Do police depts still use the term "*****" male to refer to an African-American male?

I am not a policeman so I was wondering. I recall a cop show from the 1970s or 80s where the officer explained that the term ***** was used to avoid confusion with black (for example black hair, black car, black pants, etc.). No, I do not say "*****."

Do police depts still use the term "*****" male to refer to an African-American male?

that would be awesome.

Do police depts still use the term "*****" male to refer to an African-American male?

They usually say black male.

Do police depts still use the term "*****" male to refer to an African-American male?

Where I'm from, it would be "male, black, approx. height and age, wearing......" I do not believe any agencies have used the term "*****" in say, 30 years?

Do police depts still use the term "*****" male to refer to an African-American male?

No, They use "Black" or "African-American". "*****" went the way of "Colored" back in the early 70s.

Do police depts still use the term "*****" male to refer to an African-American male?

Black male or black female would be the proper descriptive words in "police lingo."

Do police depts still use the term "*****" male to refer to an African-American male?

no they don't

Do police depts still use the term "*****" male to refer to an African-American male?

We use "Black Male Adult" or "Black Male Juvenile" in my city.

Do police depts still use the term "*****" male to refer to an African-American male?

Black what ever, male, female.

*****? meybe in Mexico.

Do police depts still use the term "*****" male to refer to an African-American male?

First hyphenates are for morons. You are either an American or not. Second, no black is the term most often used.

Do police depts still use the term "*****" male to refer to an African-American male?

well here in the county jail they call blacks and Asians "racials" that's how they refer to them.

Do police depts still use the term "*****" male to refer to an African-American male?

no as you stated that was a 70-80's term.

when booking a person into the jail, there are according to the justice department 48 different areas of identification. race (6), nationality (1,132)

race=cauc, black, Indian, American Indian, Oriental, Spanish

nationality= cauc= irish, italian, etc

black= where from africa, nigerian etc

indian= pakastani,middle east

am indian= cherokee, arachee, lakota, nez pierce etc.

oriental= all of the orient and then each chineese dialect (32)

Spanish= Latin American, Mexican, all Spanish speaking so it can get complex.

not all states are broken down this far some just recognize white, black and Indian??

most departments use the black, white, Mexican, Indian, oriental as a description of the individual as the suspect was a ---male/ female

Do police depts still use the term "*****" male to refer to an African-American male?

i wonder what African police call whites who visit or live in Africa.

Do police depts still use the term "*****" male to refer to an African-American male?

Not No, but He__ NO! And I live in the deep south, I mean i live in a place that could be mistaken for sparta Mississippi, right off of "in the heat of the night", some of the small rural towns here still have a "white" prom and a "black \" prom same for a white homecoming dance and a black homecoming dance. we are as backwards as it gets and no way no how do the police ever use the word "*****" not officially anyway, they would be sanctioned and have their butts cutt from the force