List of Acronyms Used in Investigations

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Following is a List of Acronyms Used in Investigations and terminology related to the investigations industry.

Refer to this list of investigation acronyms and our Glossary of Investigation Terms to help you learn the lingo of the investigation industry. Also, refer to the list of Police Ten Codes for a list of acronyms, codes, and signals used by law enforcement.

  • ABA = American Bankers Association
  • ACA = American Correctional Association
  • ADW = Assault with a Deadly Weapon
  • AKA = Also Known As
  • AFOSI = Air Force Office of Special Investigations
  • AIGI = Assistant Inspector General for Investigations
  • AIC = Agent in Charge
  • ALS = Advanced Life Support
  • ATF = Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
  • B/E = Breaking and Entering
  • BIOMASS =  Biological Investigations Of Marine Antarctic Systems and Stocks
  • B&P = Business and Professions Code
  • BLS = Basic Life Support
  • BO = Bad Order (out of order)
  • BOL = Be On the Lookout
  • BP = Blood Pressure
  • BSI = Bureau of Special Investigations
  • BSIU = Buildings Special Investigations Unit (New York City)
  • CalCOFI = California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations
  • CCOFI = California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations
  • CI = Chief Investigator, Confidential Informant, Criminal Investigation
  • CIA = Central Intelligence Agency
  • CIS = Central Index System
  • CIU = Criminal Investigations Unit
  • CJ = County Jail
  • CO = Commanding Officer
  • COD = Cause of Death
  • COMAFOSI COP Commander, Air Force Office of Special Investigations
  • CRS = Congressional Research Service
  • CFFE = Computer Forensics Field Examiner (Air Force Office of Special Investigations)
  • CITAC = Computer Investigations and Infrastructure Threat Assessment Center
  • CLEMARS = California Law Enforcement Mutual Aid Radio System
  • CLETS = California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System
  • CP = Command Post
  • CVC = California Vehicle Code
  • DAI = Dispute Analysis and Investigations
  • DB = Dead Body
  • DL = Driver’s License
  • DMV = Department of Motor Vehicles
  • DOA = Dead On Arrival
  • DOB = Date Of Birth
  • DOJ = Department of Justice
  • DR = Daily Report number
  • DEA = Drug Enforcement Administration
  • DI = Director of Investigations
  • EBI = Employment Background Investigations
  • EDGAR  = Electronic Data Gathering and Retrieval
  • EOC = Emergency Operations Center
  • ETA = Estimated Time of Arrival
  • FBI = Federal Bureau of Investigation
  • FinCEN = Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
  • FIRS = Fingerprint Identification Records System
  • F = Felony
  • FI = Field Interrogation
  • FIPC = Federal Investigations Processing Center
  • FTA = Failure To Appear
  • FCIC = Federal Computer Investigations Committee
  • GILS = Government Information Locator System
  • GPO = Government Printing Office
  • GOA = Gone On Arrival
  • HIU = Homicide Investigations Unit (NYPD)
  • H&S = Health and Safety Code
  • HazMat = Hazardous Materials
  • HBD = Has Been Drinking
  • HIF = Handled In the Field
  • HT = Handie-Talkie (hand-held radio)
  • IC = Incident Command or Incident Commander
  • IGI = Inspector General for Investigations
  • ISI = Integrated Storage Investigations
  • IV = Intravenous
  • ICTS = International Criminal Police Organization Case Tracking System
  • ICITA = International Cooperative Investigations of the Tropical Atlantic
  • INTERPOL International Criminal Police Organization
  • I2MS = Investigative Information Management System (US Air Force Office of Special Investigations)
  • ISI = Internal Special Investigations Office
  • LEIU Law Enforcement and Investigations Unit (California Department of Corrections)
  • LESC Law Enforcement Support Center
  • MIPI Music Industry Privacy Investigations
  • M = Misdemeanor
  • MSN = Microsoft Network
  • NCIC = National Crime Information Center
  • NCMEC = National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
  • NEIC = National Enforcement Investigations Center
  • NOR = No Report
  • NSA = National Security Agency
  • OAIG-CIPO = Office of the Assistant Inspector General for Criminal Investigations Policy & Oversight
  • OCCI = Oregon Center for Clinical Investigations, Inc
  • OES = Office of Emergency Services
  • OI = Office of Investigations
  • OIC = Officer In Charge
  • OSI = Office of Special Investigations
  • OSINT = Open Source Intelligence
  • PD = Police Department
  • P.I. = Private Investigator
  • PIC = Personnel Investigations Center
  • PIPS = Personnel Investigations Processing System
  • POV = Privately Owned Vehicle, also Point of View
  • PSI = Paranormal Science Investigations
  • PSI = Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (US Senate)
  • SBI = State Bureau of Investigations
  • SEC = Securities and Exchange Commission
  • SIU = Special Investigations Unit
  • SIS = Special Investigations Section
  • SSA = Social Security Administration
  • SWGI = South West Ghost Investigations (UK)
  • USAF = United States Air Force
  • USACIDC = United States Army Criminal Investigations Command
  • USIS = United States Investigations Services
  • USMS = United States Marshals Service
  • USPS = United States Postal Service
  • VII = Visible Imaging Investigations
  • VIN = Vehicle Identification Number
  • WC = Watch Commander
  • WSPIR = Washington State Paranormal Investigations and Research
  • WWW = World Wide Web

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