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

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