Acronyms

ACE 

Adverse Childhood Experience  

ACF 

Administration of Children & Families  

BARJ 

Balance and Restorative Justice 

BJS 

Bureau of Justice Statistics 

CASA 

Court Appointed Special Advocate  

CHINS 

Children in Need of Services 

CJJA 

Council of Juvenile Justice Administrators 

CJJR 

Center for Juvenile Justice Reform  

CYPM 

Crossover Youth Program Model  

CQI 

Continuous Quality Improvement  

CTE 

Career and Technical Education  

DMC 

disproportionate minority contact 

DOJ 

U.S. Department of Justice 

DSA 

Designated State Agency 

DSO 

deinstitutionalization of status offenders 

EBP 

Evidence Based Practices  

ED 

U.S. Department of Education  

ESSA 

Every Student Succeeds Act  

FACJJ 

Federal Advisory Committee for Juvenile Justice 

FBI 

Federal Bureau of Investigation 

FFPSA 

Family First Prevention Services Act 

FINS 

Families in Need of Services 

FY 

Fiscal Year  

FYSB 

Family and Youth Services Bureau  

GAO 

U.S. Government Accountability Office 

HHS 

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 

ICJ 

Interstate Compact for Juveniles  

IDEA 

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 

IEP 

Individualized Education Program  

JABG 

Juvenile Accountability Block Grant 

JDAI 

Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative 

JDC 

Juvenile Detention Center  

JCF 

Juvenile Correctional Facility  

JJ Specialist 

Juvenile Justice Specialist  

JJDPA 

Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 

JJRA 

Juvenile Justice Reform Act 

LEA 

Local Education Agency  

LOS 

Length of Stay  

MIP 

minor in possession 

MPG 

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention’s Model Programs Guide  

NDTAC 

The National Technical Assistance Center for the Education of Neglected or Delinquent Children and Youth 

NIC 

National Institute of Corrections  

NIJ 

National Institute of Justice 

NRC 

National Research Council 

NREPP 

National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices 

NTTAC 

National Training and Technical Assistance Center 

OGC 

Office of the General Counsel 

OJJDP 

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 

OJP 

Office of Justice Programs 

OMB 

U.S. Office of Management and Budget 

PBIS 

Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support  

PbS 

Performance-based Standards Program 

Perkins IV 

Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (Perkins IV) 

PO 

Probation/Parole Officer 

PREA 

Prison Rape Elimination Act  

RED 

Racial and Ethnic Disparities  

RNR 

risk-need-responsivity 

RRI 

Relative Rate Index 

RTI 

Response to Intervention  

SAGs 

State Advisory Groups 

SAMHSA 

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 

SEA 

State Education Agency  

TTA 

training and technical assistance 

TYP 

Tribal Youth Program 

VCO 

valid court order