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Youth Justice Strategic Plan Executive summary

Section 8 - Youth justice acronyms

  • AA - appropriate adult (during police interviews)
  • Accommodated - cared for by the local authority ('in care')
  • ABH - actual bodily harm (assault)
  • ACC - assistant chief constable
  • ACCT - assessment, care in custody, and teamwork
  • ACPO - association of chief police officers
  • ADD - attention deficit disorder
  • ADHD - attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
  • AIM - assessment for sexually harmful behaviour
  • ASB - anti social behaviour
  • ASD - aspergers' spectrum disorder
  • ASSET - YJS assessment system (offending)
  • AYM - association of YOT managers
  • BCS - British crime survey
  • BAME - black, asian and ethic minority
  • Breached(ed) - failure to comply with bail or court order
  • BSS - bail supervision and support
  • CAB - Citizens Advice Bureau
  • CAF - common assessment framework
  • CAFCASS - children and family court advisory support service
  • CAPVA - child and adolescent to parent violence and abuse
  • CHILDVIEW - case management system
  • CIN - children in need (see Section 17)
  • CJSeM - criminal justice secure email
  • CJS - criminal justice services (e.g. all the services collectively)
  • COSHH - control of substances hazardous to health (health and safety)
  • CLR - critical learning review
  • CPS - crown prosecution service
  • CSPPI - community safeguarding and public protection incidents
  • CRC - community rehabilitation company
  • CSP - community safety partnership
  • CYPS - children and young peoples' services (emotional health team)
  • DFC - divert from charge
  • DJ - district judge
  • DTO - detention training order
  • DV - domestic violence
  • EBD - emotional and behavioural disorder (education)
  • ECM - every child matter
  • EIP - education inclusion panel
  • ETE - education, training and employment
  • FGC - family group conference
  • FPN - fixed penalty notice
  • FTE - first time entrants (to the youth justice system)
  • TGHC - the Gateshead housing company
  • HDC - home detention curfew (early release from custody)
  • HMIP - His Majesty's inspectorate of probation
  • HMYOI - (His Majesty's) young offender institution
  • ICB - integrated care board
  • ICT - information and communication technology
  • IRO - independent reviewing officer
  • ISO - individual support order (made with a civil ASBO)
  • ISS - intensive supervision and surveillance order
  • LAC - looked after child
  • LASCH - local authority secure children's home
  • LCJB - local criminal justice board
  • LEA - local education authority
  • Looked After - being cared for by the local authority ("in care")
  • MAPPA - multi agency public protection arrangements
  • MARAC - multi agency risk assessment meeting (domestic violence)
  • MG Forms - standard forms for investigation and prosecution of crime (police and CPS)
  • MOJ - ministry of justice
  • NACRO - national association for the care and resettlement of offenders
  • NAPO - national association of probation officers
  • NEET - not in education or employment
  • Newton hearing - a judicial decision about disputed facts in a court case
  • NPS - national probation service
  • OASys - offender assessment system (adult)
  • OBP - offending behaviour programme
  • OOCD - out of court disposal
  • PACE codes - police and criminal evidence act - rules for police procedure
  • PCC - police crime commissioner
  • PENY - police E-notifications to YOTs (secure communication system)
  • PLATFORM - young peoples' substance misuse
  • PNC - police national computer
  • PPP - pupil placement panel
  • PRU - pupil referral unit
  • PSR - pre-sentence report
  • Revoke - to end a court order early (usually for good progress)
  • RGN - registered general nurse
  • RIC - remanded in custody
  • RJ - restorative justice
  • RJC - restorative justice council
  • RSQM - restorative service quality mark
  • RMN - registered mental nurse
  • RTA - road traffic accident
  • RYPP - respect young people's programme
  • Safeguarding - general term for child protection and welfare issues
  • Sanction detection - a solved crime resulting in punishment for the offender (police)
  • Section 17 - support for children in need (Children Act 1989)
  • Section 18 - wounding with intent for GBH (Offences against the person Act 1861)
  • Section 20 - grievous bodily harm Assault (Offences Against the Person Act 1861)
  • Section 20 - voluntary looked after (Children Act 1989)
  • Section 31 - care order (Children Act 1989)
  • Section 39 - common assault (Children Justice Act 1988)
  • Section 47 - actual bodily harm assault (Offences Against the Person Act 1861)
  • Section 90/91 - custodial sentence (Powers of Criminal Courts (sentencing) Act 2000)
  • Sectioned - detained in a hospital because of mental health needs
  • SEN - special educational needs
  • SCR - serious case review (following serious incident)
  • SLA - service level agreement
  • SLCN - speech, language and communication needs
  • STC - secure training centre
  • SWIS - social workers in school
  • TAF - team around the family
  • TFS - targeted family support
  • TIC - taken Into consideration
  • TWOC - taking without owners' consent (car crime)
  • ViSOR - violent and sex offenders register (supports MAPPA)
  • VLO - victim liaison officer
  • VRU - violence reduction unit
  • YJMIS - youth justice management information system
  • YJS - youth justice service
  • YOI - young offenders institution
  • YOLO - you only live once
  • YOS - youth offending service
  • YOT - youth offending team
  • YRO - youth rehabilitation order