopted brevity codes that were easily understood. There were a lot of static and garbled transmissions.

Well, radios back in the day were anything but hi-fi, and few agencies had more than one channel to use. Do you ever wonder how coded police talk came about?