Police officers have a slang term "cop" where did it come from, what does it mean?
2006-08-23 07:24:59 · 15 answers · asked by welshmade 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Constable on Patrol, thats what they were when we were under british rule.
2006-08-23 07:28:32 · answer #1 · answered by outspoken 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The term cop come from the copper which is what the old Police badges were made of
2006-08-23 10:39:41 · answer #2 · answered by mcknight838 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The original term came from Constible on Patrol. Back from england's Scottland Yard which is where U.S gets our police system. Some more modern sources are Community Oriented Policing which focuses on getting Officers out of their cars and big sectors, and down to a few neighborhoods. That way they get to know the families so they will be more willing to the officer when they have a problem.
Ok I got a thumbs down from someone... to bad I got my origins from police academy...
2006-08-23 08:18:18 · answer #3 · answered by n.hyatt 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's Brit.
Our Bobbies/policemen R called Coppers.
But were called Bow Street Runners, in the late 1800's as the first Police Station was located there.
I can't quite remember where Coppers came from some1 must know.
Sorry but I do know, but it's british slang.
Most folks ( criminals ) refer 2 them as The Filth now.
2006-08-23 07:31:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
COP stands for Chief Of Police.
2006-08-23 08:06:34 · answer #5 · answered by Phil W 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A long time ago, police officers wore badges made of copper. That's where the term came from.
2006-08-23 07:26:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
It's an abbreviated term for "copper", which sounds like a word that would have originated with the British.
2006-08-23 08:56:35 · answer #7 · answered by honeybucket 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It’s British slang for copper, Darling. It all started because of those copper buttons on the Bobbies’ uniforms.
2006-08-23 07:30:32 · answer #8 · answered by rltouhe 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chief Organizer of Policemen.
2006-08-23 09:33:42 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they used to have badges made of copper. They were called "coppers" or "cops" for short.
2006-08-23 07:30:41 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are several possibilities for the origin of the word cop.
http://www.chpcards.com/coporigin.html
http://www.randomhouse.com/wotd/index.pperl?date=19970527
http://www.answerbag.com/q_view.php/22113
http://www.yaelf.com/aueFAQ/mifcop.shtml
UNFORTUNATELY THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A CLEAR DEFINITIVE ANSWER!!!
Kind of ironic that I had to COPy and paste these links! heh-heh
2006-08-23 07:34:10 · answer #11 · answered by Coo coo achoo 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋