Be safer and more effective. Develop your oral skills learning specific  vocabulary, phrases commands and questions related to police situations and including commonly used slang and "Spanglish" you will hear on the street. No previous Spanish language experience required.

A great way to use your time productively during your commute, at the gym or at home; study anywhere, at your own pace. Check your progress with the review exercises and answers.

The course covers words and phrases you will need in the following situations:

• Conducting a routine traffic stop

• Handling traffic accidents

• Searching for weapons/ drugs

• Conducting a sobriety test

• Obtaining information about gangs

• Establishing the circumstances of a crime

• Asking someone’s name

• Handling domestic violence

• Spelling words and names

• Talking to adults and children

• Asking age, weight and height  

• Asking about family background

• Asking someone’s date of birth

• Courtesy

• Describing people and objects

• Giving directions

• Asking questions for Field Interview/ Citation/ Booking Sheet

Click here to listen to the 12 minute sample Unit 1 - Spelling Words and Names in MP3 format (12MB). Click here to listen to the same unit in WAV format (this is the same format as an audio CD and is a much larger download 66MB). 

Click here to read the transcript of the unit you are listening to.

Note the transcript will open in a separate "pop-up" window. If you have "pop-up blocking" enabled in your security software or for example in your Google Toolbar this should be disabled (note: Ctrl and Click will often temporarily bypass pop-up blocking).

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