police dispatch
Officer deployment center
Police dispatch is the emergency communication center that coordinates police response to incidents.
Dispatchers receive 911 calls, gather information, and send officers to locations.
The term also refers to the act of sending units: We got a dispatch about a break-in on Fifth Street.
A dispatcher's calm, coded communication style—All units, we have a 10-50 at Main and Oak—has become iconic in crime dramas.
- telephoneVoice communication device
- code blueHospital cardiac arrest signal
- shots firedBullets leaving a weapon
- officer downInjured or killed police
- suspect descriptionCriminal identification details
patrol officer · two-way radio · radio · mapping software · medical emergencies · walkie-talkie · shift scheduling · resource allocation · traffic accidents · pager · fire alarms · emergency response · incident report · text messaging · intercom · squad car · crime scene · call center
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- criminal justice datacriminal records, arrest records, case files, crime statistics, rap sheets
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Request for emergency services
incoming call · field report · emergency call · distress call · status report
police dispatchstand down
Withdraw from readiness
call back · all clear · end of shift · demobilization · withdrawal
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