ABC
A - Assume Nothing B - Believe No One C - Challenge Everything
ABCD
Airwave Speak Accurate Brief Clarity...
ABD
Acute Behavioural Disorder
ABE
Achieving Best Evidence
ABH
Actual Bodily Harm
ACN
Adult coming to notice
Adult Concern Notice
ADVOKATE
AFO
Authorised Firearms Officer
AIO
All in order
ANDICHILD
An alternative mnemonic to IDCOPPLAN to remember necessities for arrest.
ANPR
Automatic Number Plate Recognition
ARV
Armed Response Vehicle
ARVO
Armed Response Vehicle Officer
ASBO
Anti-social behaviour order
ASNT
Area search, no trace
AWOL
Absence Without Leave
BDV
Broken Down Vehicle
BLIP
Behaviour, Location, Information, Property
BOLO
Be on the look out
BONGO
Books on, never goes out
BOP
Breach of Peace
BTP
British Transport Police
BWV
Body Worn Video
BWVC
Body Worn Video Camera
CBO
Criminal Behaviour Order
CBRN
Chemical, Biological, Radioactive, Nuclear
CCC
Crash, Crash, Crash
CCN
Child Concern Notice
CCTV
Closed Circuit Television
CHAMPS DG
For the reporting of road traffic collisions involving animals:
CID
Criminal Investigation Department
CNC
Civil Nuclear Constabulary
CPN
Community Protection Notice
CPO
Close Protection Officer
CRO
Criminal Records Office
CTC
Counter Terrorist Check
Counter Terrorism Command
CTP
Counter Terrorism Policing
CTSFO
Counter Terrorism Specialist Firearms Officer
D and D
Drunk and Disorderly
DCI
Detective Chief Inspector
DECAMP
The suspect has exited their vehicle and is now evading on foot
DFU
Digital Forensic Unit
DI
Detective Inspector
DIC
Drunk in Charge
DIE
S32 PACE search of an arrested person
DOTIAWL
Driving otherwise than in accordance with a license
DRMU
Divisional Resource Management Unit
DV
Domestic Violence
DVLA
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
DVPN
Domestic Violence Protection Notice
DVPO
Domestic Violence Protection Order
ETA
Estimated Time of Arrival
FATACC
Fatal Accident
Fatal
Fatal Collision
FGM
Female Genital Mutilation
FIB
Force Intelligence Bureau
FLO
Family Liaison Officer
FOOLSHAIR
Principles which make up the Code of Ethics
FPN
Fixed Penalty Notice
FRVP
Forward Rendezvous Point
FSU
Firearms Support Unit
FTA
Fail to Appear
FTS
Failed/Failure/Failing to Stop
GBH
Grievous Bodily Harm
GBHWI
Grievous Bodily Harm with Intent
GOWISELY
Used to prompt a police officer as to the information they must tell a member of the public who is subject to a stop search
H2H
House to House
HBV
Honour Based Violence
HOCR
Home Office Counting Rules
HOLMES
Home Office Large and Major Enquiry System
HSG
Handling Stolen Goods
IC
Identity Code
IDCOPPLAN
A mnemonic to remember the necessities for arresting someone
IIMARCH
A structured briefing format for emergency responders.
IP
Injured Party
IPP
Initial Phase Pursuit
IR
Intelligence Report
IRV
Incident/Immediate Response Vehicle
JOG
Jacket, Outer Garments, Gloves
KIV
Keep in view
KSI
Killed or Serious Injury
LCU
Local Crime Unit
LEAPS
Listen, Empathise, Ask Questions, Paraphrase, Summarise
LLL
Left, Left, Left
LOB
Load of Bollocks
LOS
Lost or Stolen
LPE
Life Pronounced Extinct
MASH
Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub
METHANE
A mnemonic used when transmitting information regarding major incidents
MHRI
Mental Health Related Incident
MISPER
Missing Person
MOE
Method of Entry
MoPI
Management of Police Information
MPV
Mechanically Propelled Vehicle
NASCH
Name, Age, Sex, Colour, Height
NCALT
National Centre for Applied Learning Technologies
NDM
National Decision Model
NFA
No further action
NFCFPA
No further cause for police action
NLTNLC
Non-life threatening, Non-life changing
NOK
Next of kin
NPAS
National Police Air Service
NRRK
No Reply Repeated Knocking
NRRR
No Reply, Repeat Ringing
NRTK
No Reply To Knock
NRTR
No Reply To Ringing
NSIR
National standard of incident recording
NSNH
Nothing Seen Nothing Heard
NSOH
Nothing Seen or Heard
OCG
Organised Crime Group
OFC
Operational Firearms Commander
OIC
Officer in Charge/Case
OSG
Operational Support Group
PAAOTCO
Please Allow An Officer to Call On
PACE
Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984
PAW
Persuade, Advise, Warn
PC
Police Constable
PEACE
The five parts of an investigative interview
PLAN
The four-step plan to consider before taking any steps
PNB
Pocket Note Book
PNC
Police National Computer
PND
Penalty Notice for Disorder
PNN
Police National Network
POGES
Petrol, Oil, Gas, Electricity and Steam
POLAC
Police Accident
POLCOL
Police Collision
POLSA
Police Search Advisor
POSH
Paint the Scene, Observe, Smell, Hear
PPIU
Public Protection Investigation Unit
PPO
Priority and Prolific Offender
Personal Protection Officer
PROVED
Died."The male has proved in the ambulance en-route to the hospital".
PS
Police Sergeant
PSPO
Public Space Protection Order
PSU
Police Support Unit
PTV
Prisoner Transport Vehicle
PVI
Police Vehicle Incident
PWITS
Possession with Intent to Supply
RDT
Red dot taser
RIC
Remand in Custody
RIT
Rape Investigation Team
RJ
Restorative Justice
RMU
Resource Management Unit
RO
Registered Owner
Rifle Officer
ROAST
Used when presenting prisoners to custody. A mnemonic to remember what information you need to tell the custody officer.
RPT
Response/Roads Policing Team
RPU
Roads Policing Unit
RRR
Right, right, right
RTA
Road Traffic Accident
RTC
Road Traffic Collision
S and S
Stop and Search
SALCU
Specialist ANPR Level 2 Crime Unit
SDE
Self Defined Ethnicity
SFC
Specialist Firearms Commander
Senior Firearms Commander
SFO
Specialist Firearms Officer
SFQ
Stupid F**cking Question
SHACKS
S1 PACE Stop Search
SIO
Senior Investigation Officer
SIU
Secondary Investigation Unit
SMU
Source Management Unit
SNT
Safer Neighbourhood Team
SOCO
Scenes of Crime Officer
SPOC
Single Point of Contact
SRN
Strategic Road Network
SSS
Stop, stop, stop
TA/TOA
Time Arrived/Time of Arrival
TDA
Taken and driven away
TEDPIE
Guide on how to ask open questions in interviews
TFC
Tactical Firearms Commander
THRIVE
Used to evaluate the risk for any incident
TK
Telephone Kiosk
TPAC
Tactical Pursuit and Containment
TSG
Territorial Support Group
TST
Tactical Support Officer
TTK
Threats To Kill
TWOC
Taken without owners consent
UFN
Until further notice
UPERE
The 5 principles of an investigative mindset
VA
Voluntary Attendance/Attendee
VDRS
Vehicle Defect Rectification Scheme
VRM
Vehicle registration mark
VRN
Vehicle registration number
WIFE
The four objects which a burglar must have on them at the time of committing burglary for it to become an aggravated burglary
WISPS
S17 PACE Powers of Entry
WM
Wanted/Missing
WoW
Wanted on warrant
