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ABC

Acceptable Behaviour Contracts

Voluntary Agreements between a person involved in anti-social behaviour and one or more agencies whose role is to prevent such behaviour.

ABI

Area Based Initiative

Public funded initiatives in areas of social or economic disadvantage, aiming to improving quality of life of residents in those areas.

AMEC

Alcohol Misuse Enforcement Campaign

Government campaign

APA

Association of Police Authorities

National Body representing police authorities in England, Wales and Northern Ireland

ASBO

Anti-Social Behaviour Order

Order by a magistrate which prohibits the defendant from doing anything described in the order.

ASBU

Anti-Social Behaviour Unit

Cross-departmental unit based in the Home Office, which delivers the anti-social behaviour act and reduce anti-social behaviour.

BCS

British Crime Survey

Measures crimes against people living in private households in England and Wales.

BCU

Basic Command Unit 

These areas are also police divisions.

BVPI

Best Value Performance Indicator

Performance indicators used to monitor and improve Council Services 

CDA

Crime and Disorder Act 1998

Act giving new powers to tackle crime and disorder e.g. obligation to produce Youth Justice Plans and set up Youth Offending Teams, mainstreaming crime and disorder in all policies and strategies (section 17), Community Safety Partnerships established between councils and the police etc.

CDRPs or CSPs

Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships or Community Safety Partnerships

Set up through the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 these partnerships audit crime and disorder and publish strategies to reduce it every 3 years.

CJS

Criminal Justice System

Made up of various agencies and departments responsible for maintaining law and order.

CPDA

Crime Prevention Design Adviser

These Specialist Police Officers deal with crime risks and designing out crime advice for the built environment.

CPS

Crown Prosecution Service

Responsible for prosecuting people in England and Wales.

CRO

Crime Reduction Officer

Police Employee trained in crime prevention techniques.

CSO

Community Safety Officer

Public Servant working in the Community Safety arena.

CSU

Community Safety Unit

The CSU at Derbyshire County Council exists to support the County Council to develop and deliver its community safety responsibilities and to support the 8 local Community Safety Partnerships across Derbyshire in meeting their targets. The CSU is part of ‘Safer Derbyshire’.

DAAT

Drug and Alcohol Action Team

Provide both the strategic planning and performance management mechanism for the delivery of the National Drug Strategy at a local level.

DCC

Derbyshire County Council

DPF

Derbyshire Partnership Forum

The Derbyshire Partnership Forum (DPF) is the countywide Local Strategic Partnership (LSP) responsible for developing the Derbyshire Community Strategy. 

FOI

Freedom of Information

Freedom Of Information Act 2000, extends the rights of individuals to see information held on them by public bodies.

FRANK

Drug communications website. www.talktofrank.com

GO-EM

Government Office For the East Midlands

Based in the centre of Nottingham, GOEM is the hub of central government in the East Midlands, bringing together under one roof ten government departments.

LAA

Local Area Agreement

Local area agreements (LAAs) are made between central and local government in a local area. Their aim is to achieve local solutions that meet local needs, while also contributing to national priorities and the achievement of standards set by central government. 

LSP

Local Strategic Partnership

Non-statutory bodies central to the delivery of the national strategy for neighbourhood renewal.

NACRO

National Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders

Independent voluntary organisation working to prevent crime.

NIM

National Intelligence Model

NIM is 'A Model for Policing' that ensures information is fully researched, developed and analysed to provide intelligence which enables senior managers to: 

• provide strategic direction 
• make tactical resourcing decisions about operational policing and 
• manage risk         

It will soon be used to inform the way Community Safety Partnerships work at an operational level.

NW

Neighbourhood Wardens

Uniformed semi-official people in residential areas with the aim of improving the environment, quality of life and safety.

PCA

Parental Control Agreement

An ABC for children under the age of 10, where only the parents sign.

PCSO

Police Community Support Officers

Uniformed personnel employed by the police with some powers to increase visible presence on the street.

PCT

Primary Care Trusts

PCTS are local organisations that work with local authorities and other agencies providing health and social care, sited within the NHS.

PPO scheme

Prolific and other Priority Offenders Scheme

The Prolific and Other Priority Offender's strategy was launched on 30^th March 2004. This is a single, coherent initiative in three complementary strands (prevent and deter, catch and convict, resettle and rehabilitate) to reduce crime by targeting those who offend most or otherwise cause most harm to their communities. The aim is to tackle the 5,000 prolific and other priority offenders (0.5% of active offenders) who commit a disproportionate amount (10%) of all crime committed each year. The financial loss as a result of these crimes is estimated to be at least £2 billion a year.

PSA

Public Service Agreement

PSAs set out each government departments’ aim, objectives and key outcome-based targets. We are currently working to Local PSA round 2 targets.

Respect

Government Agenda focussing on the neighbourhood renewal and anti-social behaviour agendas, highlighting respect for others and respect for the community. 

R & I Team

(SDRI)

(Safer Derbyshire) Research and Information Team

Aim to support agencies to link core data / crime statistics required by Community Safety Partnerships

SARA

Scanning, Analysis, Response, Assessment

A problem solving tool used by the police and community safety partners

SOA

Super Output Area

Super output areas have been developed by the Office of National Statistics as areas that are consistent in size and whose boundaries which will not change over time. There are three layers of SOAs:

Lower Layer: average population of 1500 and fit within district and electoral boundaries.

Middle Layer: average population of 7200 and are grouping of lower layer SOA’s that fit within district boundaries but cross ward boundaries

Upper layer: expected to have an average population of 25,000, to be decided in 2006

The Safer Communities Board has agreed to use SOAs to determine the priority focus for Community Safety activity.

S17

Section 17 of the Crime and Disorder Act

Legislation which places duties on authorities to consider the crime and disorder implications of all their policy decisions. Also known as ‘Mainstreaming’.

Safer Derbyshire

This was a new concept in 2004.   It follows the 2002/3 Joint Best Value Review of Community Safety, and brings together:

The County Council Community Safety Unit (CSU) 

The Police Community Safety Unit – through a Partnership Liaison Officer 

A dedicated Safer Derbyshire Research and Information Team

3 Crime Prevention Design Advisers

Drug and Alcohol Action Team (DAAT) and the Youth Offending Service (YOS)

with the aim of improving communication and effectiveness for all of the services.

Safer Derbyshire

(website)

www.saferderbyshire.gov.uk

Website bringing together information for all those working in the Community Safety arena in Derbyshire.

SBD

Secured by Design

UK Police initiative supporting the principles of designing out crime.

SCI

Street Crime Initiative

Initiative to reduce crime and violence on the streets.

YIP

Youth Inclusion Programme/Project

YIP seeks to reduce offending, truancy and exclusion in disadvantaged neighbourhoods.

YISPs

Youth Inclusion Support Panels

Problem solving groups for 8-14 year olds.

YJB

Youth Justice Board

A non-departmental public body established under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 aiming to prevent offending by children and young people.

YOS

Youth Offending Service

The YOS was established under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 to coordinate the provision of youth justice services and to carry out the functions assigned to them in the youth justice plan. 

YOT

Youth Offending Team

These are the area based local teams which are part of the YOS.