Youth and Adult Correctional Intervention is a three year intensive professional program training students in an interdisciplinary curriculum of study in law, psychology, social work and criminology. Students develop professional skills and acquire practical field experience thats allowing them to work with the delinquents of society.
Addict
noun,adjective
dependent to a drug
Example: samuel is an addict, he cant stop smoking.
en: toxicomane
arson
noun
the criminal act of deliberately setting fire to property.
Example: We was arrested on account of arson against the hotel.
en: incendie criminel
Battery
noun
type of criminal charge that involves the unauthorized application of force against another person’s body, which results in offensive touching or actual physical injury. In most instances, battery will result in misdemeanor criminal charges.
Example: He was convicted on account of assault and battery.
en: blessure
caseload
noun
Number of case/clients in your care at work in intervention
Example: Natalie works in a prison, she has 25 inmates to her caseload
en: Cas à charge
delinquent
Noun
(typically of a young person or that person's behavior) showing or characterized by a tendency to commit crime, particularly minor crime.
Example: She works in a centre for delinquent children.
en: délinquant
Director of Youth Protection (DYP)
noun
A Director of Youth Protection (DYP) is appointed for each region of Québec. He is responsible for enforcing the Youth Protection Act (YPA) in his region. The YPA applies to children whose security or development is or may be considered to be in danger.
Example: Under delegation of the DYP, sarah took the child under de youth protection act.
en: Directeur de la protection de la Jeunesse (DPJ)
DSM
noun
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) is the handbook used by health care professionals in the United States and much of the world as the authoritative guide to the diagnosis of mental disorders.
Example: The psychiatrist is not sure of the mental disorder max is suffering from. she will refer to the DSM to
en: DSM
Forensic
Adjective
relating to or denoting the application of scientific methods and techniques to the investigation of crime.
Example: The forensic team arrived at the crime scene
en: Médico-légale
indictment
noun
A formal charge or accusation of a serious crime.
Example: Cockburn continues that fluctuations in grain prices did not produce identical changes in the indictment of theft in adjacent counties of Essex and Hertfordshire.
en: Accusation
Inmate
noun
A person confined to an institution such as a prison or hospital.
Example: The inmate was moved to the isolation ward.
en: Détenu
Jail
noun
A place for the confinement of people accused or convicted of a crime.
Example: He served 5 months in jail.
en: Prison
Juvenile
Adjective
of, relating to, characteristic of, or suitable for children or young people
Example: However, despite Beier's comments that there was large-scale juvenile delinquency in London, there does not seem to have been large-scale gangs of problematic youths in London.
en: Juvénile
nonprofit organization
noun
A nonprofit organization (NPO), also known as a non-business entity, is one that serves the public good and is tax-exempt. Its purpose is something other than making a profit. Typically, this type of organization is educational, scientific, charitable, literary, religious, a trade or professional organization, etc. The public is usually able to make donations to a nonprofit organization – in most cases, the donations are tax-deductible.
Example: Julie was refered to an auberge du coeur. a nonprofit organization that can help her overcome homelessness
en: Organisme a but non lucratif
peace officer
noun
a civil officer appointed to preserve law and order, such as a sheriff or police officer.
Example: The courthouse is guarded by multiple peace officers.
en: Agent de la paix
penitentiary
noun
A prison for people convicted of serious crimes.
Example: This was in contrast to Bentham's penitentiary system which offered 'order, clarity and social utility'.
en: pénitencier
probation agent
noun
a person appointed to supervise offenders who are on probation.
Example: John has to meet once a week with his probation agent or he will return in jail.
en: agent de probation
psychoanalysis
noun
a system of psychological theory and therapy which aims to treat mental disorders by investigating the interaction of conscious and unconscious elements in the mind and bringing repressed fears and conflicts into the conscious mind by techniques such as dream interpretation and free association.
Example: Svevo has been considered the writer who introduced Freud's psychoanalysis theory in the Italian Literature, and often his work has been studied under the eye of Joyce's model.
en: psychanalyse
psychosocial
Adjective
Involving both psychological and social aspects.
Example: This case has also highlighted the importance of patient education and the need to consider psychosocial factors such as unemployment when treating chronic asthmatics.
en: Psychosocial
social worker
noun
Social workers are professionals who aim to enhance overall well-being and help meet basic and complex needs of communities and people.
Example: sarah, single mom of 3 kids, is going to meet a social worker to see how the government can help her.
en: Travailleur social
youngster's house
noun
Hub of information, a space for discussion, where young people take charge of the needs and projects of young people, a place of passage and progress towards autonomy.
Example: me and my friends are going to the youngster's house after school
