Law Enforcement

Law Enforcement terms

1. Actual Level of Redeployment The actual amount of FTE officers that the grantee will realize because of the time savings generated from the technology or civilian personnel funded by…
2. Allowable Costs Allowable costs are items eligible to be funded under the COPS MORE Program. COPS MORE provides for the funding of equipment, technology, and/or salaries…
3. Automated Booking System An Automated Booking System has the capability to electronically capture fingerprint and photographic information regarding an arrestee, and often has the…
4. Automated Fingerprint Identification System An Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) is a highly specialized biometric system that compares a single fingerprint image with a database of…
5. Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) (AFIS) A system designed to significantly speed and increase the accuracy of the finger printing process.
6. Cellular Digital Packet Data (CDPD) (CDPD) A wireless communications protocol being used by many law enforcement agencies for mobile computer communications.
7. Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) (CAD) Systems A Computer Aided Dispatch System (CAD) is a computer database that can track calls for service, maintain status of units available, provide…
8. COPS Office Office of Community Oriented Policing Services The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) is the division of the U.S.
9. Crime Analysis Hardware or Software COPS MORE has funded crime analysis hardware and software that saves officer and investigator time by eliminating the need for hand sorting incident and…
10. Full-Time Equivalent Officers (FTE) (FTE) The COPS standard of 1 FTE is 228 eight hour shifts or 1,824 hours per year.
11. Geocoding Assigning locational values (for example: latitude and longitude coordinates) to attribute data, such as an event or an address, that results in a feature…
12. Geographic Information System (GIS) (GIS) A set of computer tools and procedures used to collect, manage, analyze and display information associated with a specific location; a computerized…
13. Making Officer Redeployment Effective (MORE) (MORE) The COPS MORE grant program provides law enforcement agencies with funding to purchase technology and equipment and to procure support resources…
14. Matching Funds Under the COPS MORE program, the COPS Office provides funding for up to 75 percent of the cost of equipment, technology, or salaries and fringe benefits…
15. Mobile Computer Terminal (MCT) (MCT) A fully-functional computer terminal (example: laptop) either permanently mounted or removable and containing its own central processing unit (CPU).
16. Mobile Data Computers/Laptops Mobile Data Computers (MDCs) are one of the most commonly funded items under the MORE program.
17. Mobile Data Terminals Mobile Data Terminals (MDTs) are also commonly funded under the MORE program. An MOT is a "dumb" computer terminal mounted in a vehicle that is linked via…
18. MORE Retention Support personnel, as well as the redeployment resulting from equipment, technology, and/or support personnel, must be maintained and tracked for at least…
19. OJP EIN Number/Vendor Number This is your agency's nine-digit Federal tax identification number assigned to you by the IRS.
20. Operational A project is considered operational once the system is is fully functional or all civilians are hired and officers are realizing the maximum time savings…
21. Originating Agency Identifier (ORI) Number (ORI) This number is assigned by the FBI and is your agency's identifier. The first two letters are your state abbreviation, the next three numbers are your…
22. Personal Computers Personal Computers (PCs) are relatively inexpensive computers designed for an individual user.
23. Realized Redeployment Actual redeployment calculated after implementation of the grant.
24. Records Management System (RMS) (RMS) A centralized relational data system that includes multiple data files that can be queried in tandem.
25. Records Management Systems A Records Management System (RMS) is a centralized relational data system that includes multiple data files that can be queried in tandem.
26. Redeployment Redeployment occurs when sworn officers, currently employed by the grantee law enforcement agency, become available to participate in additional community…
27. Redeployment Tracking The process by which COPS MORE grantees measure the time savings achieved as a direct result of the funded technology, equipment, and/or support personnel.
28. Redeployment Tracking Plan A written document that describes how a COPS MORE grantee administers redeployment tracking.
29. Required Level of Redeployment The amount of FTE officers that the grantee must meet or exceed during the course of the grant.
30. Supplanting Supplanting is defined as replacing state or local funds that otherwise would have been spent on law enforcement purposes with Federal COPS funds.
31. Support Resources Nonsworn personnel funded under this grant should allow for the redeployment of current sworn officers into community policing.
32. Time Savings The amount of time saved as a direct result of the equipment, technology and/or support personnel funded by a MORE grant.
33. Video Arraignment A Video Arraignment System is comprised of an advanced networking infrastructure, often fiber-optic cable that connects the courthouse with the jail.
34. Waiver Under the conflict of interest statute, 18 U.S.C. § 208, a waiver permits an employee to participate in specified Government matters which would…