| What was that?* Acronyms, Agencies & Abbreviations |
| Who's Who? The United States Intelligence Community AIA ~ Air Intelligence Agency COASTGUARD ~U.S. Coast Guard Intelligence DOD ~Department of Defense DIA ~Defense Intelligence Agency DHS~Department of Homeland Security DSS ~Defense Security Service HUMINT ~ Human intelligence INSCOM ~Army Intelligence and Security Command IMINT~ Abbreviation for imagery intelligence, particularly satellite photos NCIS ~ Naval Criminal Investigative Service NCIX ~National Counter Intelligence Executive NCTC ~National Counterterrorism Center NGA (National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency NIC(National Intelligence Council NSA ~National Security Agency ONDI ~Office of the Director of National Intelligence ONI ~Office of Naval Intelligence MCID ~Marine Corps Intelligence Department TFI ~Terrorism and Financial Intelligence ~Treasury Department office of Intelligence Support USAIC ~ United States Army Intelligence center International Agencies ~ Strategic Intelligence Interpol ~ International Criminal Police Organization MI5 ~British Security Service~ MI6 ~British Secret Intelligence Service RCMP ~Royal Canadian Mounted Police CSIS ~Canadian Security Intelligence Service AIVD ~Dutch General Intelligence and Security Service FSB ~Russian Intelligence |
| What is? Amber Alert ~ An AMBER Alert is a notification to the general public, by various media outlets in Canada and in the United States, when police confirmed that a child has been abducted. IAFIS ~Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System, which can sort through more than 6 millions prints in less than 15 minutes. CODIS~The FBI Laboratory's Combined DNA Index System blends forensic science and computer technology into an effective tool for solving violent crimes. CODIS enables federal, state, and local crime labs to exchange and compare DNA profiles electronically, thereby linking crimes to each other and to convicted offenders. NCIC ~ The National Crime Information Center is a computerized index of criminal justice information (i.e.- criminal record history information, fugitives, stolen properties, missing persons). It is available to Federal, state, and local law enforcement and other criminal justice agencies and is operational 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. NICS ~ National Instant Criminal Background Check System. CJIS ~ Criminal Justice Information Services~ Mission~ Reduce terrorist and criminal activities by maximizing the ability to provide timely and relevant criminal justice information to the FBI and to qualified law enforcement, criminal justice, civilian, academic, employment, and licensing agencies concerning individuals, stolen property, criminal organizations and activities, and other law enforcement related data. OCDETF ~Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces The OCDETF Program was established in 1982 to conduct comprehensive, multi-level attacks on major drug trafficking and money laundering organizations. VICAP ~The FBI's Violent Crime Apprehension Program National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime. VICAP's mission is to facilitate cooperation, communication, and coordination between law enforcement agencies and provide support in their efforts to investigate, identify, track, apprehend, and prosecute violent serial offenders Miranda warning ~You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to speak to an attorney, and to have an attorney present during any questioning. If you cannot afford a lawyer, one will be provided for you at government expense Mens rea ~ The mens rea is the Latin term for "guilty mind"[1] used in the criminal law. The standard common law test of criminal liability is usually expressed in the Latin phrase, actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea, which means that "the act does not make a person guilty unless the mind is also guilty". Thus, in jurisdictions with due process, there must be an actus reus accompanied by some level of mens rea to constitute the crime with which the defendant is charged. |
| Intelligence Terminology Agent Authentication ~ providing an agent with personal documents, accouterments, and equipment that have the appearance of authenticity. Agent-in-play ~ An agent who is actively gathering intelligence Black-ops ~ top secret operations Clandestine Service ~ the CIA* branch that carries out secret operation. Additionally, the CID(Clandestine imaging Division) is a branch of the CIA in charge of using photographic or video surveillance, and other intelligence gathering. Cartel ~ A group of independent business organizations formed to regulate production, pricing, and marketing of goods by the members 2. A group of parties, factions, or nations united in a common cause; a bloc. Counter Intelligence ~The activity of preventing the enemy from obtaining secret information. Cryptology~ the science of hidden, disguised or encrypted communications. Covert operation ~ collection of intelligence in secret: undercover Escape line ~ a planned route to allow personal engaged in clandestine activity to depart from a site when the possibility of apprehension exists. Evasion and escape intelligence ~ processed information prepared to assist personnel to evade capture. False flag means using a fake identity Legend ~ The false identity used by a case agent. The identity is often that of an actual, but deceased person. Overt operation ~ the collection of intelligence openly, without concealment Thermal Imagery ~ infrared imagery useful in revealing camouflage and all object hidden LEIU - Law Enforcement Intelligence Unit There exists an agency called the Law Enforcement Intelligence Unit, a highly secretive intelligence network that links the intelligence squads of almost every major public law enforcement agency in the United States and Canada. It’s a private club, and hence not held accountable to any government official or the American voters. Members hold highly confidential allegiances to this club – allegiances that cannot be forcibly broken. Watch List ~Contains people who are of interest to intelligence * The Central Intelligence Agency is an independent agency of the federal government |
By no stretch of the imagination does this page even begin to cover all those strange terms and names, but it is a start. Freely use this page as a reference when reading or writing. I'm certain I will discover more during the course of story research. Have one to add? Email me @...Tannertexaslady |
You say tomato, we say to-mah-to.
(Reprinted with permission from 'Police Jargon-How to talk like a Cop' by Linda Sue Cooper)
A glaring difference between police language and normal speech boils down to the words cops use to
describe things. They learn to refer to people, places, and things differently than civilians.
The following is a list of the most common word differences:
You Say... Cops Say...
Person... Party
Car... Vehicle
Fight... Disturbance
Go to... Respond to
Kids... Juveniles
Ticket... Summons
Tow truck... Hook
Wait... Stand by
Yes... Affirmative, Affirm, or That's affirmative
No... Negative or That's negative
Got out of the car... Exited the vehicle
I'm on the way... 'm en route
Get together with a co-worker... Get a meet
"Who reported the crime?"... "Who's my RP?"
Copy--- understand. Or, handle; respond to, as in, "Copy a call."
PIT Maneuver-Precision Immobilization Technique used in a car chase to disable a suspects vehicle.
Swearing.... Police officers swear. It's part of the
subculture so ingrained that even the most innocent, most devoutly religious, most squeaky clean
officers do it at some point
(Reprinted with permission from 'Police Jargon-How to talk like a Cop' by Linda Sue Cooper)
A glaring difference between police language and normal speech boils down to the words cops use to
describe things. They learn to refer to people, places, and things differently than civilians.
The following is a list of the most common word differences:
You Say... Cops Say...
Person... Party
Car... Vehicle
Fight... Disturbance
Go to... Respond to
Kids... Juveniles
Ticket... Summons
Tow truck... Hook
Wait... Stand by
Yes... Affirmative, Affirm, or That's affirmative
No... Negative or That's negative
Got out of the car... Exited the vehicle
I'm on the way... 'm en route
Get together with a co-worker... Get a meet
"Who reported the crime?"... "Who's my RP?"
Copy--- understand. Or, handle; respond to, as in, "Copy a call."
PIT Maneuver-Precision Immobilization Technique used in a car chase to disable a suspects vehicle.
Swearing.... Police officers swear. It's part of the
subculture so ingrained that even the most innocent, most devoutly religious, most squeaky clean
officers do it at some point
| Who Are You? SOF ~ Special operation forces: United States Army Army Special Forces "Green Berets" 75th Ranger Regiment "Rangers" 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) "Night Stalkers" United States Army Civil Affairs, and Psychological Operations Command United States Navy SEAL Teams Special Boat Teams (SBT's) United States Air Force Air Force Special Forces "Special Tactics" (Pararescuemen, Combat Controllers, Combat Weathermen) Tactical Air Control Partis (TACPs) United States Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance Fleet Antiterrorism Security Teams Scout Sniper United States Coast Guard Port Security Units (overseas port security for U.S. Navy and allied civilian installations) Law Enforcement Detachments Maritime Safety and Security Teams (MSST) U.S. Coast Guard International Affairs Intelligence Community Special Units Strategic Support Branch - Defense Intelligence Agency Special Activities Division - Central Intelligence Agency Central Security Service - National Security Agency Federal Law Enforcement Special Units Special Operations Group - United States Marshals Service Hostage Rescue Team - Federal Bureau of Investigation Mobile Enforcement Teams- Drug Enforcement Administration Special Response Teams- Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Diplomatic Security Service - Department of State Texas Rangers~ Law Enforcement, special law enforcement corps in the State of Texas, first organized in 1835 U.S. Marshal Service ~ (USMS) U.S. Marshals are the nation’s primary fugitive hunting organization and capture more federal fugitives each year than all other national law enforcement agencies combined. For over 200 years, U.S. Marshals and their Deputies have served as the instruments of civil authority by all three branches of the U.S. Government. The United States Border Patrol (USBP), a Federal police force, is the mobile uniformed law enforcement arm of U. S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), a bureau of the Department of Homeland Security. |
| What do all those letters mean? ACU ~Anti crime unit ADA ~ Assistant District Attorney AG ~ Attorney general AKA ~ Also known as; alias A/O ~Arresting officer APB ~ All points bulletin ATF~Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ATL ~ Attempt to Locate ~~~~ BOLO~ Be on the lookout ~~~~ CBI~ Colorado Bureau of Investigation CDPS ~ Colorado Department of Public Safety CSP ~ Colorado State Patrol CI ~ Confidential informant CIA ~Central Intelligence Agency * COD ~ Cause of death C of D ~Chief of detectives C of O ~Chief of operations CS ~ Controlled Substance CSU~ Crime Scene Unit ~~~~ DB ~ Dead body Date Rape Drugs ~GHB, ketamine and benzodiazepines (such as flunitrazepam, also known as Rohypnol or "roofies"). DEA ~Drug Enforcement Administration DL ~Drivers license DLINQ ~ Driver License Inquiry DOA ~Dead on arrival DOB ~Date of birth DOJ~Department of Justice DOS ~Dead on the scene DO ~ Director of Operations DNA ~ Deoxyribonucleic Acid DWI ~ Driving While intoxicated ~~~~ ELINT ~Abbreviation for electronic intelligence ~~~~ FAMS ~Federal Air Marshall Service FBI ~Federal Bureau of Investigation/also known by slang term as Fibbes/Fibs/ Men in Black/Suits FLETC ~ Federal law Enforcement Training Center FISA Warrant ~ secret warrant issued by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance court FIS ~ Facial identification system FPS ~Federal Protection Service ~~~~ GOA ~ Gone on arrival GSW ~Gunshot wound ~~~~ HQ ~ Headquarters ~~~~ IFO ~In front of INS ~ Immigration and Naturalization Service Intel- Intelligence ~~~~ LEO ~ Law Enforcement Officer LKA ~Last known address ~~~~ ME ~Medical Examiner MO ~ Modus operandi is a criminal's method of operating. MPCH ~ Missing Person Clearing House MP ~Military Police ~~~~ OMG ~ Outlaw Motorcycle gang OSI ~ Office of Special Investigations ~~~~ QD ~ Ouestioned Document ~~~~ POTUS ~ The acronym for the President PD~Police department ~~~~ SAC ~ Special Agent in Command SitRep ~Situation report/used by military & Federal agencies SLED~ State law enforcement Division SODDI~Some other dude did it SOP ~Standard operating procedure STA ~ Security threat assessment SWAT ~Special Weapons and Tactics: an elite police force with paramilitary training ~~~~ THID~ Tracked human implant device TOD ~ Time of death TRO ~ Temporary restraining order ~~~~ UNSUB ~Unidentified suspect USMS ~U.S. Marshal Service ~~~~ VBIED ~Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Device. VIN ~ Vehicle Identification number |
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| What is Murder? 1. Murder in the 3rd degree- That's an accidental killing where there are unusual circumstances. Example: You get loaded on alcohol, decide to drive and run into Granny next door. Today, this is referred to as manslaughter and circumstances determine the penalty. Had you driven drunk before? Did you drive into a crowd and kill several people, is this your 3rd felony conviction ( In some states.) This is not a capital crime. 2. Murder in the second degree - The crime of passion - Someone cuts you off and you're having a bad day. You pull your gun and shoot them dead in a fit of road rage. He comes home, finds his wife in bed with the plumber and kills both of them. Usually punished by time in prison to life in prison. Sometimes punished by death but very rarely. Capital offenses include but are not limited to: 3. Murder in the first degree - The planned, premeditated murder of another person. Treason in time of war. Espionage in time of war. Cowardice and fleeing in the face of the enemy in time of war. Killing a police officer in the commission of a felony. Killing a kidnap victim. Killing a carjack victim. In some instances, juries are asked to make the determination as to whether a person convicted of murder represents a continuing menace to society and to assess the death penalty against them if they do. |