jump-out

n. a (sudden) arrest made by undercover police using unmarked vehicles; a police officer or detective who makes such an arrest. Also jump-out boys, jump-out gang. Subjects: English, Crime & Prisons, Police

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Citations: 1986 Nancy Lewis Washington Post (Oct. 31) “U.S. Judge Seals Parts Of Clean Sweep Manual” p. B7: U.S. District Court Gerhard A. Gesell agreed to seal parts of the 11-page typewritten manual that contained specific instructions, such as how many uniformed officers should be present as a backup and how many officers should be used in a “jump-out” squad. Earlier this month Assistant Police Chief Isaac Fulwood Jr. began an investigation of the “jump-out” tactic, which was being used by police to search large groups of people without probable cause. 1987 Kent Jenkins Jr. Washington Post (Sept. 14) “Caught in Drug Cross Fire” p. A1: The department’s tactical unit, known as the “jump-out boys,” has met with flying debris when officers swoop in. 1988 Rene Sanchez Washington Post (June 5) “Learning to Play the Drug Game; District Youngsters Emulating Adults in Make-Believe Deals” p. A1: “When they play the games, it’s ‘We’ll be the hustlers, you be the jump-outs.’” 1988 Jeffrey Good St. Petersburg Times (Dec. 23) “Death puts heat on tough cops in a rough city” p. 1B: Miami police could point with pride to the success of their undercover anti-drug team. Its 15-member squad, dubbed the “Jump Out Gang” for the way officers sprang at unsuspecting criminals, helped account for roughly 6,000 drug-related arrests since 1986. 1989 Jon Jeter Star-Tribune (Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.) (July 14) “Police pursue ‘crack’ dealers into the streets” p. 1A: Since May, undercover officers have targeted street-level dealers, buying packets of crack at a street corner, then moving in with vehicles full of police who “jump out” and make arrests. First conducted in Florida, the “jump-outs” have drawn mixed reviews from other agencies that have duplicated them. 2001 Lara Becker Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, N.Y.) (Aug. 12) “Battfield on Beat 252”: One week after Tyshaun’s slaying, narcotics officers made a bust at a house across the street. As officers approached, the three children left unattended there shouted a warning to their mother: “The jump-outs are here.” 2003 American Friends Service Committee-Middle Atlantic Region MARStar (Summer) “Teens Learn Their Rights in an Advanced HIPP Session” vol. 11, no. 2,: The young Nebraskans were particularly fascinated and curious about the “jump-outs” that DC police conduct twice each week, in which undercover officers attempt to buy drugs from young people who fit the profile of a drug dealer. 2004 Y&B.net (Chicago, Illinois) “Y & B’s Chicago Slang dictionary”: Jump Outs: Phrase used for Detectives who are know for quickly stopping their vehicles, jumping out and conductin arrests. (Jump out boys). ex: We was chillin & all of a sudden the JUMP OUTS rolled up and kilt the whole demo. 2004 Anthony J. Pinizzotto, Edward F. Davis, Charles E. Miller American Psychological Association (May 24) “Intuitive Policing: Emotional/Rational Decision Making in Law Enforcement” p. 2: When the unmarked units approached the street corner, the crowd of individuals immediately began dispersing upon observing the presence of the “jump outs.” 2004 City Council City of Asheville (Asheville, N.C.) (June 8) “Council Minutes”: Mr. Iver Thomas said that the drug program can be solved by tough police action; however, he is not in favor of the jump-outs by the police officers. He would prefer to see a reverse sting where the customers are arrested. 2005 Francisco Alvarado Miami New Times (Jan. 27) “Crack Kills”: He emerges from a wood-frame house and quickly rides off, watching vigilantly for Miami police cruisers and “them Jump Out Boys,” the undercover vice cops rolling in unmarked rental cars.…“It’s kind of weird how every dope fiend in this neighborhood knows Tuesdays and Thursdays the Jump Out Boys are coming. Yet a lot of them get busted anyway. What the fuck is wrong with that picture? If you know there is a good probability the Jump Outs are going to be at the dope hole, it just doesn’t make sense to go there.”

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