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- Data protection impact assessment (DPIA)APPStandards
- An assessment designed to identify and mitigate risks to personal data.
- Data subjectAPPStandards
- The person to whom the personal data relates.
- Data-drivenAPPStandards
- A way of making decisions based on analysis of data stored from digital sources.
- Data-driven technologies (DDTs)APPStandards
- Technologies that utilize digitized data, including biometric data, to inform policing decisions.
- Data-Driven Technology (DDT)APPStandards
- Technologies that utilize digitized data to inform policing decisions.
- Death or Serious Injury (DSI)APPStandards
- A DSI matter means any circumstances in or as a result of a person’s death or serious injury resulting from police contact.
- debriefingAPPStandards
- The process of evaluating actions and outcomes after an operation.
- Debt bondageAPPStandards
- Victims are tricked into working for little or no money to pay off a debt.
- Decision protection officer (DPO)APPStandards
- An individual responsible for overseeing data protection and compliance in relation to DDTs.
- Deferred sentenceAPPStandards
- A form of sentence in which the final decision about any punishment is suspended to a later date.
- DHEPDegree Holder Entry ProgrammeJoining
- A two-year police entry route for applicants who already hold a degree in any subject. One of the three PEQF entry routes.
- Department of HealthAPPStandards
- Government department providing health-related guidance.
- DeploymentAPPStandards
- The use of an LFR application, as authorised by an AO, to locate those on an LFR watchlist.
- Deployment recordAPPStandards
- An amalgam of the LFR application, the written authority document and the LFR cancellation report that sets out the details of a deployment.
- Deprivation of LibertyAPPStandards
- A legal term whereby a person's freedom of movement is restricted.
- DetaineeAPPStandards
- A person who is held in custody by law enforcement.
- DCDetective ConstableRanks
- A constable-rank officer who has passed the National Investigators Exam and works in a detective role investigating crime.
- DIDetective InspectorRanks
- An inspector-rank officer serving in a detective role, typically managing a team of detective sergeants and constables.
- DSDetective SergeantRanks
- A sergeant-rank officer working in a detective capacity, supervising detective constables and managing investigations.
- Digital deskAPPStandards
- Social media moderation unit in a force contact centre.
- Digital forensicsAPPStandards
- The application of science to the identification, collection, examination and analysis of electronic data whilst preserving the integrity of the information and maintaining the cha… Read full definition
- Digital imagesAPPStandards
- Images captured digitally and stored electronically, used for evidence.
- Digital maturityAPPStandards
- An organization's ability to quickly respond to technology developments.
- Disaster victim identification (DVI)APPStandards
- The internationally accepted term for the processes and procedures for recovering and identifying deceased people and human remains in multiple fatality incidents.
- disclosureAPPStandards
- The process of sharing information, often in a legal context.
- Disclosure OfficerAPPStandards
- The officer responsible for assessing and managing the disclosure of material gathered in an investigation.
- disclosure orderAPPStandards
- A single order that can remain in force for the life of an investigation.
- DisinformationAPPStandards
- Purposefully false content that was created with the intent to mislead, cause harm and deceive.
- disseminationAPPStandards
- The process of distributing intelligence information.
- Domestic AbuseAPPStandards
- A behaviour is domestic abuse if both of the following apply: both parties are aged 16 years or over and are personally connected; the behaviour is abusive.
- Domestic homicide reviews (DHRs)APPStandards
- Reviews conducted to learn from domestic homicides.
- Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme (Clare’s Law)APPStandards
- The DVDS enables information to be shared lawfully with individuals at risk of domestic abuse, under the 'right to ask' or 'right to know' processes.
- Domestic Violence Protection Notices (DVPNs)APPStandards
- Emergency non-molestation notices issued by the police to protect victims.
- Domestic Violence Protection Orders (DVPOs)APPStandards
- Court orders that provide longer-term protection to domestic abuse victims.
- DowryAPPStandards
- Financial issues related to gifts or payments demanded in the context of marriage.
- DPADPAAPPStandards
- Data Protection Act, legislation governing the handling of personal data.
- Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA)APPStandards
- Holds data on drivers and vehicles for the UK.
- Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)APPStandards
- Promotes safe driving for life.
- drunk and incapableAPPStandards
- A drunk and incapable person is someone who has consumed alcohol to the point that they cannot walk or stand unaided, are unaware of their actions, or are unable to fully understan… Read full definition
- Duty of CareAPPStandards
- Legal obligation of care owed to individuals in custody or under police supervision.
- DVDSDVDSAPPStandards
- Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme, allowing individuals to inquire if a new or existing partner has a history of domestic abuse.
- DVPNs and DVPOsAPPStandards
- Domestic Violence Protection Notices and Domestic Violence Protection Orders, used to protect victims from further harm.