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“Get your hands on a copy.”Amy Oliver, Daily Mail
Crime • Reference • Humour
A handy pocket-sized A to Z of police slang and acronyms.
Pocket Guide
Funny, revealing and useful for anyone decoding the language of the force.
Confused by what cops say on TV, in crime novels or in true-crime stories? This sharp little guide helps decode the language of policing.
Police Slang is an entertaining and useful guide to the words, phrases and acronyms used by the police. It is ideal for crime-fiction enthusiasts, true-crime readers, writers and anyone who has ever wondered what the cops are really saying.
The book grew out of Charles Harris’s research for a novel, which involved spending a great deal of time with the police. What he discovered was a language that is funny, scurrilous, practical and revealing.
Favourites include SQJ, meaning a yellow high-visibility jacket — short for Stupid Question Jacket, because when you put one on, that’s what you get.
There are also less-than-flattering terms for civilian Police Community Support Officers, such as CHIMPS — Can’t Help In Most Police Situations.
Alongside the jokes, there are also key serious terms used in everyday policing. Get a copy and learn to tell your tea boys from your lids.
Praise for Police Slang
What readers are saying
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“Invaluable to crime-fiction enthusiasts.”Billboard Magazine
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“So so funny, I got it for someone else but read it first… they thought it was hilarious.”Reader review
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“Comes in handy while watching police shows from the UK.”Reader review
