{"id":199,"date":"2009-06-29T23:13:00","date_gmt":"2009-06-29T23:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.communicationcoach.ca\/blog\/?p=199"},"modified":"2015-04-10T17:18:40","modified_gmt":"2015-04-10T21:18:40","slug":"acronyms-for-crime-and-policing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.communicationcoach.ca\/blog\/acronyms-for-crime-and-policing\/","title":{"rendered":"Acronyms for Crime and Policing"},"content":{"rendered":"

To continue from a previous blog entry, here are some popular acronyms that you may hear on cop shows or cop films. Plus, if you apply to become a police officer, you should be aware of these acronyms. Our company proudly helps YRP – York Regional Police<\/em><\/strong> – with communication skills assessments and training of their recruits and officers.\u00a0 Some are immigrants and we believe that having English as a second language should not stop you from enjoying dramatic shows or applying to serve your community!\u00a0 Feel free to share this with those you know are applying to become a police officer in their community too.<\/p>\n

E.T.A. – Estimated Time of Arrival
\nD.O.A. – Dead On Arrival
\nM.O. – Modus Operandi – Latin for mode or style of operation or the way a ‘perp’ performs crimes. The pattern s\/he follows.
\nC.O.P. – Citizen or Constable On Patrol – “cop” is the common nickname for a police officer.
\nD.U.I. – Driving Under the Influence (of drugs or alcohol)
\nB & E – Break and Enter – burglary
\nP.I. – Private Investigator
\nC.I. – Confidential Informer\/Informant – someone the police use to get inside info from the streets or criminal gangs.
\nB.O.L.O. – Be On the LookOut for – notice to all officers to search for or be aware of a particular person.
\nA.P.B. – All Points Bulletin – also known as a citywide – same as BOLO.
\nC.Y.A. – Cover Your Ass – Do the job right, by the book, and document everything to prove that you did everything correctly.
\nS.W.A.T. – Special Weapons And Tactics team\/squad – highly trained paramilitary officers, used in hostage situations and other dangerous events. On TV and in film, they are always dressed completely in black.<\/p>\n

That should be enough to give you a better English base for policing.
\nMemorize them and then incorporate them, and stay safe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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