Incident and Crime Recording Standards

Vocabulary flashcards covering the key incident recording frameworks, standards, and themes including NSIR, NICL, and NCRS.

NSIR

National Standards of Incident Recording; framework aimed at ensuring all incidents are risk assessed leading to an appropriate response.

Aim of NSIR

To ensure all incidents are risk assessed leading to an appropriate response.

NICL

National Incident Category List; a recording classification divided into four distinct themes.

NICL Themes

The four main incident categories defined under the National Incident Category List: Transport, Anti-social behaviour, Public Safety, and Admin.

NCRS

National Crime Recording Standards; standards designed to promote accurate crime recording based on a belief by the victim or representative (e.g., distinguishing between a robbery and a phone left in a taxi).