Police Acronyms

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• ABC

  Activity Based Costing. A new costing approach for police forces upon which future decisions will be based.

• ABH

  Actual Bodily Harm

• ABI

  Association of British Insurers

• ACC

  Assistant Chief Constable

• ACPC

  Area Child Protection Committee

• ACPO

  Association of Chief Police Officers (Chief Constable''s Department)

• ACPORP

  Association of Chief Police Officers Road Policing Committee

• ACSO

  Accredited Community Safety Organisations introduced under the 2002 Police Reform Act.

• ACV

  Armed Crime Vehicle

• ADAS

  Agricultural Development and Advisory Service

• AEA

  Approved Enforcement Agency

• AEAC

  Atomic Energy Authority Constabulary

• AFO

  Authorised Firearms Officer

• AFR

  Automatic Fingerprint Recognition

• AIO

  Accident Investigation Officer

• AL

  Annual Leave (Time off for holidays etc)

• ANPR

  Automatic Number Plate Reader

• APA

  Association of Police Authorities

• APC

  Accelerated Promotion Course (Police Officers)

• APS

  Acting Police Sergeant or Accelerated Promotion Scheme

• APSG

  Accelerated Promotion Scheme for Graduates (Police Officers)

• ARCH

  Act Against Racism and Combat Homophobia

• ARV

  Armed Response Vehicle

• ASBO

  Anti Social Behaviour Order

• ASP

  Police Baton

• ASU

  Air Support Unit (Also known as HSU)

• AVC

  Additional Voluntary Contribution (To Increase Pension)

• AWOL

  Absent Without Leave