This glossary was created to help future students or even adult to learn more about Youth and Adult Correctional Intervention. Delinquency is something very vague and this will help you understand the victims, the workers and even what's inside a criminal mind. As you can read, this program touches many aspects like children, adult, teen, victims and criminals, but it touches also institutions like jail, youth centers and community resources. To build this glossary, I used many words I learned since my first class in this technique. I also used internet for other words and definitions. What I want you to do next is looking if you really learn something.
adult
noun
a person who is fully grown or developed.
Example: "children should be accompanied by an adult"
fr: adulte
corrections officer
noun
A prison officer or corrections officer is a uniformed official responsible for the custody, supervision, safety, and regulation of prisoners
Example: I am a corrections officer in Bordeau's prison
fr: agent correctionnel
crime
noun
a deliberate act, typically as part of a systematic campaign, that causes human suffering or death on a large scale.
Example: "he was handed over to the International Criminal Court in The Hague to face charges of crimes against humanity"
fr: crime
criminal gang
noun
A gang is a group of. three or more individuals that has existed for at. least one month and engages in criminal activity on. a regular basis.
Example: he is a member of a criminal gang
fr: Groupe criminalisé
criminology
noun
the scientific study of crime and criminals.
Example: James Alan Fox, a professor of criminology at Northeastern University, said other big cities tend to have a higher percentage of women homicide victims than Baltimore.
fr: criminologie
delinquency
noun
criminal behaviour, especially that carried out by a juvenile.
Example: "he relayed this in such a manner as to imply grave delinquency on the host's part"
fr: Délinquance
drugs
noun
a medicine or other substance which has a physiological effect when ingested or otherwise introduced into the body.
Example: "a new drug aimed at sufferers from Parkinson's disease"
fr: drogue
educator
noun
a person who provides instruction or education;
Example: "the perspective of a professional educator"
fr: éducateur
illegal
adjective
contrary to or forbidden by law, especially criminal law.
Example: cocaine is an illegal drug
fr: illégal
jail
noun
a place for the confinement of people accused or convicted of a crime.
Example: "he served 15 months in jail"
fr: prison
justice
noun
just behavior or treatment.
Example: "a concern for justice, peace, and genuine respect for people"
fr: justice
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: "they were taken to court for breaking the law"
fr: lois
mental health
noun
a person’s condition with regard to their psychological and emotional well-being
Example: "all this pressure seems to be affecting his mental health"
fr: santé mentale
murder
noun
the unlawful premeditated killing of one human being by another.
Example: "somebody tried to murder Joe"
fr: meurtre
poverty
noun
the state of being inferior in quality or insufficient in amount.
Example: "thousands of families are living in abject poverty"
fr: pauvreté
prisoner
noun
a person legally held in prison as a punishment for crimes they have committed or while awaiting trial.
Example: a prisoner serving a life sentence"
fr: prisonnier
psychology
noun
the scientific study of the human mind and its functions, especially those affecting behavior in a given context.
Example: "the psychology of interpersonal relationships"
fr: psychologie
steal
verb
take (another person's property) without permission or legal right and without intending to return it.
Example: "thieves stole her bicycle"
fr: voler
teen
noun
the years of a person's age from 13 to 19.
Example: "they were both in their late teens"
fr: adolescent
youth center
noun
youth club, is a place where young people can meet and participate in a variety of activities
Example: My friend Will is going to a youth center
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