How Do You Easily Memorize Law Enforcement Codes?
More and more law enforcement agencies are adopting “plain language” over using codes on the radio. This is a double-edged sword in that if you have heavy radio traffic and what used to take two words to convey a situation might now take 10 words — everyone will be talking over each other. The benefit would be that every law enforcement agency would comprehend each situation clearly as most agencies utilize a different set of codes. For now, this article will help you in the process of easily memorizing those codes. Gather the lists of codes that you’re expected to memorize i.e. Signal, 10 codes, 100 codes, phonetic alphabet etc. Determine specifically what codes you need to memorize. Go over all of those code lists with a seasoned co-worker, or your supervisor, and highlight all of the codes that are most frequently used. Create flashcards. For each set of codes, make up a set of flashcards. On the front write the code (Example Front: 10-54, Example Back: Negative) and on the back of
