polivoc app for iPhone and iPad


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Developer: Institut Suisse de Police
Free
Current version: 3.5, last update: 1 year ago
First release : 17 Jun 2013
App size: 3.28 Mb

The application "polivoc – Police language guide" was developed in collaboration with operational police personnel and includes about 2600 words and abbreviations, as well as nearly 500 phrases.

polivoc is a conversational tool in six languages (English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese) facilitating daily police work. This application is perfectly suited for Community Policing work or police operations in the context of events or demonstrations. polivoc’s efficient search engine and intuitive navigation offer a direct access to adequate resources (words, phrases, expressions, abbreviations). The "bookmark" function allows the user to save frequently used terms for quicker access. The application also provides a voice function enabling users to listen to the terms and phrases. It works offline and its content is updated on a regular basis, notably through user submissions.

Contents

Language selection
- Individual selection of source and target languages for terms, phrases and abbreviations.

Search engine
- Global search engine and search engine for each category (vocabulary, units, phrases, abbreviations)

Vocabulary
- General police vocabulary
- Units, time, dates

Phrases
- General
- Airport police
- Emergency call
- Arrest / Search / Seizure
- Hearing
- Road traffic
- Identity and identity check
- Community Policing
- Miscellaneous
- Emergency search
- Detention
- Guidance for legal representatives
- Financial situation

Police abbreviations

Bookmarks
- Bookmarking of frequently used terms or expression for quicker access.