Police lingo

Common abbreviations and jargon used in the programme.

Abbreviations/Acronym		Meaning
A
A Body	=	An Arrest ("I've nicked a body")
ABH	=	Actual Body Harm
ALCO	=	Anything to do with the breath test procedure
AMIP	=	Area Major Incident Pool
APPO	=	Area Press and Publicity Officer
ARB	=	Accident Report Book
ARV	=	Armed Response Vehicle
ASP	=	Extendable Metal Baton
B
The Big House	=	Crown Court
Black Rat	=	Traffic Patrol Officer
Blagger	=	Robber
Bleeder	=	Female officer
BLO	=	Borough Liaison Officer
Brains Dept.	=	C.I.D. (as referred to by Uniform)
BTP	=	British Transport Police
Button Mob	=	Uniform Officers (as referred to by C.I.D.)
C
CAD	=	Computer Aided Dispatch (Room)
CCTV	=	Closed Circuit Television
CIB	=	Complaints Investigation Bureau
CID	=	Criminal Investigation Department
CIS	=	Crime Infomation System (replaced crime sheets)
CIVVIES	=	Police Officers in Civilian Cloths
CO	=	Central Operations
CORRES	=	Correspondence / Paperwork
CPS	=	Crown Prosecution Service
CPT	=	Child Protection Team
CRIS	=	Crime Reporting Information System (replaced crime sheets)
CS Spray	=	An Immobilizing Spray
CSE	=	Crime Scene Examiner
CSG	=	Crime Support Group
CSU	=	Community Safety Unit
D
Dancers	=	To Run Away i.e. 'He was on his dancers'
DC	=	Detective Constable
DCI	=	Detective Chief Inspector
DI	=	Detective Inspector
Dippers	=	Pickpockets
DPS	=	Directorate of Professional Standards
Drum	=	House
DS	=	Detective Sergeant
DSE	=	Divisional Scene Examiner
DVU	=	Domestic Violence Unit
E
ESSO	=	Every Saturday and Sunday Off
F
Factory	=	Police Station
FATACC / Fat'Ac	=	Fatal Accident
Fence	=	Person to whom stolen goods are Sold
FME	=	Forensic Medical Examiner
G
GBH	=	Grevious Bodily Harm
Going Up The Road	=	Refers to Crown Court
GP	=	General Purpose (used for unmarked vehicle)
H
Handling	=	Handling Stolen Goods
Have It On Your Toes	=	Run Away
HORTI	=	A request to produce driving documents derived from HORTI (aka Producer)
I
IBO	=	Integrated Borough Operations:	Computer Aided Dispatch (Room)			IC	=	Identification Codes: Visual Classification Self-Classification Police National Computer Census Four-Point System Census Nine Point System IC1 White European White skinned european appearance White White IC2 Dark European Dark skinned european appearance IC3 Afro–Caribbean African/Caribbean appearance Black Black Caribbean Black African Black Other IC4 Asian Asian appearance Asian Indian Pakistani Bangladeshi IC5 Oriental Chinese/Japanese appearance Other Chinese IC6 Arab Arabian/Egyptian appearance Other
ID	=	Identification
Index	=	Vehicle Registration Number
India 91	=	Traffic Helicopter
India 99	=	Police Helicopter
Insp.	=	Inspector
IR	=	Information Room (also see MP)
IRB	=	Incident Report Book (also used for arrests)
IRV	=	Incident Response Vehicle
J
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K
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L
LIO	=	Local Intelligence Officer
M
M2MP	=	Full Call Sign for Main Set Channel for Information Room
MisPer	=	Missing Person
MIT	=	Murder Investigation Team
MP	=	Metropolitan Police information room (Scotland Yard)
MSS	=	Message Switching System
N
NCPA	=	No Cause for Police Action
NCS	=	National Crime Squad (aka British FBI)
NDIU	=	National Drugs Intelligence Unit
NDP	=	Notice to Detained Persons
NFA	=	No Further Action
NIB	=	National Identification Bureau
The Nick	=	The Police Station
Non-Descript	=	Observation Vehicle (or "Nondy")
NSY	=	New Scotland Yard
O
OB	=	Occurrence Book
OBBO	=	Observation
OP	=	Observation Point
OPPO	=	Mate (someone you're paired with for specialist tasks)
OSCAR	=	Call Sign for Traffic Control on Main Set
OTS	=	Over The Side (seeing someone for a bit of hanky panky!)
P
PACE	=	Police and Criminal Evidence Act (Act of Parliament)
Panda	=	Non-pursuit Police Car
PARS	=	Particulars of an occurrence
PC	=	Police Constable
Phonetic Alphabet A Alpha N November B Bravo O Oscar C Charlie P Papa D Delta Q Quebec E Echo R Romeo F Foxtrot S Sierra G Golf T Tango H Hotel U Uniform I India V Victor J Juliet W Whiskey K Kilo X X-ray L Lima Y Yankee M Mike Z Zulu
PIMP	=	Someone living off earnings from prostitution
PIT	=	Precision Immobilization Technique Maneuver (vehicle debilitation technique)
Plonks	=	Women Police Officers
PNC	=	Police National Computer
POLACC	=	Police Accident
PONCE	=	Someone living off earnings from prostitution
PRs	=	Police/Personal Radios
PROCESS	=	Anything to do with reporting motorists
PT17	=	? (Marksman)
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R
Refs	=	Canteen Break(s)
Ringer	=	A car that is made up of parts from different stolen cars or has its identity changed.
RTA	=	Road Traffic Accident
RTC	=	Road Traffic Collision
Run In	=	Yard where stolen goods/vehicles are housed
S
S Call	=	A call to Police that is graded as soon response
Sarge	=	Sergeant
SC	=	Special Constable
SCD	=	Specialist Crime Directorate
Sgt.	=	Sergeant
Sierra 1	=	Sun Hill's (Sierra Oscar) Area Car
Skip	=	Sergeant
Sierra Oscar (SO)	=	Call sign for Sun Hill Police Station
SO	=	Specialist Operations
SOCO	=	Scenes Of Crime Officer
SPG	=	Special Patrol Group (now abolished)
Spin	=	Search
Superstars	=	C.I.D. (as referred to by Uniform)
T
T Call	=	An urgent call to police that is graded as Immediate Response
TI	=	Trainee Investigator
TC	=	Traffic Collision
TOA	=	Time of Arrival
Trojan Unit	=	Armed Police
TSG	=	Tactical Support Group
U
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V
VRN	=	Vehicle Registration Number
W
W	=	Warrant
WDC	=	Woman Detective Constable
WDS	=	Woman Detective Sergeant
Wheels	=	Motor Vehicle
Woodentops	=	Uniform Officers (as referred to by C.I.D.)
WPC	=	Woman Police Constable
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