AA |
Alcoholics Anonymous |
AACAP |
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry |
ACA |
American Correctional Association |
ACCESS |
Alternative, Community, and Correctional Education Schools and Services |
ACEs |
Adverse Childhood Experiences |
ACLU |
American Civil Liberties Union |
ACYCP |
Association for Child and Youth Care Practice |
ADA |
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 |
ADHD |
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
ADP |
Average Daily Population |
AED |
Automated External Defibrillator |
AMA |
American Medical Association |
ANA |
American Nurses Association |
AODA |
Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse |
ART |
Aggression Replacement Training |
BIA |
Bureau of Indian Affairs |
BIST |
Behavior Intervention Support Team |
BJA |
Bureau of Justice Assistance |
BJS |
Bureau of Justice Statistics |
BOP |
Bureau of Prisons |
BSFT |
Brief Strategic Family Therapy |
CbS |
Community-based Standards |
CBT |
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy |
CCE |
Certified Corrections Executive |
CCHP |
Certified Corrections Health Professional |
CCJTDC |
Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center |
CCO |
Certified Corrections Officer |
CCO/P |
Certified Corrections Officer—Provisional |
CDC |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
CEA |
Correctional Education Association |
CHIP |
Children's Health Insurance Program |
CJCA |
Council of Juvenile Correctional Administrators |
CJRP |
Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement |
CJSP |
Certified Juvenile Services Practitioner |
CLIA |
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment |
COOP |
Continuity of Operations |
CPR |
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation |
CRIPA |
Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act of 1980 |
CYC-P |
Child and Youth Care - Professional |
DBT |
Dialectical Behavior Therapy |
DBT-CM |
DBT-Corrections Modified |
DHS |
Department of Homeland Security |
DMC |
Reduction of Disproportionate Minority Contact |
DMDD |
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder |
DNA |
do not associate |
DOJ |
Department of Justice |
DOT |
Directly Observed Therapy |
DSM |
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders |
DTI |
diffusion tensor imaging |
EAP |
Employee Assistance Program |
EEOC |
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
EHR |
Electronic Health Record |
EMDR |
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing |
EPSDT |
Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment |
ESEA |
Elementary and Secondary Education Act |
FAPE |
Free and Appropriate Public Education |
FAS |
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome |
FEMA |
Federal Emergency Management Agency |
FERPA |
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act |
FFP |
Federal Financial Participation |
FFT |
Functional Family Therapy |
FJDA |
Federal Juvenile Delinquency Act |
FLSA |
Fair Labor Standards Act |
FMLA |
Family Medical Leave Act |
fMRI |
functional magnetic resonance imaging |
FOIA |
Freedom of Information Act |
FQHC |
Federally Qualified Health Center |
G-TREM |
Trauma Recovery & Empowerment Model for Girls |
GAIN |
Global Appraisal of Individual Needs |
GED |
Genderal Education Development |
HIPAA |
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act |
HPV |
Human Papillomavirus |
IAP |
Intensive Aftercare Program |
ICE |
Immigration and Customs Enforcement |
IDEA |
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act |
IDT |
Interdisciplinary Team |
IEP |
Individualized Education Program |
IJA-ABA |
Institute for Judicial Administration and the American Bar Association |
INS |
Immigration and Naturalization Service |
IT |
Information Technology |
JDAI |
Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative |
JDC |
Juvenile Detention Center |
JJDPA |
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act |
JPI |
Justice Policy Institute |
JTDC |
Juvenile Temporary Detention Center |
KOP |
Keep On Person |
LEA |
Local Education Agency |
LEP |
Limited English Proficiency |
LGBTQI |
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, Intersex |
LOP |
Local Operating Procedure |
LWOP |
Life without the possibility of parole |
MAYSI |
Massachusetts Youth Screening Instrument |
MDFT |
Mulitidimensional Family Therapy |
MET |
Motivational Enhancement Therapy |
MI |
Motivational Interviewing |
MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
MRSA |
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus |
MST |
Mulit-Systemic Therapy |
NA |
Narcotics Anonymous |
NAAT |
Nucleic Acid Amplification Test |
NAC |
National Academy of Corrections |
NCCD |
National Council on Crime and Delinquency |
NCCHC |
National Commission on Correctional Health Care |
NCJFCJ |
National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges |
NCLB |
No Child Left Behind |
NCSL |
National Conference of State Legislatures |
NCYC |
National Center for Youth in Custody |
NDTAC |
National Evaluation and Technical Assistance Center for the Education of Children and Youth Who Are Neglected, Delinquent or At Risk (formerly Neglected or Delinquent Technical Assistance Center) |
NFPA |
National Fire Protection Association |
NGIC |
National Gang Intelligence Center |
NIC |
National Institute of Corrections |
NIJC |
National Immigrant Justice Center |
NIMH |
National Institutes of Mental Health |
NJDA |
National Juvenile Detention Association |
NJJN |
National Juvenile Justice Network |
NPJS |
National Parnership for Juvenile Services |
NTTAC |
National Training and Technical Assistance Center |
OC |
Oleoresin Capsicum |
OCFS |
Office of Child and Family Services |
ODD |
Oppositional Defiant Disorder |
OJJDP |
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention |
ORR |
Office of Refugee Resettlement |
PBIS |
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports |
PBNDS |
Performance-Based National Detention Standards |
PbS |
Performance-based Standards |
PE |
Physical Examination |
POSIT |
Problem Oriented Screening Instrument for Teenagers |
PPACA |
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act |
PRC |
PREA Resource Center |
PREA |
Prison Rape Elimination Act |
PTSD |
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder |
PYD |
Positive Youth Development |
QMHP |
Qualified mental health professional |
RAI |
Risk Assessment Instrument |
REA |
Regional Service Educational Agencies |
RLUIPA |
Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 |
SAFE |
Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner |
SAMHSA |
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration |
SANE |
Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner |
SEA |
State Education Agency |
SMU |
Special Management Unit |
SPARCS |
Structured Psychotherapy for Adolescents Responding to Chronic Stress |
STEEP |
Social, technological, economic, environmental, political arenas |
STEM |
Science, Technology, Engineering, Math |
STG |
Security Threat Groups |
STI |
Sexually Transmitted Infection |
SVORI |
Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative |
SYRP |
Survey of Youth in Residential Placement |
TARGET |
Trauma Affect Regulation: Guide for Education and Therapy |
TB |
Tuberculosis |
Tdap |
Tetanus, Diptheria, and Acellular Pertussis |
TF-CBT |
Trauma-Focused CBT |
TJDR |
Tribal Juvenile Detention and Reentry Training and Technical Assistance Center |
UCR |
Uniform Crime Reports |
USDOJ |
U.S. Department of Justice |
VFC |
Vaccines for Children |