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Glossary
Are you confused by all the acronyms about policing?

Here is an explanation of what the most common ones stand for:

Acronym

What It Means

ABC

Acceptable Behaviour Contract

ACPO

Association of Chief Police Officers

AFI

Area For Improvement

ANPR

Automatic Number Plate Recognition

APA

Association of Police Authorities

ASBO

Anti-Social Behaviour Order

ASU

Air Support Unit

BCU

Basic Command Unit

BCS

British Crime Survey

BME

Black and Minority Ethnic

CABE

Centre for Architecture and the Built Environment

CARM

Force Duties Management System

CCTV

Closed Circuit Television

CDRP

Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership

CJS

Criminal Justice System/Support

CPS

Crown Prosecution Service

CTU

Counter Terrorism Unit

DCLG

Department of Communities and Local Government

DDA

Disability Discrimination Act

DHQ

Divisional Headquarters

DIP

Drugs Intervention Programme

DMS

Duties Management System

DOMU

Drugs and Offender Management Unit

FT&DC

Force Training and Development Centre

FTE

Full Time Equivalent

GIS

Geographic Information System

HMET

Homicide and Major Enquiry Team

HMIC

Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary

HQ

Headquarters

IAM

Identity Access Management

ICCS

Integrated Command and Control System

IOM

Integrated Offender Management

IPCC

Independent Police Complaints Commission

IT

Information Technology

JPAC

Yorkshire and Humber Joint Police Authorities Committee

JRPT

Joint Regional Programme Team

LAA

Local Area Agreement

LCJB

Local Criminal Justice Board

LSP

Local Strategic Partnership

MSF

Most Similar Family

MTFF

Medium Term Financial Forecast

NCHS

National Call Handling Standards

NCRS

National Crime Recording Standard

NDR

Non Domestic Rates

NIM

National Intelligence Model

NPIA

National Policing Improvement Agency

NPT

Neighbourhood Policing Team

OH&SU

Occupational Health and Safety Unit

PCSO

Police Community Support Officer

PDR

Personal Development Review

PFI

Private Finance Initiative

PNC

Police National Computer

PND

Police National Database

PNLD

Police National Legal Database

PSA

Public Service Agreement

PSD

Professional Standards Department

RART

Regional Asset Recovery Team

RIU

Regional Intelligence Unit

RSG

Revenue Support Grant

SARC

Sexual Assault Referral Centre

SIA

Strategic Intelligence Assessment

SNEN

Single Non Emergency Number

SOCA

Serious Organised Crime Agency

SOCO

Scenes of Crime Officer

SPI

Statutory Performance Indicator

SSU

Scientific Support Unit

STAR

Surviving Trauma After Rape

TUPE

Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations

UKBA

United Kingdom Border Agency

VIPER

Video Identification Parade Electronic Recording

WYPA

West Yorkshire Police Authority

WYP

West Yorkshire Police

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