Cop speak, the lingo of law enforcement and crime, Tom Philbin
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- Strafvollzug
- Police -- United States -- Language -- Dictionaries
- Law enforcement + Language -- Dictionaries
- Kriminalität
- Wörterbuch
- Law enforcement -- United States -- Language -- Dictionaries
- Dictionaries
- Law enforcement + Language
- Amerikanisches Englisch
- Police + Language
- Police + Language -- Dictionaries
- Rechtssprache
- United States
- Sprache
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Cop speak, the lingo of law enforcement and crime, Tom Philbin
Language
eng
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no index present
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
Cop speak
Nature of contents
dictionaries
Oclc number
33334748
Responsibility statement
Tom Philbin
Review
"From the "git-go" until the case is "cleared," law enforcement officials - and the criminals they pursue - have a language all their own. In CopSpeak, Tom Philbin sets the record straight with a fun, factual, and fascinating compilation that's part dictionary, part encyclopedia, and all entertaining. From "Abe" (five dollars' worth of illegal drugs) to "zombie" (a police officer who works at night), CopSpeak is "phat" (cool). Take a "taste" (sampling):" "Shank: A knife or other sharp instrument used by prison inmates. Prisoners are ingenious at making shanks. They have been constructed from everything from a metal bed slat to a toothbrush handle in which a razor is embedded. "At any given time, ' said one ex-convict, "there's enough shanks in a prison to open a cutlery factory"--Publisher's description
Sub title
the lingo of law enforcement and crime
resource.variantTitle
Lingo of law enforcement and crimeCopspeak
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