Glossary of Acronyms
AARP -- American Association of Retired Persons
ABA -- American Bar Association
ACA -- American Correctional Association
ADAM -- Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring Program
APPA -- American Probation and Parole Association
APRI -- American Prosecutors Research Institute
BATF -- Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
BCGA -- Boys & Girls Clubs of America
BJA -- Bureau of Justice Assistance
BJS -- Bureau of Justice Statistics
BOP -- Bureau of Prisons
BTC -- Breaking the Cycle
CAC -- Children's Advocacy Center
CASA -- Court Appointed Special Advocate
CCP -- Comprehensive Communities Program
CDCP -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CD-CP -- Child Development/Community-Oriented Policing
CDP -- Center for Domestic Preparedness
CJA -- Criminal Justice Associates (also Children's Justice Act)
CNBC -- Congress of National Black Churches
COPS -- Office of Community-Oriented Policing Services
CPO -- Corrections Program Office
CSAP -- Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
CSAT -- Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
CSOM -- Center for Sex Offender Management
CWLA -- Child Welfare League of America
DARE -- Drug Abuse Resistance Education
DCPO -- Drug Courts Program Office
DEA -- Drug Enforcement Administration
DOJ -- U.S. Department of Justice
DOD -- Department of Defense
EOUSA -- Executive Office for United States Attorneys
EOWS -- Executive Office for Weed and Seed
FBI -- Federal Bureau of Investigation
FEMA -- Federal Emergency Management Agency
HHS -- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
HUD -- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
IACP -- International Association of Chiefs of Police
IHS -- Indian Health Service
INS -- Immigration and Naturalization Service
JAIBG -- Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grants
JJC -- Juvenile Justice Clearinghouse
JRSA -- Justice Research and Statistics Association
LLEBG -- Local Law Enforcement Block Grants
NAAG -- National Association of Attorneys General
NADCP -- National Association of Drug Court Professionals
NATW -- National Association of Town Watch
NCCD -- National Council on Crime and Delinquency
NCHIP -- National Criminal History Improvement Program
NCJFCJ -- National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
NCJRS -- National Criminal Justice Reference Service
NCMEC -- National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
NCPC -- National Crime Prevention Council
NCSC -- National Center for State Courts
NCVS -- National Crime Victimization Survey
NDAA -- National District Attorneys Association
NDPO -- National Domestic Preparedness Office
NIAAA -- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
NIC -- National Institute of Corrections
NIDA -- National Institute on Drug Abuse
NIJ -- National Institute of Justice
NIJC -- National Indian Justice Center
NIMH -- National Institute of Mental Health
NJC -- National Judicial College
NLADA -- National Legal Aid and Defender Association
NLECTC -- National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center
NSA -- National Sheriffs' Association
NYGC -- National Youth Gang Center
OJJDP -- Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
OJP -- Office of Justice Programs
ONDCP -- Office of National Drug Control Policy
OPCLEE -- Office of the Police Corps and Law Enforcement Education
OSLDPS -- Office of State and Local Domestic Preparedness Support
OVC -- Office for Victims of Crime
PERF -- Police Executive Research Forum
RISS -- Regional Information Sharing System
RSAT -- Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners Program
SAC -- Statistical Analysis Center
SACSI -- Strategic Approaches to Community Safety Initiative
SAMHSA -- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
SANE -- Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner
SJI -- State Justice Institute
TA -- Technical Assistance
VAW -- Violence Against Women
VAWO -- Violence Against Women Office
VOCA -- Victims of Crime Act
VOI/TIS -- Violent Offender Incarceration/Truth-in-Sentencing Grant Program
WMD -- Weapons of Mass Destruction