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Help with police radio langauge?
Does anyone know of a website that explains how the police communicate with each other over radio (in the UK)? I’m a script writer and it’s a pain trying to get that right. Links appreciated!
We use the phonetic alphabet and 10 codes for clearly understood conversation over the radio. The are two different types of phonetic alphabet, civilian and military. Local departments use the civilian alphabet. It starts out Adam, Boy, Charles…. The military is Alpha, Bravo, Charlie… The reason we do this is because it is a lot easier to understand when we are spelling something such as a last name. This way you do not have to listen to “was that second letter a B or a D?”
10-codes are also an easier and more concise way to move information. Phrases are boiled down into numbers. Also for authenticity for most conversations between officers we drop the 10 from the traffic. As all of the numbers start with 10 we know it is there. So instead of saying “What’s your 10-20?” (location) we say “What’s your 20?” Dispatch will still use the 10′s as they are more formal (most of the time). The codes do vary between department as to how detailed they get but the first 100 are usually the same…10-8 On Duty, 10-7 Off duty, 10-21 Call me, 10-20 What’s your location etc… Don’t Dispair though, this actually gives you more latitude as a writer. Look at Die Hard 4 when he asked if they had a lot of 10-371′s that day (or whatever the number is), supposedly the code for naked people. I know my agency does not have a code for Naked People, but hey as far as I know DC could. So you can play with that a little.
As for finding these I always use a search engine and type in “Police Phonetic Alphabet” or “Police 10 codes” whenever I need to give a sheet to a rookie to learn. It is fun to hand it to them and say there will be a pop quiz at a time of my choosing. (The pop quiz is always weeks later when they have forgotten about it and they always fail the first time)
These are suggestions from America, but police language is pretty universal. Good luck with the script, believe me I know your pain.
Howard Jacobson, Author’s top writing tips – BBC Radio 2 Chris Evans Breakfast Show
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