Police Acronyms

[Streetcop]

As requested on another thread; here's a comprehensive list of Bibs acronyms:


A
A&E Accident and Emergency
AAIB Air Accident Investigation Branch (Government)
ABC Acceptable Behaviour Contract (Community Safety)
ABEG Achieving Best Evidence Guidelines
ABH Actual Bodily Harm
ABI Association of British Insurers
ACC Assistant Chief Constable
ACPO Association of Chief Police Officers
ACPORP Association of Chief Police Officers Road Policing Committee
ACUs Area Command Units
AFO Authorised Firearms Officer
AFR Automatic Fingerprint Recognition
ALO Architect Liaison Officer (Community Safety)
ANPR Automatic Number Plate Recognition/Reader
AoJ Administration of Justice
APA Association of Police Authorities
APS Acting Police Sergeant or Accelerated Promotion Scheme
ARV Armed Response Vehicle
ASBO Anti-Social Behavioural Order (Community Safety)
ASNT Area Searched No Trace
ASP (Police baton)
ASU Air Support Unit or Admin Support Unit
AVLS Automatic Vehicle Location Systems (Tracker)
B ª

BCU Basic Command Unit
BPA Black Police Association (Community Safety)
BST British Summer Time
BTP British Transport Police
BP Best Value
BVPI Best Value Performance Indicator
C ª

CAD Communities Against Drugs A government funding stream for Community Safety Partnership and DAT's (Community Safety)
CAP Community and Police Groups
CBO Community Beat Office(r)
CBRN Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear
CBT Compulsory Basic Training (relates to motorcycle and moped tests)
CBT Case Building Team
CBU Case Building Unit
CC Chief Constable
CCTV Closed Circuit Television
CD Compact Disc
CD to P Complainant declines to prosecute
CDO Civilian Detention Officer
CDRP Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership (Community Safety)
CEPO County Emergency Planning Officer
CFF Crime-Fighting Fund
CHIS Covert Human Intelligence Source
CIA Crime Intelligence Analyst
CICA Criminal Injuries Compensation Authorities
CICB Criminal Injuries Compensation Board
CID Criminal Investigation Department
CIU Collision Investigation Unit
CJA Criminal Justice Act
CJU Criminal Justice Unit
CJX Criminal Justice Network see also PNN2
CLI Call Line Identification


Community Safety A partnership forum under Sects 5 and 6 of Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (Community Safety)
Comsaf Community Safety
Connexions A new guidance service for 13-19 year olds (Community Safety)
CPA Crime Pattern Analysis or Child Protection Agency
CPDA Crime Prevention Design Advisor (Same as ALO) (Community Safety)
CPIA Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996
CPIU Child Protection Investigation Unit
CPO Crime Prevention Officer or Community Partnerships Officer
CPS Crown Prosecution Service
CPU Child Protection Unit
CRB Crime Reporting Bureau
CRE Commission for Racial Equality
CRIS Caravan Registration and Identification Scheme
CRO Criminal Records Office
CROP Covert Rural Observation Point
CRU Crime Reporting Unit
CRUSE (Voluntary organisation for the counselling of the bereaved)
CS (Incapacitating Spray)
CSB Community Safety Bureau
CSO Community Support Officer
CSP Community Safety Partnership
CTO Central Ticket Office
CTU Counter Terrorism Unit
CYP Children and Young Persons
D ª

DAT Drug Action Team (Community Safety)
DCC Deputy Chief Constable
DCI Detective Chief Inspector
DEO Divisional Enquiry Officer
DHQ Division Headquarters
DI Detective Inspector
DID Drink Impaired Drivers Programme
DNA Deoxyribonucleic Acid
DOB Date of Birth
DP Detained Person
DPAS Drug Prevention Advisory Service (Community Safety)
DPP Director of Public Prosecutions
DRS Driver Rectification Scheme
DS Detective Superintendent / Detective Sergeant
DTTO Drug Treatment and Testing Order. A community sentence aimed at tackling drug misuse linked to offending (Community Safety)
DV Developed Vetting
DVLA Driving Vehicle Licensing Authority
DVLC Driver and Vehicle Licensing Centre
E ª

EC1 Caucasian (White)
EC2 Dark European (Mediterranean)
EC3 Negroid (Black)
EC4 Indian/Pakistani (Asian)
EC5 Chinese/Japanese
EC6 Arabian/Egyptian
ELO Explosives Liaison Officer
EO Equal Opportunities
EOD Explosives Ordnance Disposal
ERB Emergency Response Belt (Used to safely restrain violent prisoners)
ETA Expected Time of Arrival
ETD Effective Training and Development Ltd - to conduct an audit of PDR practice
F ª

F/T Full-time
FBO Football Banning Order
FBOA Football Banning Order Authority
FCR Force Control Room
FEO Firearms Enquiry Officer
FIB Force Intelligence Bureau was Force Identification Bureau
FIO Field Intelligence Officer or Football Intelligence Officer
FIR Force Information Room
FIU Force Intelligence Unit or Football Intelligence Unit
FLO Family Liaison Officer (Fatal Road Traffic Accidents) or Football Liaison Officer
FoV Focus on Violence Programme for Men and Women
FPN Fixed Penalty Notice
FPT Fixed Penalty Ticket
FPU Family Protection Unit
FSS Forensic Science Service
FSSL Forensic Science Service Laboratory
FTE Full Time Employed
G ª

GAIN Government Agency Intelligence Network
GBH Grievous Bodily Harm
GMT Greenwich Mean Time
H ª

HAZCHEM HAZardous CHEMicals (Marking Scheme)
HGV Heavy Goods Vehicle
HMIC Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary
HMP Her Majesty's Prison
HO Home Office
HOLMES/ HOLMES II Home Office Large and Major Enquiry System (Computer system for major incidents)
HOPD Home Office Prison Department
HQ Headquarters
HR Human Resources
HSC Health and Safety Commission
HSE Health and Safety Executive
I ª

IC1 Caucasian (White)
IC2 Dark European (Mediterranean)
IC3 Negroid (Black)
IC4 Indian/Pakistani (Asian)
IC5 Chinese/Japanese
IC6 Arabian/Egyptian
ICPO International Criminal Police Organisation
ICRP International Commission on Radiological Protection
ICVA Independent Custody Visitors Association
ID Identification
IED Improvised Explosive Device
IO Investigating Officer
IP Injured or Innocent Party
IPA International Police Association
IPR Intellectual Property Rights
IPTF International Police Task Force
IPU International Police Unit
IS Information Systems
IT Information Technology
J ª

JOC Joint Operations Centre
JOCC Joint Operations Control Centre
L ª

LAGPA Lesbian and Gay Police Association
LCJB Local Criminal Justice Board
LGC Laboratory of the Government Chemist
LGV Light Goods Vehicle
LIO Local Intelligence Office(r)
LSE Local Security Environment
M ª

Mainstreaming A term used to show the implementation of Sect 17 Crime and Disorder Act (Community Safety)
MAPPA Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements
MAPPP Multi Agency Public Protection Panel
MAST Mutual Aid Support Team
MATO Military Air Traffic Operations
MDP (MoDP) Ministry of Defence Police
MIBK Methyl Iso-butyl Ketone
MISPER Missing Person
MO Modus Operandi
MODACE Management of Disaster and Civil Emergency
MOE Method of Entry
MOT Ministry of Transport test
MOU Memorandum of Understanding
MRT Mountain Rescue Team
N ª

NACOSS National Approval Council for Security Systems
NACRO National Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders
NAFIS National Automatic Fingerprint Identification System
NAI Non-Accidental Injury
NCF National Crime Faculty
NCF National Competency Framework
NCIS National Criminal Intelligence Service
NCOF National Crime and operations Faculty
NCS National Crime Squad
NFA No Further Action
NFIU National Football Intelligence Unit
NIM National Intelligence Model
NIP Notice of Intended Prosecution
NIS National Identification Service
NSNR National Strategy for Neighbourhood Renewal (Community Safety)
NSPCC National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
NSPIS National * Police Information Systems
NVC Non Verbal Communication
O ª

OFG Operational Firearms Group
OIC Officer in Case or Officer in Charge
OSO Operational Support Officer
OTD Other Than Dwelling i.e. Burglary O.T.D.
P ª

P/T Part-time
PAA Police Athletic Association
PACC Police Authority Community Consultation
PACE Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984
PAG Police Advisory Group
PAVA A synthetic pepper spray
PC Police Constable / Personal Computer
PCA Police Complaints Authority
PCSO Police Community Safety Officer
PCV Passenger Carrying Vehicle
PFR Police Federation Regulations 1969
PII Public Interest Immunity
PIMS Police Informant Management System
PIN Personal Identification Number
PIO Public Information Office or Principle Investigating Officer
PIR Police Initial Recruitment or Passive Infra-Red
PITO Police IT Organisation
PM Post Mortem
PMAS Police Mutual Assurance Society
PMB Police Monitoring Board
PNC Police National Computer
PNCB Police National Computer Bureau
PNCD Police National Computer Database
PNLD Police National Legal Database
PNN2 Criminal Justice Network See Also CJX
PODS Policing on Doorsteps
POE Point of Entry
POLSA Police Search Advisor
POP Problem Oriented Policing or Partnership (Community Safety)
POtac Public Order Tactical Advisor
PPAF Police Performance Accountability Framework
PPE Personal Protective Equipment
PPT Prisoner Processing Team
PRCU Policing and Reducing Crime Unit
PRIME Problem Solving in Multi-agency Environments
PRISM Programme Reducing Individual Substance Misuse
PRU Pupil Referral Unit
PSDB Police Scientific Development Branch
PSSO Police Skills and Standards Organisation
PSU Police Support Unit
PSV Public Service Vehicle
PTC Police Training Centre
PTI Physical Training Instructor
PTS Post-traumatic Stress
PYO Persistent Young Offender. A 10-17 year old sentenced in court on 3 or more occasions within a 3 year period (Community Safety)
Q ª

QA Quality Assurance
QGM Queen's Gallantry Medal
QPM Queens Police Medal or Quality and Performance Management
R ª

REC Racial Equality Councils
Restorative Justice Work with victims and offenders aimed at offenders understanding the consequences of their crime (Community Safety)
RIDDOR Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations
RJ Restorative Justice
RODS Referral Order Division Scheme
ROTI Record of Taped Interview
ROVI Record of Video Interview
RPG Road Policing Group
RSI Roadside Interview or Repetitive Strain Injury
RSO Registered Sex Offender
RTA Road Traffic Accident
RTC Road Traffic Collision
S ª

SAR Search and Rescue
SB Special Branch
SCAN Scientific Content Analysis (highlight deceptions within written statements)
SCAS Serious Crime Analysis Section (of the NCOF)
SCI Safer Communities Initiative. A fund to replace the crime reduction fund administered by the Home Office (Community Safety)
SDD Staff Development Day(s)
Section 115 Crime & Disorder Act Section that allows the exchange of information between partnership agencies to help reduce crime (Community Safety)
Section 17 Crime & Disorder Act Section requires all local authorities including police authorities to consider crime and disorder reduction when exercising their duties (Community Safety)
Secured by Design An award for developers which build to guidelines to reduce the opportunity for crime (Community Safety)
Secured Car Parks A 1 year certificate for car parks with effective measures to create a safe (Community Safety)
SEG (Ministry of Defence police) Special Escort Group
SIO Senior Investigating Officer -usually a DCI or DS
SIPS Standard Instructions and Plans
SIS Social Information Systems (commissioned by Youth Justice Board to get info, held by police on children under the age of criminal responsibility)
SLA Service Level Agreement
SLP Self-Loading Pistol
SMART Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-framed
SOC Scenes of Crime
SOCO Scenes Of Crime Officer
SSAIB Security Systems and Alarm Inspections Board
Staff 1 The standard contract of employment for police support staff.
SYOPS Guidance & Instructions for Information Security
T ª

TC Traffic Constable
TCG Tasking and Coordinating Group
TDA Take and Drive away (vehicle)
TETRA Terrestrial Trunked Radio
TFMV Taking From Motor Vehicle
TFT Tactical Firearms Team
TFU Tactical Firearms Unit
TIC Taken into Consideration
TOMV Taking Of Motor Vehicle
Toolkits Crime Reduction website showing best practice on a number of issues www.crimereduction.gov.uk (Community Safety)
TPAC Tactical Pursuit and Containment
TS Traffic Sergeant
TWLA Taken Without Lawful Authority (i.e. vehicle)
TWOC Taken Without Owners Consent (i.e. vehicle)
U ª

UDT Unarmed Defensive Tactic
UV Ultra Violet
V ª

VASCAR Visual Average Speed Computer And Recorder
VDR Vehicle Defect Rectification
VDRS Vehicle Defect Rectification Scheme
VHS Video Home System
VIP Very Important Person
VODS Vehicle On-line Descriptive Search
VRM Vehicle Registration Mark
VSS Victim Support Scheme
W ª

WOFF (Woffed) Write Off
Y ª

YACAB Youth Action Combating Anti-Social Behaviour
YAO Youth Action Officer
YIP Youth Inclusion Programmes
YOT Youth Offending Team (Community Safety)


Print off and keep........

Street

[DustyC]

At last!
Well done SC.
Can we make this an FAQ?

[Wacky Racer]

Blimey!!! Mungo's got to learn all that lot..


He won't have any time left for sn....

[Mad Dave]

Street - You need a hobby mate

[Streetcop]

Mad Dave said:

Street - You need a hobby mate

Thanks Dave...

I'm going to reply to your email in a moment or so...

The internet is becoming my 'hobby' lately. I'm doing a degree and some other studying at the moment and find myself often at the keyboard with the pistonheads in a window at the bottom of the screen and keep visiting it. It help me concentrate...or is it a distraction?

On top of that, I've got the kids today until I start work at 2pm..

Street

[DustyC]

SC, its a distraction, or likely an adddiction, trust me.

[WildCat]

Good grief -- but it does not come close to my formulae for all my recipes - Liebchen!

[Big_M]

Excellent - one for the bookmark

Is a 'Section 6' still a drunk driver? Always remember one that happened in Colchester - he drove into the front of the local funeral parlour and hit an open coffin that was on 'display' Poor corpse died twice.

[Streetcop]

section 4/5/6 refer to drink driving..

Street

[Mad Dave]

Streetcop said:

Mad Dave said: Street - You need a hobby mate Thanks Dave... I'm going to reply to your email in a moment or so... The internet is becoming my 'hobby' lately. I'm doing a degree and some other studying at the moment and find myself often at the keyboard with the pistonheads in a window at the bottom of the screen and keep visiting it. It help me concentrate...or is it a distraction? On top of that, I've got the kids today until I start work at 2pm.. Street

I tend to have PH open at work - damn distracting, it really is.

[madant69]

Great post Street

You missed;

FLoB = F'kin load of bollox

"Yeah Sarge, that was a flob job"

We actually give a one word result sometimes - FLoBGAG

Which means "F'kin laod of bollox, general advice given".

[Streetcop]

I have my own one for when dealing with a job at the roadside and a couple of people, usually having had a skinful walk over...

"SFQ's" is the term...

Silly Fecken Questions...

Oooh...nasty impatient policeman...aren't I?

Street

[plug]

What is the differance between EC1 and IC1?

[gemini]

F+*k me Street - what job do you actually do?

[gemini]

Need to add VPU - Vulnerable Persons Unit
CBU - Case Building Unit

[Streetcop]

gemini said:

F+*k me Street - what job do you actually do?

Im a peace keeper, an upholder of the law, a sheriff etc etc..I one of the good guys.....

Street

[gemini]

yeh but what job in the law (other than mine ) gives you the time you have

[Streetcop]

Sorry Richard, I thought you'd had a bout of the Ronnie Reagan's (bless him)

I'm on afternoons this week (got the kids inthe morning you see and they are off school of course)

I spend 3 hours a day at home on the PC doing research and leave the pistonheads in a window and the bottom and keep posting on it....keeps me company as the kids are downstairs or in the garden...

As for now, i'm on 'refs' and have just jumped on the PC in the resource room at the nick. I've not had a break for 5.5 hours....

Today's best punter...
stopped for no seat belt....Claims he had it on..."I swear down I had it on....." then as I'm about to report him on summons, he says "No you're right, I didn't have it on, I've got a medical exemption certificate" He then produces a current exemption certificate that he'd forgotten about due to his natural ability to lie first and think afterwards..

Street

[xxplod]

Yeah, it's a tough job learning all this nonsense. These TLAs really get on my nerves.

[streaky]

plug said:

What is the differance between EC1 and IC1?

EC1 is full of IC1s, IC2s, etc. but not vv - Streaky