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Acronyms

Acronym

What the Acronym Stands For

AAA

Area Agency on Aging

ACL

Administration for Community Living

ADA

Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

AG

Attorney General

ALL

Abuse in Later Life

APG

Agency Priority Goals

APS

Adult Protective Services

APS TARC

Adult Protective Services Technical Assistance Resource Center

AUSA

Assistant U.S. Attorney

BEC

Business Email Compromise

CFPB

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

COACH

Comprehensive Older Adult and Caregiver Help

COPS

Community Oriented Policing Services

CPB

Consumer Protection Branch (Civil Division)

CRT

Civil Rights Division

DOJ

Department of Justice

EAGLE

Elder Abuse Guide for Law Enforcement

EAPPA

Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act of 2017

EJA

Elder Justice Act

EJCs

Elder Justice Coordinators

EJCC

Elder Justice Coordinating Council

EJI

Elder Justice Initiative

E-MDTs

Enhanced Multidisciplinary Teams

EOUSA

Executive Office for United States Attorneys

FASTs

Financial Abuse Specialist Teams

FBI

Federal Bureau of Investigation

FBIHQ/CID/ FCS/ECU

FBI Headquarters/Criminal Investigative Division/Financial Crimes Section/Economic Crimes Unit

FINRA

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority

FTC

Federal Trade Commission

HHS

Health and Human Services

IACP

International Association of Chiefs of Police

IADLEST

International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training

IC3

Internet Crime Complaint Center

IRS

Internal Revenue Service

JOA

Justice for Older Adults

MDT TAC

Multidisciplinary Team Technical Assistance Center

MDTs

Multidisciplinary Teams

MFCU

Medicaid Fraud Control Units

MLARS

Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section (Criminal Division)

NAAG

National Association of Attorneys General

NACJD

National Archive of Criminal Justice Data

National Center

National Elder Abuse Multidisciplinary Team Training and Technical Assistance Center

NCALL

National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life

NCEA

National Center on Elder Abuse

NCJRS

National Criminal Justice Reference Service

NCSC

National Center for State Courts

NCVC

National Center for Victims of Crimes

NIA

National Institute on Aging

NIJ

National Institute of Justice

NIPEA

National Institute on the Prosecution of Elder Abuse

NSA

National Sheriffs’ Association

NW3C

National White Collar Crime Center

NASAA

North American Securities Administrators Association

OJP

Office of Justice Programs

OVC

Office for Victims of Crimes

OVC TTAC

Office for Victims of Crime Training and Technical Assistance Center

OVW

Office on Violence Against Women

PII

Personal Identifying Information

PIN

Personal Identification Number

POA

Power of Attorney

POST

Peace Officer Standards and Training

PSA

Public Service Announcement

SAA

State Administering Agencies

SAFE

Safe Accessible Forensic Interviewing for Elders

SAFTA

Senior Abuse Financial Tracking and Accounting

SALT

Seniors and Law Enforcement Together

SDOH

Social Determinants of Health

SRT

Supervised Release Term

USAO

United States Attorney’s Office

USPS-OIG

U.S. Postal Service – Office of Inspector General

USTP

U.S. Trustee Program

VWC

Victim-Witness Coordinator

WEAAD

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

Updated September 3, 2024