NCJ Number
53476
Date Published
1977
Length
128 pages
Annotation
THIS POCKET-SIZE DICTIONARY FOR THE ON-DUTY POLICE OFFICER PROVIDES WORDS AND PHRASES IN ITALIAN, FRENCH, GERMAN, AND ENGLISH, WITH ATTENTION TO POLICE IDIOMS AND TECHNICAL EXPRESSIONS.
Abstract
THE FOUR LANGUAGES ARE DISPLAYED SIDE-BY-SIDE IN COLUMNS, PROVIDING IMMEDIATE REFERENCE FOR EACH WORD OR EXPRESSION COVERED. GENERAL CONVERSATIONAL EXPRESSIONS INCLUDE PERSONAL DATA, LICENSES, RELATIONSHIPS, PROFESSIONS, COMPANIES, OFFICES, BUILDINGS, PLACE AND DIRECTION, NUMBERS, COLORS, CALENDAR AND TIME, CARDINAL POINTS, WEIGHTS AND MEASURES, MONEY, TRAFFIC SIGNS, AND CATEGORIES OF VEHICLES. EVERYDAY PHRASES CONSIST OF GREETINGS AND WAYS TO ADDRESS PEOPLE, POLICE IDENTIFICATION, CHECKING PERSONAL DATA, INSTRUCTIONS, EXPLANATIONS, STATEMENTS, AND TELEPHONE PROCEDURES. GENERAL INQUIRIES AND INFORMATION AT POLICE STATIONS AND OFFICES IS COVERED WITH INFORMATION ON HOW TO EXPLAIN HOURS OF OPENING, FORMALITIES, PAPERS AND PERMITS, LICENSES, ACCIDENT CASES, SENTENCE AND APPEAL, AND TOURISM. TRAFFIC VOCABULARY INCLUDES VEHICLE CHECKS, BREATH AND BLOOD TESTS, PARKING, HELP IN A BREAKDOWN, CHECKING RESIDENTIAL AREAS, STATING TRAFFIC MISTAKES, AND TRAFFIC CONTROLS. EXPRESSIONS FOR REPORTING IN THE CASE OF ACCIDENTS, FREE ROAMING ANIMALS, BREAKDOWNS, AND DEALING WITH FIRST AID AND QUESTIONING WITNESSES ARE INCLUDED. WORDS DENOTING INDECENT ASSAULT, FRAUD AND FORGERY, FIRE, BURGLARY AND THEFT, DRUGS, AND MISDEMEANORS ARE COVERED.JUDICIAL EXPRESSIONS ARE PROVIDED. THIS REFERENCE BOOK CAN ALSO BE USED BY POLICE INSTRUCTORS SPECIALIZING IN LANGUAGE PROBLEMS TO PROVIDE EXERCISES FOR OFFICERS. STANDARD CASSETTES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE. (MHP)