The Language of the Law ... Enforcers Quiz

Answer: Allow the subject to leave

The term referred to the act of freeing a suspect or suspect, or to "kick them loose", or "kick them free".

Answer: a high priority police service call

High priority or emergency radio calls are often preceded by three beeps (tone alerts) being broadcast on the radio. The tone alerts are designed to get the immediate attention of the officers. Calls warranting alert signals include calls involving the possibility of great bodily harm to someone, or in-progress crime calls. Tone alerted calls are usually responded to with emergency lights and siren activated.

Answer: everything is clear, no additional assistance needed

The message is "Code Four" which means that the situation has been controlled, and no additional police units are needed.

Answer: a lunch break

Officers are required to request Code Seven from the communications operators. If there are no pending calls, the operator will reply "O.K. Seven", and the officers can start their break. If there are pending calls, the officers are advised to "continue patrol" to handle additional calls. Officers on lunch breaks are required to give communications their lunch locations, and in the case of emergency, are subject to assigned calls.

Answer: their subject may be wanted, and could be armed

When officers receive a "Code Six Charles" in response to their request for information, the officers are to immediately place themselves in a position of advantage over the subject. If the officer is alone, he or she will assume a position of advantage until the arrival of assistance.

When control is obtained over the suspect, the officer can then request the broadcast of the 'want and warrant' information. The "Code Six Charles" is designed to alert the officer to a possibly dangerous situation without alerting the suspect, who may be in a position to hear the police radio broadcast.

Answer: Officers trained to end a police chase

Some officers receive special training in the PIT procedure. Depending on the police agency involved, PIT may stand for Pursuit Intervention Technique, Precision Immobilization Technique, or Parallel Immobilization Technique. For the PIT maneuver, one vehicle pursuing another vehicle can force the pursued vehicle to suddenly turn sideways to the direction of travel, causing the driver to lose control and stop.

Answer: request for a rifle

Police patrol officers usually carry their service weapons and shotguns in their vehicles. In situations where additional ordinance in needed, a Code Robert is a request for an Urban Police Rifle (UPR) or Shotgun Slug Ammunition (SSA). When the request is made, the officer will indicate either "Code Robert UPR" or "Code Robert Slug".

There weapons are then transported to the scene by a police supervisor.

Answer: respond to the location with lights and siren activated

A code 3 call is an emergency call, and is answered immediately. Exemptions from the state vehicle code is granted only when the officers utilize their siren and emergency lights. Any call may justify a code three response if any of the following elements are present: A serious public hazard, the preservation of life, a crime of violence in progress, the prevention of a crime of violence, an immediate pursuit, or when a unit at a scene request another unit "code three".

Answer: a possible drunk driver

The section of the California Vehicle Code that deals with drunk drivers is section 502. Police shortened the section description by referred to it as "2" or "Deuce".

Answer: robbery

By definition, robbery involves the use of force or fear in the commission of the act, and can create a potentially life threatening situation. For a robbery in progress, one police unit is assigned to respond to the call using emergency lights and siren, and any available units in the area respond immediately without activating the emergency equipment