Writer's Centre: Abbreviations

• AFIS: Automated Fingerprint Identification System
• ALS: Alternative Light Source



• BDD: Body Dysmorphic Disorder
• BFK: Big F*cking Knife



• CHH: Cartilage Hair Hypoplasia
• COD: Cause of Death
• CODIS: Combined DNA Index System
• CPS: Child Protective Services



• DB: Dead Body
• DFO: Done Fell Over or Done Fell Out
• DNA: Deoxyribonucleic acid
• DOB: Date Of Birth
• DUNS: Dead Upstairs Neighbor Syndrome



• FOS: Friend Of The Sheriff



• GC-MS: Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry
• GSR: Gun Shot Residue



• IBIS: Incident Based Information System



• MO: Modus Operandi
• MVA: Motor Vehicle Accident
• MVC: Motor Vehicle Collision



• NCAVC: National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime



• PD: Police Department
• PTSD: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder



• TOD: Time Of Death
• TRO: Temporary Restraining Order



• UTL: Unable To Locate



• VICAP: Violent Crime Apprehension Program

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