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Justice Acronyms and AbbreviationsCompiled by SEARCH, The National Consortium for Justice Information and StatisticsAcronym/AbbreviationAAGAAMVAABAACAADAADAMAFISAGILEAJAAJAANSIAPB(or CJIS APB)APPAARJISASCIAASCLDASUCRPATFAVLNameAssistant Attorney GeneralAmerican Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators http://www.aamva.org/American Bar Association http://www.abanet.org/home.htmlAmerican Correctional Association http://www.aca.org/Americans with Disabilities ActArrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring program http://www.adam-nij.net/Automated Fingerprint Identification System http://onin.com/fp/afis/afis.htmlAdvanced Generation of Interoperability for Law Enforcement Program (now CommTech)http://www.agileprogram.org/American Jail Association http://www.corrections.com/aja/American Judges Association http://aja.ncsc.dni.us/American National Standards Institute http://www.ansi.org/Advisory Policy Board (of the FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services Division)http://www.fbi.gov/hq/cjisd/apb.htmAmerican Probation and Parole Association http://www.appa-net.org/Automated Regional Justice Information System http://www.arjis.orgAssociation of State Criminal Investigative Agencies http://www.ascia.org/American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors http://www.ascld.org/Association of State Uniform Crime Reporting Programs http://www.asucrp.org/Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives http://www.atf.gov/Automated Vehicle Location systemBAMBJABJSBOPBPELBPRBVPBusiness Activity MonitoringBureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. DOJ http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. DOJ http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/Federal Bureau of Prisons, U.S. DOJ http://www.bop.gov/Business Process Execution LanguageBusiness Process Re-engineeringBulletproof Vest Partnership http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bvpbasi/CADCBPCCHCCIPSCCJCDCCFRCHRIComputer Aided Dispatch (or computer assisted dispatch)U.S. Customs and Border Protection http://www.cbp.govComputerized Criminal HistoriesComputer Crime and Intellectual Property Section, U.S. DOJhttp://www.cybercrime.gov/index.htmlConference of Chief Justices http://ccj.ncsc.dni.us/Centers for Disease Control http://www.cdc.gov/Code of Federal RegulationsCriminal History Record Information (as in CHRI system)—1—

CITACJISCJIS DivisionCJITCJRICLIPCODISCommTechCOPS MORECOPS OfficeCORICOSCACSAPCSATCSOMCTACTGCrime Identification Technology Act http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/cita/Criminal Justice Information SystemFBI Criminal Justice Information Services Division http://www.fbi.gov/hq/cjisd/cjis.htmCriminal Justice Information Technology, Office for Criminal Justice Reform, UKhttp://www.cjit.gov.uk/Criminal Justice Records InformationCrime Laboratory Improvement ProgramCombined DNA Information System http://www.fbi.gov/hq/lab/codis/index1.htmCommunications Technology Program, NIJhttp://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/topics/commtech/welcome.htmlCommunity Oriented Policing Services Making Officer Redeployment Effectivehttp://www.cops.usdoj.gov/default.asp?Item=55Community Oriented Policing Services Office, U.S. DOJ http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/Criminal Offender Record Information ActConference of State Court Administrators http://cosca.ncsc.dni.us/Center for Substance Abuse Prevention http://prevention.samhsa.gov/Center for Substance Abuse Treatment http://csat.samhsa.gov/Center for Sex Offender Management http://www.csom.org/Corrections Technology Association http://www.correctionstech.org/Center for Technology in Government http://www.ctg.albany.edu/DAREDEADHSDNSDoDDOJDrug Abuse Resistance Education http://www.dare.com/home/default.aspU.S. Drug Enforcement Administration http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/U.S. Department of Homeland Security http://www.dhs.govDomain Name ServiceU.S. Department of Defense http://www.defenselink.mil/U.S. Department of Justice http://www.usdoj.gov/EDIEEOOEFTSEOUSAEOWSEUROJUSTEUROPOLElectronic Data InterchangeEqual Employment Opportunity OfficeElectronic Fingerprint Transmission StandardExecutive Office for United States Attorneys http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/eousa/Executive Office for Weed and Seed http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ccdo/ws/welcome.htmlEuropean Union’s Judicial Cooperation Unit http://www.eurojust.eu.int/European Law Enforcement Organisation http://www.europol.eu.int/FBIFBI CJISFEAFEMAFIFSFinCENFIPSFederal Bureau of Investigation http://www.fbi.gov/FBI Criminal Justice Information Services Division http://www.fbi.gov/hq/cjisd/cjis.htmFederal Enterprise Architecture http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/egov/a-1-fea.htmlFederal Emergency Management Agency http://www.fema.gov/Felon Identification for Firearms SalesFinancial Crimes Enforcement Network http://www.fincen.gov/Federal Information Processing Standards—2—

FJSRCFLEATFLETCFOIAFederal Justice Statistics Resource Center http://fjsrc.urban.org/Federal Law Enforcement Analytic TrainingFederal Law Enforcement Training Center http://www.fletc.gov/Freedom of Information ActGACGAOGISGISWGGJXDDGJXDMGlobalGPSGREATGSAGTRIGTTACGUIGXSTFGlobal Advisory Committee http://www.it.ojp.gov/topic.jsp?topic_id=61Government Accountability Office http://www.gao.gov/Geographic Information SystemGlobal Infrastructure/Standards Working Group http://www.it.ojp.gov/topic.jsp?topic_id=57Global Justice XML Data DictionaryGlobal Justice XML Data Model http://www.it.ojp.gov/topic.jsp?topic_id=43Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative http://www.it.ojp.gov/globalGlobal Positioning SystemGang Resistance Education and Training http://www.atf.treas.gov/great/index.htmGeneral Services Administration http://www.gsa.gov/Portal/gsa/ep/home.do?tabId=0Georgia Tech Research Institute http://www.gtri.gatech.edu/GJXDM Training and Technical Assistance Committee http://www.it.ojp.gov/gttacGraphical User InterfaceGlobal XML Structure Task Force http://www.it.ojp.gov/xstfHHSHIDTAHSGPHTCIAHTMLU.S. Department of Health and Human Services http://www.hhs.gov/High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/hidta/Homeland Security Grant ProgramHigh Technology Crime Investigation Association http://htcia.org/Hypertext Markup LanguageIACAIACPIAFISIBRICACICEICIICJISICMIEPDIII CCIII or “triple I”IIRIJISInternational Association of Crime Analysts http://www.iaca.net/International Association of Chiefs of Police http://www.theiacp.org/FBI’s Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification Systemhttp://www.fbi.gov/hq/cjisd/iafis.htmIncident-based Reporting http://www.jrsainfo.org/ibrrc/Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program, OJJPDhttp://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/programs/ProgSummary.asp?pi=3U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement http://www.ice.govInstitute of Criminal Investigation http://www.post.ca.gov/training/ici/default.aspIntegrated Criminal Justice Information SystemInstitute for Court Management http://www.ncsconline.org/D_ICM/icmindex.htmlInformation Exchange Package Documentation Processhttp://justicexml.gtri.gatech.edu/examples.htmlIII Compact CouncilInterstate Identification Index http://www.search.org/programs/policy/iii.aspInstitute for Intergovernmental Research http://www.iir.com/default.htmIntegrated Justice Information Systems—3—

IJIS InstituteIPISOISSITITSThe Integrated Justice Information Systems Institute http://www.ijis.orgInternet ProtocolInternational Organization for Standardization http://www.iso.orgIdentification Services Subcommittee of the CJIS APBInformation TechnologyInstitute for Telecommunication Sciences http://www.its.bldrdoc.gov/JABAJAGJAIBGJICJIEMJIPAJISJISPJJCJMDJRSAJSCJTFJTRCJUSTNETJXDDJXDMJoint Automated Booking StationEdward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Granthttp://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/grant/byrne.htmlJuvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grant http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/jaibg/Justice Information CenterJustice Information Exchange Model Project http://www.search.org/programs/info/jiem.aspJustice Information Policy AssistanceJustice Information SharingJustice Information Sharing Professionals http://www.jisp.usJuvenile Justice Clearinghouse http://www.ncjrs.gov/App/Topics/Topic.aspx?TopicID=122Justice Management Division http://www.usdoj.gov/jmd/Justice Research and Statistics Association http://www.jrsainfo.org/Justice Standards Clearinghouse http://www.it.ojp.gov/topic.jsp?topic_id=133Joint Task Force on Rap Sheet Standardization http://www.doj.state.wi.us/les/XML/jtf.htmJustice Technology Resource Center http://www.search.org/jtrcJustice Technology Information Network http://www.nlectc.orgGlobal Justice XML Data DictionaryGlobal Justice XML Data Model http://www.it.ojp.gov/topic.jsp?topic_id=43LANLocal-area networkLEAA Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (U.S. DOJ, disbanded in early 1980s)LEISLaw Enforcement Information SharingLEISPLaw Enforcement Information Sharing Program (U.S. DOJ initiative)LEITSC Law Enforcement Information Technology Standards Council http://www.leitsc.org/LEIULaw Enforcement Intelligence UnitLEOLaw Enforcement Online http://www.fbi.gov/hq/cjisd/leo.htmLLEBGLocal Law Enforcement Block Grant http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/grant/llebg_app.htmlMDC/MDTMHzMNIMOUMobile Data Computer or TerminalMegahertzMaster Name IndexMemorandum of UnderstandingNACJDNACMNational Archive of Criminal Justice Data http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/NACJD/National Association for Court Management http://www.nacmnet.org/—4—

NADCPNAJISNARANASCIONASJENAWJNCACCNCHIPNCICNCISPNCJANCJJNCJRSNCMECNational Association of Drug Court Professionals http://www.nadcp.org/National Association for Justice Information Systems http://www.najis.org/U.S. National Archives and Records Administration http://www.archives.gov/National Association of State Chief Information Officers https://www.nascio.org/National Association of State Judicial Educators http://nasje.unm.edu/National Association of Women Judges http://www.nawj.org/National Conference of Appellate Court Clerks http://www.ncsc.dni.us/ncacc/index.htmlBJS’s National Criminal History Improvement Program http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/nchip.htmNational Crime Information Center http://www.fas.org/irp/agency/doj/fbi/is/ncic.htmNational Criminal Intelligence Sharing Plan http://it.ojp.gov/topic.jsp?topic_id=93National Criminal Justice Association http://www.ncja.org/National Center for Juvenile Justice http://www.ncjj.org/National Criminal Justice Reference Service http://www.ncjrs.org/National Center for Missing and Exploited Children http://www.missingkids.com/NCPA National Child Protection Act of 1993NCPCNCPJNCRLENCSCNCSLN-DExNDICNFFNGANGINIBRSNICNICSNIDANIEMNIJNIJCNIMHNIMSNISTNLECTCNLETSNRPNSOPRNSORNational Crime Prevention Council http://www.ncpc.org/National College of Probate Judges http://www.ncpj.org/National Center for Rural Law Enforcement http://www.ncrle.net/National Center for State Courts http://www.ncsconline.org/National Conference of State Legislatures http://www.ncsl.orgFBI’s Law Enforcement National Data Exchange initiativeNational Drug Intelligence Center http://www.usdoj.gov/ndic/National Fingerprint File (see definition at http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/jrip.htm)National Governors Association http://www.nga.org/Next Generation IAFIS (FBI)National Incident-Based Reporting System http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/nibrs.htmNational Institute of Corrections http://www.nicic.org/National Instant Criminal Background Check System (note acronym doesn’t match name)http://www.fbi.gov/hq/cjisd/nics.htmNational Institute on Drug Abuse http://www.nida.nih.gov/National Information Exchange Model http://niem.gov/implementation.htmNational Institute of Justice, U.S. DOJ http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/National Indian Justice Center http://nijc.indian.com/National Institute of Mental Health http://www.nimh.nih.gov/National Incident Management System http://www.fema.gov/nims/National Institute for Standards and Technology http://www.nist.gov/National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center http://www.nlectc.org/National Law Enforcement Telecommunications System, now renamed “NLETS, TheInternational Justice & Public Safety Information Sharing Network” http://www.nlets.org/National Response Plan http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/interapp/editorial/editorial_0566.xmlNational Sex Offender Public Registry (BJA program provides one-stop access to all states’sex offender registry information) http://www.nsopr.gov/National Sex Offender Registry http://www.search.org/programs/policy/states.asp—5—

NSOR-APNTIANW3CNational Sex Offender Registry Assistance Programhttp://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/nsorap98.htmNational Telecommunications and Information Administration http://www.ntia.doc.gov/National White Collar Crime Center http://www.nw3c.org/OASISOCAODPOJJDPOJPOJP ITOLAPOMBONDCPOOAGOOPOPMORIOVCOVWOrganization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards http://www.oasisopen.org/home/index.phpOffice of Court AdministrationOffice for Domestic Preparedness, U.S. DHShttp://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/odp/about/overview.htmOffice of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, U.S. DOJ http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/Office of Justice Programs (office within U.S. DOJ that oversees BJA, BJS, OJJDP, etc.)http://www.ojp.gov/OJP Information Technology Initiatives Web site http://www.it.ojp.gov/index.jspOn Line Analytical ProcessingOffice of Management and Budget http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/Office of National Drug Control Policy http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/Office of the Assistant Attorney General http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/aag/Object-oriented ProgrammingOffice of Personnel Management http://www.opm.gov/Originating Agency Identifier (used by FBI to route NCIC and III messages)Office for Victims of Crime, U.S. DOJ http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/Office on Violence Against Women http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/vawo/PACPAVNETPCIIPERFPOSTPTIProgram Advisory Committee (SEARCH), including Law and Policy PAC, Research andStatistics PAC, and Systems and Technology PAC http://www.search.org/about/pac/Partnerships Against Violence Network http://www.pavnet.org/Protected Critical Infrastructure Information Program, DHShttp://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/display?theme=92Police Executive Research Forum http://www.policeforum.org/Peace Officer Standards and Training (e.g., California Commission on POST)http://www.post.ca.gov/newindex.htmPublic Technology Inc. http://pti.nw.dc.us/RFI/RFPRISSRMSRequest for Information/Request for ProposalRegional Information Sharing Systems http://www.iir.com/riss/default.htmRecords Management SystemSACSCIASEARCHSIDSLATTSMEStatistical Analysis Center http://www.jrsainfo.org/sac/Security Clearance Information ActSystem for the Electronic Analysis and Retrieval of Criminal Histories (outdated acronym)http://www.search.orgState Identification NumberState and Local Anti-Terrorism Training http://www.iir.com/slatt/Subject-matter Expert—6—

SOAPSimple Object Access Protocol http://www.w3.org/TR/2000/NOTE-SOAP-20000508/TATSATechnical AssistanceTransportation Security Administration http://www.tsa.gov/public/index.jspUASIUCRUNICORURLURNUSCUrban Area Security Initiative (U.S. DHS)Uniform Crime Reporting http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/ucrquest.htmFederal Prison Industries, Inc. http://www.unicor.gov/Universal Resource Locator (Web address)Universal Resource Name (Web server)United States CodeVCAVolunteers for Children ActW3CWANWINWJIN.NETWorld Wide Web Consortium http://www.w3.orgWide-area network http://www.pcwebopedia.com/TERM/W/wide_area_network_WAN.htmlWestern Identification Network http://www.winid.org/World Justice Information Network http://www.wjin.net/index.phpXMLXSTFeXtensible Markup Language http://www.w3.org/XML/Global Justice XML Structure Task Force http://it.ojp.gov/topic.jsp?topic_id=191—7—