Police and FBI Acronyms, Codes and Terminology Used In the Books
| 187 | California Penal Code for Murder |
| 187 LEO | California Penal Code for Murder of a Law Enforcement Officer |
| 3056 | California Penal Code for Parole Hold |
| 5150 | California Penal Code for Mentally Unstable |
| 51 Reports | Citizen Complaint Files |
| 51s | Investigative Chronology reports |
| ACU | Asian Crimes Unit |
| ADW | Assault with a Deadly Weapon |
| AFIS | Automated Fingerprint Identification System |
| AFS | Automated Firearm System |
| AG | Attorney General |
| AGU | Asian Gang Unit |
| ATF | Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms |
| BAM | By Any Means |
| BANG | Boulevard Anti-Narcotics Group |
| BAR | Bureau Assistance Request form |
| BOLO | Be on the Lookout |
| BOR | Board of Rights |
| BPO | Black Peace Officers |
| BSS | Behavioral Science Section |
| CAPs |
Crimes Against Persons |
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CBA CCB |
Cleared By Arrest Criminal Courts Building |
| CHP | California Highway Patrol |
| CI | Confidential Informant |
| CIR | Critical Incident Report |
| CLET | Clandestine Laboratory Enforcement Team |
| CO | Commanding Officer |
| Code Seven | Out of Service, On A Break, Off Duty |
| Code Three | Lights And Sirens, Emergency |
| Code Two | Respond As Soon As Possible |
| CODIS | Combined DNA Index System |
| CP | Command Post |
| CR | Chronological Record |
| CRA | Community Redevelopment Agency |
| CRASH | Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums |
| CRT | Crime Response Team |
| CUBA | Conduct Unbecoming An Attorney |
| CUBO | Conduct Unbecoming An Officer |
| DA | District Attorney |
| DB | Dead Body |
| DCFS | Department of Children and Family Services |
| DDs | Due Diligence reports |
| DEA | Drug Enforcement Agency |
| DL | Drivers License |
| DMV | Department of Motor Vehicles |
| DNA | Do Not Approach |
| DOB | Date of Birth |
| DOJ | Department of Justice |
| DP | Deployment Period |
| DPS | Department of Public Services |
| DPSS | Department of Public Social Services |
| DYS | Division of Youth Services |
| EE | Electrostatic Enhancement |
| ERT | Emergency Response Team |
| ESB | Evidence Storage Building |
| ESD | Evidence Storage Division |
| FBI | Federal Bureau of Investigation |
| FI | Field Interview |
| FO | Field Office |
| GBI | Great Bodily Injury |
| GIU | Gang Intelligence Unit |
| GOSD | Gang and Operations Support Division |
| GRIT | Gang Related Information Tracking |
| GSR | Gunshot Residue |
| IAD | Internal Affairs Division |
| IED | Improvised Explosive Device |
| Interpol | International Criminal Police Organization |
| IO | Investigating Officer |
| IR | Interview Room |
| ISL | Involuntary Stress Leave |
| K-9 Jacket | Keep Away Status in jail |
| KAs | Known Associates |
| LAFD | Los Angeles Fire Department |
| LAPD | Los Angeles Police Department |
| LWP | Life Without Parole |
| MCT | Mobile Computer Terminal |
| MDT | Mobile Digital Terminal |
| ME | Medical Examiner |
| MPPD | Monterey Park Police Department |
| NCIC | National Crime Information Center, National Crime Index Computer |
| O3 | Office of Operations |
| OC | Organized Crime |
| OCID | Organized Crime Intelligence Division |
| OCP | Office of the Chief of Police |
| OCU | Organized Crime Unit |
| OD | Overdose |
| OHS | Office of Homeland Security |
| OIR | Original Incident Report |
| OIS | Officer Involved Shooting |
| One-K-Twelve | radio designation for an RHD Homicide Detective |
| OP | Observation Point |
| OPG | Official Police Garage |
| OPR | Office of Professional Responsibility |
| OT | Overtime |
| PAB | Public Administration Building |
| PC | Probable Cause |
| PCD | Probable Cause Detention |
| PDU | Public Disorder Unit |
| PI | Private Investigator |
| RAT | Radiological Attack Team |
| REACT | Rapid Response Enforcement and Counterterrorism |
| RHD | Robbery-Homicide Division |
| RO | Reporting Officer |
| ROD | Relieved of Duty |
| ROR | Released On Own Recognizance |
| RTC | Return To Custody |
| RTD | Return To Duty |
| SID | Scientific Investigation Division |
| SIS | Special Investigation Section |
| Staff Two | radio designation for Assistant Chief of Police |
| Ten-Seven | Dinner Break, Out of Service, Home |
| T & L report | Time and Location, Alibi Sheet |
| TOD | Time of Death |
| Twenty | Subject’s Home |
| Two-Six | Forthwith From the Chief’s Office |
| UM | Unfit Mother |
| UNSUB | Unknown Subject |
| VICAP | Violent Criminal Apprehension Program |