| A | B |
| Preliminay Investigation | immediately upon report / discovery |
| Solvability Factors | indicators for potential to solve |
| Follow-up Investigation | "all investigation" after the preliminary report |
| Detective Bureau | responsible for criminal investigations |
| Crime Clearance | solved crime and action on a suspect |
| Managing Criminal Investigations | case screening before assignments |
| Unfounded Report | alleged incident did not occur |
| D.N.A Testing | identifies person by biological evidence |
| Automated Fingerprint ID. Syst. | computer based technology IDs fingerprints |
| Psychological Profiling | points to the "type" of person |
| Vice Investigation | crimes against morals |
| Buy and Bust | "sting" operation |
| Decoy | assums role of potential victim |
| Surveillance | observe person, place, thing |
| Informant | person that regularly gives information |
| Drug Abuse Resistance Education | postivite police-youth interation |
| Collision (Accident) Reports | collect and assess facts of collisions |
| Traffic Law Enforcement | obtain compliance of Veh. code |