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SURVEILLANCE ACRONYMS AND DEFINITIONS

AKA=Also Known As

DOB=Date of Birth
IW=Injured Worker

IME=Independent Medical Evaluation

DIME=Demand IME

CW=Case Worker

SIU=Special Investigations Unit

PH=Policy Holder

AOE/COE=Arising Out of Employment/Course of Employment
DOI=Date of Injury

Target/Subject=Subject of the surveillance

Tail=To follow someone

Made=Having a subject realize you are surveilling them

Burned=Being made really BAD

Hot Neighborhood=Neighbors have become suspicious of your presence

Stationary Surveillance=Stay at one location, without moving while conducting
surveillance. Also referred to as a Stake Out
Mobile Surveillance=Following your subject in a vehicle

Foot Surveillance=Following a sujbect on foot

Time Shot/Integrity Shot=Taking a few seconds of video of surveilled location, usually
once per hour

Counter Surveillance=The act of trying to avoid being surveilled

Roping=The process of an investigator creating a situation which causes a subject to
perform activity that they otherwise would not have performed. VERY unethical.
Facial Shot=Zoom in close to obtain video of face for definitive identification purposes

Covert Surveillance =Intended to develop information without affecting the target or
subject's behavior