| ACPO | Association of Chief Police Officers
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| APA | Association of Police Authorities
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| APACS | Analysis of Policing and Community Safety
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| BCS | British Crime Survey
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BME
| Black and Minority Ethnic
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| CDRP | Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership
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| CJS | Criminal Justice System
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CONTEST | The Government's Counter Terrorism Strategy
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| CSR | Comprehensive Spending Review
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| FOST | Force Operations Support Team
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HMIC
| Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary
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| ICF | Integrated Competency Framework |
| ISIS | Information System Improvement Strategy
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| LCJB | Local Criminal Justice Board
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| LSP | Local Strategic Partnership
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| MAPPA | Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements
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| MARAC | Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conferences
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| NPIA | National Policing Improvement Agency
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| ODS | Operation Data Store
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| PACT | Partners and Communities Together
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| PMG | Policing Matters Group
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Protective Services
| Includes counter-terrorism and extremism, serious organised and cross-border crime, civil contingencies and emergency planning, critical incident management, major crime (requiring the appointment of a senior investigating officer), public order, strategic roads policing and protecting vulnerable people.. |
| PSA | Public Service Agreement targets - agreed between Government departments and HM Treasury. Police forces are expected to make a significant contribution to achieving Home Office targets. |
| PURE | Police Use of Resources Evaluation
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Sanction Detection
| Offences detected by way of charge, summons, caution, fixed penalty for disorder or offences admitted and taken into consideration
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| SOCA | Serious Organised Crime Agency
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| TPU | Territorial Policing Unit. Policing Districts which match the boundaries of local authorities |
| UKBA | UK Border Agency
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