Youth and Adult Correctional Intervention glossary
20 Youth and Adult Correctional Intervention terms
Hi, my name is Audreanne and I have been in my program "Youth and Adult Correctional Intervention" for almost 2 years. My glossary is for people that want to learn more about common words we use in this program.This glossary contains the words people can use to describe Youth and Adult Correctional Intervention. This glossary will help people to understand the terms used in my program. I chose 20 words do describe in my glossary. I chose words that are found in my notebooks of my program. I found the pictures and definitions on Google. This glossary will help people know what I'm studying.
Addiction
noun
The fact or condition of being addicted to a particular substance, thing, or activity.
Example: She is having difficulty finding a job due to her drug addiction.
en: addiction
Arrest
verb
Seize (someone) by legal authority and take into custody.
Example: He was arrested for drug possession.
en: arrêter
Assault
noun/verb
noun: A physical attack.
verb: Make a physical attack on.
Example: He committed an assault on his neighbor in order to steal her wallet.
en: agression
Cell
noun
A small room in which a prisoner is locked up or in which a monk or nun sleeps.
Example: He stayed in his cell all day.
en: cellule
Crime
noun
An action or omission that constitutes an offense that may be prosecuted by the state and is punishable by law.
Example: In 2012, Roger committed a crime by stealing his friend's car.
en: crime
Criminality
noun
Behavior that is contrary to or forbidden by criminal law.
Example: He grew up in an atmosphere of criminality because of his two parents.
en: criminalité
Delinquency
noun
Minor crime, especially that committed by young people.
Example: His delinquency is due to his mother encouraging him to sell drugs.
en: délinquance
Homeless
adjective
(A person) without a home, and therefore typically living on the streets.
Example: This girl was homeless when she was young.
en: Sans abri
Law
noun
The system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and which it may enforce by the imposition of penalties.
Example: He was brought to court for breaking the law.
en: Droit ou Loi
Murder
noun/ verb
noun : The unlawful premeditated killing of one human being by another.
verb : Kill (someone) unlawfully and with premeditation.
Example: Noun: This murder was premeditated, because we found records to prove it.
Verb: On Tuesday night, someone tried to murder Bob.
en: meurtre
Penitentiary
noun
A prison for people convicted of serious crimes.
Example: He is incarcerated in a penitentiary for much of his life.
en: Pénitencier
Prison
noun
A building in which people are legally held as a punishment for a crime they have committed or while awaiting trial.
Example: Steven has spent half of his life in prison.
en: prison
Rape
noun
Unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
Example: They believed that civilised people did not rape women and flaunt their sexuality.
en: viol
Rehabilitation
noun
The action of restoring someone to health or normal life through training and therapy after imprisonment, addiction, or illness.
Example: She went in rehabilitation to help her quit drug use.
en: Réhabilitation
Robbery
noun
The action of taking property unlawfully from a person or place by force or threat of force.
Example: He was involved in a street robbery.
en: vol
Sentence
noun
The punishment assigned to a defendant found guilty by a court, or fixed by law for a particular offense.
Example: The man received a 6-year sentence for his crime.
en: Sentence
Shelter
noun
A place giving temporary protection from bad weather or danger.
Example: This woman lives in this shelter for abused women with her children.
en: Refuge
Trafficking
verb
Deal or trade in something illegal.
Example: They accused him of trafficking when he was 24 years old.
en: trafiquer
Vandalism
noun
Action involving deliberate destruction of or damage to public or private property.
Example: What he did was an act of vandalism.
en: vandalisme
Violence
noun
Behavior involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something.
