landonjensen
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Sorry if i called them the wrong thing, but when a officer say for example in my dept, 104 Adam, and then another will say 33 Sam, or Victor 1? What do these mean, and how are they different?
Rayjk110 said:They are different for each department.
For example, David units are detectives here in my town.
By the way, ever get that ht1000?
Rayjk110 said:They are different for each department.
For example, David units are detectives here in my town.
By the way, ever get that ht1000?
Rayjk110 said:some whacker trying to sound "offical" to the police.
landonjensen said:Could everyone list what thier dept uses?
Thanks
It wouldn't speed things up, and would probably slow everything down. Unless they can immediately convince me they're a police officer and they know the codes WE use (every agency uses different code systems), when someone calls me and starts rattling off codes, first thing I say is "Sir/ma'am, please tell me what's happening, in English, don't use codes." There are always "wannabes," or people who've watched one too many episodes of Adam-12, or folks who truly just want to be helpful and who THINK they know all our codes. But we can't afford to assume that they do.landonjensen said:Also, say someone called 911, and they knew all the 10 codes etc, and they told the dispatch, say i have a 211 in prgress, what do you think that dispatch would think, and would it be faster? I was wondering because my PD got a call today for a 211 in progress, and dispatch told the officers that the PR was using 10 codes.
The FBI says there are about 17,000 law enforcement agencies in the U.S. Which means there are probably about 17,000 different sets of codes and unit "callsigns." Even with consolidated dispatch centers serving multiple departments, each PD will usually have at least a few of its own variations. As the other post said, if you listen long enough and closely enough you should be able to figure out most of the frequently used codes.landonjensen said:Could everyone list what thier dept uses?
Thanks
w4rez said:I always thought that the use of codes in off the air conversation sounded kinda silly, although I do see where it might help somebody that *has* to use the codes remember them if they use them all the time, even when not on the air.
landonjensen said:Also, say someone called 911, and they knew all the 10 codes etc, and they told the dispatch, say i have a 211 in prgress, what do you think that dispatch would think, and would it be faster? I was wondering because my PD got a call today for a 211 in progress, and dispatch told the officers that the PR was using 10 codes.