Acronyms & Initialisms
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ACA — American Correctional Association
ACE — Advisory Council on Ethics
AD — Assistant Director or Administrative Directive
ADA — Americans with Disabilities Act
ADPICS — Advanced Purchasing and Inventory Control System
AFR — Annual Financial Report
AG — Attorney General
AMS — Authorization Management System
APPA — American Probation and Parole Association
ASCA — Association of State Correctional Administrators
BAMBI — Baby and Mother Bonding Initiative
BIPP — Batterers Intervention & Prevention Program
BOP — Biennial Operating Plan
BP — Board Policy
BPP — Board of Pardons and Paroles
BR — Board Rule
CA — County Attorney
CAFR — Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
CAPPS — Centralized Accounting and Payroll/Personnel System
CAPS — Clemency and Parole System
CC — Close Custody
CCA — Corrections Corporation of America
CCC — Community Corrections Centers
CCF — Community Corrections Facility
CCIS — Common Control Interface Signaling Network
CCP — Community Corrections Program
CHANGES — Changing Habits and Achieving New Goals to Empower Success (WSD)
CID — Correctional Institutions Division (Prisons)
CIPP — Corrective Intervention Pre- Release Program
CISV — Catalog Information Systems Vendor
CITP — Cognitive Intervention Transition Program
CJAD — Community Justice Assistance Division
CJC — Criminal Justice Center, located in Huntsville at Sam Houston State University
CJIMS — Community Justice Integrated Information Management System
CJINS — Community Justice Intranet System
CJP — Community Justice Plan
CJPC — Criminal Justice Policy Council
CMBL — Centralized Master Bidders List
CMHC — Correctional Managed Health Care
CMHCC — Correctional Managed Health Care Committee
COC — Continuity of Care
COPE — Community Opportunity Programs in Education (Parole Division)
CRISP — Crisis Response Intervention Support Program
CRMF — Central Region Medical Facility
CRO — Classification and Records Office
CRTC — Court Residential Treatment Center
CSCD — Community Supervision Corrections Department
CSO — Community Supervision Officer
CSR — Community Service Restitution
CSTS — Community Supervision Tracking System
CTE — Career and Technical Education
DA — District Attorney
DHO — Disciplinary Hearing Officer
DHS — Department of Human Services
DM — Decision Memorandum
DP — Data Processing
DP — Diversion Programs
DPO — District Parole Office
DPOM — Departmental Policy and Operations Manual
DPS — Department of Public Safety
DRB — Departmental Review Board
DRC — Day Reporting Center (CJAD)
DRC — Day Resource Center (PD)
E&R — Education and Recreation Programs
EAC — Emergency Action Center
ECB — Extended Cell Block
ED — Executive Directive
ELM — Electronic Locking & Monitoring
EM — Electronic Monitoring
ERS — Employees Retirement System
EWOP — Empowering Women Out of Prison
FAS — Financial Analysis and Support
FCPRP — Female Cognitive Pre- Release Program
FIS — Financial Information Systems
FS — Financial Services Division
FY — Fiscal Year
GAA — General Appropriations Act
GLO — General Land Office
GOBPP — Governor's Office of Budget, Planning, and Policy
GOKIDS — Giving Offenders’ Kids Incentive and Direction to Succeed
GP — General Population
GR — General Revenue
GRAD — Gang Renunciation and Dissociation
HSE — High School Equivalence
HUB — Historically Underutilized Businesses
IA — Internal Audit (now Office of the Independent Auditor)
IAC/ICC — Interagency/Interlocal Contract
ICAOS — Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision
ICC — Interstate Corrections Compact
ICCA — International Community Corrections Association
IFB — Invitation for Bids
IHAT — Inmate Housing Assignment Tool
INS — Immigration and Naturalization Services
IOC — Inter-Office Communications
IPSUTP — Prison Substance Use Treatment Program
IPTC — In-Prison Therapeutic Community
ISF — Intermediate Sanction Facility
ISP — Intensive Supervision Parole
ITF — Inmate Trust Fund
ITP — Individual Treatment Plan
ITV — Interagency Transaction Voucher
IVSS — Integrated Victim Services System
JAC — Judicial Advisory Council
JCCJD — Joint Committee on Community Justice Development
There are acronyms or initialisms that begin with the letter "K".
LAN — Local Area Network
LAR — Legislative Appropriation Request
LBB — Legislative Budget Board
Line 1, 2, 3 — Line Class (Time earning status)
MAJ — Motion to adjudicate
MCSCR — Monthly Community Supervision and Corrections Report
MHMR — Mental Health and Mental Retardation
MI — Minimum In
MIS — Management Information Systems
MO — Minimum Out
MOU — Memorandum of Understanding
MR — Motion to Revoke
MRIS — Medically Recommended Intensive Supervision
MROP — Mentally Retarded Offender Program
MSCP — Mail System Coordinators Panel
MTR — Motion to Revoke
MTRB — Motion to Revoke - Bond
MTRP — Motion to Revoke - Probation
NCIC — National Crime Information Center
NIC — National Institute of Corrections
NODA — No One Dies Alone
OIA — Office of the Independent Auditor
OIG — Office of the Inspector General
OIO — Office of the Independent Ombudsman
ORTF — Our Roadway to Freedom
OSM — Office of Space Management
OVC — Office for Victims of Crime, U.S. Department of Justice
PAC — Probation Advisory Committee
PAPPA — Parents Anonymous Prison Population Advocacy
PD — Parole Division
PEP — Prison Entrepreneurship Program
PFA — Prison Fellowship Academy
PHD — Pre-hearing Detention
PIA — Parole in Absentia
PIA — Public Information Act
PIE — Prison Industry Enhancement Program
PIO — Public Information Office
PLP — Patient Liaison Program
PLRA — Prison Litigation Reform Act
PMA — Prison Management Act
PO — Post Order or Parole Officer
POTA — Parole Officer Training Academy
PPT — Pre-Parole Transfer
PREA — Prison Rape Elimination Act
PRSAP — Pre-Release Substance Abuse Program
PRTC — Pre-Release Therapeutic Community
PSI — Presentence Investigation
PSR — Presentence Report
PTR — Pretrial Services (includes pretrial release and pretrial intervention programs)
PTS — Pretrial Sentencing (includes pretrial release and pretrial sentencing)
QISV — Qualified Information Systems Vendor
RC — Restitution Center
RDCC — Reception and Diagnostic Classification Committee
RFO — Request for Offer
RFP — Request for Proposals
RIO — Re-integrating of Offenders
RPS — Revenue Processing System (Austin Financial Operations)
RRP — Review and Release Processing
RV — Report of Violation
SACP — Substance Abuse Counseling Program
SAFPF — Substance Abuse Felony Punishment Facility
SAIP — Special Alternative Incarceration Program (Boot Camp)
SAO — State Auditor's Office
SAT 1, 2, 3, 4 — State Approved Trustee
SATF — Substance Abuse Treatment Facility
SCC — State Classification Committee
SCFO — State Counsel for Offenders
SECC — State Employees Charitable Campaign
SHSU — Sam Houston State University
SID — State Identification number
SM — Security Memorandum
SNOP — Special Needs Offender Program
SOEP — Sex Offender Education Program
SOR — Sex Offender Registration
SORAS — Sex Offender Risk Assessment Scale
SOSS — Specialized Officer Supervision School
SOTP — Sex Offender Treatment Program
SSI — Support Service Inmate
STRIVE — Strength Through Restoration, Independence, Vision, and Empowerment
SUEP — Substance Use Education Program
SVORI — Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative
TAC — Texas Administrative Code
TAIP — Treatment Alternative to Incarceration Program (CJAD)
TAP — Treatment Alternative Program (Parole Division)
TAPC — Texas Adult Probation Commission
TBCJ — Texas Board of Criminal Justice
TBPC — Texas Building and Procurement Commission
TBRB — Texas Bond Review Board
TCI — Texas Correctional Industries
TCIC — Texas Crime Information Center
TCOLE — Texas Commission on Law Enforcement
TCOOMMI — Texas Correctional Office on Offenders with Medical or Mental Impairments
TDCJ — Texas Department of Criminal Justice
TFC — Texas Facilities Commission
THRIVE — Trust, Healing, Restoration, Independence, Vision, and Empowerment
TJJD — Texas Juvenile Justice Department
TLETS — Texas Law Enforcement Telecommunications System
TPA — Texas Probation Association
TPFA — Texas Public Finance Authority
TPWD — Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
TRAS — Texas Risk Assessment System
TRT — Technology Review Team
TTC — Transitional Treatment Centers
TWC — Texas Workforce Commission
TxCVC — Texas Crime Victim Clearinghouse
UA — Urinalysis
UCC — Unit Classification Committee
UOF — Use of Force
USAS — Uniform Statewide Accounting System
UTMB — University of Texas Medical Branch
VAC — Victim Assistance Coordinator
VAWA — Violence Against Women Act
VetHUB — Veteran Heroes United in Business
VIPP — Victim Impact Panel Program
VIS — Victim Impact Statement
VIS — Victim Impact Statement
VNS — Victim Notification System
VOCA — Victims of Crime Act
VOM/D — Victim Offender Mediation/Dialogue
VR — Violation Reports
VSCE — Victim Support and Community Education
VSD — Victim Services Division
WSD — Windham School District
There are acronyms or initialisms that begin with the letter "X".
YOP — Youthful Offender Program
There are acronyms or initialisms that begin with the letter "Z".
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