Acronyms

  • CAT - United Nations Convention against Torture
  • CPT - European Committee for the Prevention of Torture
  • DJI - Custodial Institutions Agency - Dienst Justitiële Inrichtingen
  • EBI - Extra Secure Units - Extra Beveiligde Inrichting
  • ECtHR - The European Court of Human Rights
  • EMDR - Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing - Eerste-keuze behandeling om nare ervaringen te verwerken
  • EPSU - European Public Service Union
  • EZV - Extra Zorgvoorziening - Extra Care Facility
  • FNV Overheid - Netherlands Trade Union Confederation – Government section Federatie Nederlandse Vakbeweging Overheid
  • GGZ - Mental Health Care Facility - Geestelijke Gezondheidszorg
  • HBO - Higher professional education - Hoger beroepsonderwijs
  • HIV - Human Immunodeficiency Virus
  • IBT - Internal Assistance Team - Intern Bijstandsteam
  • ICPR - Institute for Criminal Policy Research
  • LGBTI - Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex
  • MBO - Middle-level applied education - Middelbaar beroepsonderwijs
  • MMK - Mother with child’s house - Moeder Met Kindhuis
  • NPM - National Preventive Mechanism
  • OPCAT - Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
  • Pbw - Penal Principles Act - Penitentiaire beginselenwet
  • PPC - Penitentiary Psychiatric Center - Penitentiair Psychiatrisch Centrum
  • SPACE - Annual Penal Statistics - Statistiques Pénales Annuelles du Conseil de l’Europe
  • SPT - Subcommittee for the Prevention of Torture
  • STI - Sexually transmitted infections
  • TA - Anti-Terrorist Unit - Terroristenafdeling
  • VVD - People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy - Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie