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A growing number of law enforcement dispatchers and officers on the street believe that the 10-code system has outlived its usefulness. Compose a convincing argument that either supports this contention and offers an alternative form of communication shorthand that appropriately addresses contemporary calls for law enforcement response, or argue that the 10-code remains viable and useful in police communication but would benefit from some modernization; also provide examples of how you would modernize the code. You should answer this question using a minimum of 300 words.

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Answer: The United State government pushed for "plain language" after 9/11 because the inter-organizational discussion was hurt by codes. For a while, they pushed it hard (there may have been laws but I don't ken for sure) but later recanted and now "plain language" is only required when more than one organization is involved. From what I have optically discerned, many emergency accommodation men and women prefer utilizing the 10 codes, especially in certain situations where predilection for discretion is propitious. I do believe there should still be the implementation of it as simply saying 10-24 is better than yelling "f'ing send backup this man sent shots at me" but I understand stress can interfere with our competency to recollect certain things, especially in an emergency field. What's nice about 10 codes is that if everybody on the job understands them, you can convey a lot in a concise message. It'd be prevalent to describe how a tour went just with the mundane 10 codes. some people are immensely colossal proponents of plain English. You can articulate what is genuinely transpiring rather than utilizing pre-determined 10 code that may not be entirely precise. I cerebrate plain English AND 10 codes should be the default method of communication if you are in command or interfacing with certain agencies or predicaments. Clear and efficacious communication is often the first causality in the war of "oh shoot" calls. Though I can cerebrate of a few instances where, within a single agency and intra-agency communication, I believe 10 codes would be more utilizable than plain English. An area with poor radio communication may benefit from a 10-code that is able to convey an entire sentence. Or if you are unable for whatever reason to openly request a resource such as the police or convivial workers. That would be my modernization of the ten code

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