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| Auto Transcriptor: A computer that automatically transcribes negotiations and team radio chatter, used as the official SRU record of an incident. |
| Beanbags: Beanbag rounds fired from less lethal weapons. |
| CQB: Close Quarters Battlehouse. A 360-degree, full simulation shooting range used for training. |
| CS Gas: Tear gas. |
| D-D's: Distraction Device, e.g. a flash-bang, used to distract a subject. |
| EDP: An Emotionally Disturbed Person. |
| EFE: Explosive Forced Entry, also called Aggressive Entry. |
| Entry Team: A specialized SRU unit charged with breaking into a subject's hideout, combining the element of surprise with overwhelming force. |
| Flash-Bang: A grenade-type device that stuns and distracts subjects by emitting a loud bang and super-bright flash; it destabilizes the subject using the element of surprise. |
| Glock: SRU sidearm weapon. |
| JTF2: Joint Task Force 2. An elite Canadian Special operations military unit that cross-trains with SRU. |
| Less Lethal: A weapon not designed to kill, e.g. rubber bullets, tear gas, Tasers. A team member assigned to use a less lethal weapon is referred to as "Less Lethal." |
| Ninjas: Nickname for entry teams. |
| OC Spray: Pepper spray. |
| Red, Green, Black and White: Code words for the Left, Right, Rear and Front of a building. |
| Remmy 700: Sniper rifle (Remington). |
| Scorpio: The command that gives a sniper authorization to use lethal force. |
| SIU: Special Investigations Unit, a civilian organization mandated to investigate incidents involving deaths or serious injuries caused by the police. |
| Surfing: To pin a subject to the ground by lying on top of a police shield, on top of the subject. |
| Time, Talk and Tactics: The three principles of an SRU team. |