CSI Midterm Acronyms

CSI: crime scene investigator, civilian

FIO: Forensic Ident officer, sworn  

FSA: Forensic services assistant, Civilian

FIA: Forensic ident assistant, sworn or civilian

SOCO: Scenes of crime officer, civilian

SCS: Scenes of Crime Specialist, sworn or civilian

CSST: Crime Scene support technician, civilians 

DSLR: Digital Single Lens Reflex.

CCD: Charged Coupled Device J

PEG: Joint photographic experts group 

TIFF: Tagged Image Format

UAV: unmanned aerial vehicle

Drone HVS: High-Volume Service

VCS: Violent Crime Service  

NDDB: National DNA Data Bank    

CODIS: FBI’s Combined DNA Index System 

CAD: computer-aided drafting

OSAC: organization of scientific area committees

SWGFAST: Scientific Working Group on Friction Ridge Analysis Study and Technology. Now known as OSAC.

ACE-V: analysis, comparison, evaluation, verification

AAFS: American Academy of Forensic Sciences