cop shop
Where badges work
A cop shop is a police station.
The term is informal and slightly irreverent, treating the station like any other place of business: We spent three hours at the cop shop filing a report.
Common in British, Australian, and American English.
Administrative jurisdiction zone
- nickShallow surface cut
- station houseLocal police facility
- bookingAdvance arrangement secured
- lockupTemporary detention facility
holding cell · desk sergeant · squad car · patrol · detective · interrogation · mugshot · perp walk
Central command location
- constabularyOrganized law enforcement body
- barracksSoldiers' residential building
- front deskLobby service counter
- dispatchSend with speed
waiting room · interview room · evidence locker · drunk tank · bullpen · parking lot · impound · reception
Mid-level military rank
- inspectorOfficial quality checker
- lieutenantJunior commissioned officer
- captainOne who commands
- constableLow-ranking peace officer
detective · dispatcher · duty officer · desk clerk · forensics · beat officer · rookie · chief
precinct
Administrative jurisdiction zone
- nickShallow surface cut
- station houseLocal police facility
- bookingAdvance arrangement secured
lockup · holding cell · desk sergeant · squad car · patrol · detective · interrogation · mugshot · perp walk · blotter
headquarters
Central command location
- constabularyOrganized law enforcement body
- barracksSoldiers' residential building
- front deskLobby service counter
dispatch · waiting room · interview room · evidence locker · drunk tank · bullpen · parking lot · impound · reception · lobby
sergeant
Mid-level military rank
- inspectorOfficial quality checker
- lieutenantJunior commissioned officer
- captainOne who commands
constable · detective · dispatcher · duty officer · desk clerk · forensics · beat officer · rookie · chief · commissioner
- police stationspolice station, station house, precinct, headquarters, substation
- police station partsprecinct, squad room, holding cells, lockup, duty desk
cop shopcrack house
Building for illegal narcotics sales
drug den · safe house · stash house · chop shop · speakeasy
cop shopprison
Confinement for offenders
jail · penitentiary · courthouse · courtroom · death row
cop shoppolice station
Law enforcement facility
police headquarters · precinct · constabulary · police department · station house
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