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The complete index — 1025 UK policing acronyms and terms, page 17 of 21.
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- reasonable forceAPPStandards
- Force that is necessary and proportionate in the circumstances.
- reasonable groundsAPPStandards
- A standard that requires police to have justifiable belief that a person is carrying an item that constitutes a crime.
- reasonable grounds for suspicionAPPStandards
- A legal standard that must be met for conducting a stop and search.
- RecallAPPStandards
- The process of returning a parolee to prison for violating the terms of their release.
- Recognition time (RT)APPStandards
- The average time taken between a subject on the watchlist passing before a camera and the generation of an alert.
- Record keepingAPPStandards
- The practice of maintaining documentation of decisions and actions during police operations for audit and review purposes.
- Red mistAPPStandards
- A complex emotional situation affecting drivers which reduces their ability to accurately assess driving risk.
- Reduction in sentenceAPPStandards
- A decrease in the length of the sentence given to an assisting offender as a reward for their cooperation.
- Regional Organised Crime Units (ROCUs)APPStandards
- Specialist policing units tackling serious and organised crime.
- Registered intermediaryAPPStandards
- A communication specialist who helps vulnerable victims and witnesses with communication difficulties.
- Registered sex offender (RSO)APPStandards
- An individual who is legally required to notify authorities of their personal information due to sexual offenses.
- Registered sexual offender (RSO)APPStandards
- A person required to comply with notification requirements set out in the Sexual Offences Act (SOA) 2003, Part 2.
- Registered terrorist offenders (RTOs)APPStandards
- Individuals who are required to notify authorities due to terrorist offenses.
- Registered violent offender (RVO)APPStandards
- A person subject to a violent offender order (VOO) under the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008, Part 7.
- Registered violent offenders (RVOs)APPStandards
- Individuals required to notify authorities due to violent offenses.
- RIPARegulation of Investigatory Powers ActLegal
- The legislation governing the use of covert surveillance, informants, and interception of communications by law enforcement agencies.
- Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) 2000APPStandards
- UK law regulating the conduct of public authorities when obtaining information.
- Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000APPStandards
- Legislation regulating the use of covert surveillance by public authorities.
- Remote Deployment Team (RDT)APPStandards
- A team that may be deployed to provide consular support during a crisis.
- Rendezvous point (RVP)APPStandards
- A designated location for emergency services personnel to gather before being deployed to an incident.
- reparation orderAPPStandards
- An order for restitution to victims related to the defendant's assets.
- ReportAPPStandards
- Used where an individual, rather than an agency, informs the police of concern for a child.
- ReportableAPPStandards
- All reportable information may be reported, quoted and attributed, at the media’s discretion.
- reportable briefingAPPStandards
- A briefing where all disseminated information is attributable to the speaker and reportable by the media.
- Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013APPStandards
- Regulations on the reporting of health and safety incidents.
- Res gestaeAPPStandards
- Statements or actions closely connected to an event that may be admissible as evidence.
- Residential burglaryAPPStandards
- Refer to the Residential burglary practice guide for the complete definition.
- Responsible clinician (RC)APPStandards
- The individual with overall responsibility for a person detained for assessment or treatment in hospital.
- Rest centreAPPStandards
- A building used as temporary accommodation for people evacuated or homeless due to an emergency.
- Restorative JusticeAPPStandards
- A process that brings together victims and offenders to make amends and hold offenders accountable.
- restraint orderAPPStandards
- Prevents dissipation of assets while an investigation is ongoing.
- Restricted use undertakingAPPStandards
- An agreement that limits how the information provided by an assisting offender can be used against them in legal proceedings.
- Retrospective facial recognition (RFR)APPStandards
- A post-event use of facial recognition technology to identify unknown subjects.
- Returning officerAPPStandards
- An individual responsible for ensuring elections are conducted according to the law, liable for any breaches.
- Review of sentenceAPPStandards
- A process allowing an assisting offender to have their sentence reassessed.
- Reviewing officerAPPStandards
- An officer responsible for reviewing the investigation to ensure its effectiveness and identify potential lines of enquiry.
- reviewing officersAPPStandards
- The responsibilities associated with the review of an ongoing missing person case.
- Rising tide incidentsAPPStandards
- Incidents that evolve from steady state into emergencies.
- RiskAPPStandards
- Potential for significant harm, with more than a remote chance of occurrence.
- Risk assessmentAPPStandards
- This process should prioritise the attention of other agencies by signposting them to internal and external referrals, reports and other relevant intelligence.
- Risk Assessment TableAPPStandards
- A table used to guide appropriate police response based on assessed risks in missing persons cases.
- risk identification (RI)APPStandards
- The process of identifying risks.
- risk management (RM)APPStandards
- Strategies and actions taken to manage risks.
- Risk principlesAPPStandards
- Framework guiding the assessment and management of risk.
- Risk takingAPPStandards
- The act of making decisions that involve potential negative outcomes.
- Road Traffic Act 1988APPStandards
- An Act of Parliament that governs road traffic regulations in the UK.
- Road Traffic Act 1988 (RTA)APPStandards
- Legislation governing various aspects of road traffic, including powers to stop vehicles.
- Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984APPStandards
- An Act that allows authorities to regulate traffic for safety.
- RPURoads Policing UnitSpecialist Roles
- A specialist unit focused on road safety, traffic enforcement, collision investigation, and the policing of the road network.