Police operations

[ruthandsam]

How do Police operations get their names? I've often wondered.

[B00]

http://news.bbc.co.uk.../magazine/7288489.stm

[sherrardk]

Well, you learn something every day!

[ruthandsam]

Well, thank you BOO. The answer to the question via your link was a lot more interesting than I thought it would be!

Cheers!

[ABerrant]

So much for avoiding confusion...

Operation Badminton:
2004 Merseyside - Crackdown on kerb-crawling
2008 Derbyshire - Tackling anti-social and nuisance bahaviour
2008 North Yorkshire - Aviva PLC theft, fraud and money laundering

... even when allowing for the first two being pro-active operations, I see no meaningful links with 'badminton' unless they intend to "net" some wrong-uns.

[jno]

neat link, B00

I suppose part of it is to pick a name that won't mean anything to anyone overhearing it. "Operation Arrest Rebekah" kind of gives the game away.