Glossary 2 - 15 Words Related to Police Technology

15 This second glossary will once again include 15 words related to Police Technology. terms

This glossary will help us to learn new vocabulary related to our field of study, which is Police Technology. Therefore, when communicating in English with coworkers or citizens, we will have more tools: know more vocabulary. Indeed, some of police officer's clients may be addicts, homeless people or other people in need, with which we will need to communicate in a way that will be understandable and heart touching to them. The vocabulary included in the glossary will allow us to know more vocabulary allowing a better communication with anglophone people in need. Furthermore, some of the words included in this glossary may be useful for writing reports necessitating legal vocabulary and for testifying in court. This facade of the police work requires the agent to master complicated English vocabulary. Police Technology is the conventional study field guiding to the profession of police officer in Quebec. In this program, we are taught to accomplish the mission of police forces, therefore: "maintain peace, order and public security, to prevent and repress crime and [...] to apprehend offenders." (Police Act, Title II, Chapter 1, Division 1, article 48.) We notably learn about theoretical notions, allowing a better understanding of the citizen's we will encounter situations. We also learn about legal concepts that are crucial to police work. For example, we learn about what we can and can not legally do in given situations: when it is legal to enter someone's home without a warrant, when we can arrest someone without a warrant, when we can legally order someone to identify, etc. In short, Police Technology teaches its students everything they need to know about police work. The more practical aspects of police work, such as how to use a firearm or intermediate weapons, are mostly learned at the Quebec National Police Academy, a school where future agents must go after Police Technology.

arson
noun
The criminal act of deliberately setting fire to property.
Example: The fire that took place is under investigation; investigators stated that they have reasons to believe it may be arson.
en: incendie criminel
A burnt house to represent arson.
assault
noun
Make a physical attack on.
Example: While stealing a bike, the suspect assaulted its owner.
en: voie de fait
A man assaulting an other man.
carjacking
noun
The action of violently stealing an occupied car.
Example: Victims of carjacking may never see their car again because these are often shipped oversea.
en: détournement de voiture
A person committing carjacking.
de-policing
noun
Term for police disengaging from active police work, generally as a reaction to external scrutiny or negative publicity.
Example: De-policing is very common in the city of Montreal due to political pressure put on officers.
en: dépoliçage
decriminalization
noun
The action or process of ceasing to treat something as illegal or as a criminal offense.
Example: Despite not being legal, in Portugal, drugs have been decriminalized.
en: décriminalisation
Militants for the decriminalization of prostitution.
investigation
noun
The action of investigating something or someone; formal or systematic examination or research.
Example: During the police investigation, fingerprints were found on the scene of the crime.
en: enquête
Fingerprints under a magnifying glass to represent an investigation.
misdemeanor
noun
A minor wrongdoing.
Example: Public urination is a misdemeanor which is frequently reported in downtown area.
en: délit mineur
A person publicly urinating, to show an example of what a misdemeanor may be.
pimp
noun
A man who controls prostitutes and arranges clients for them, taking part of their earnings in return.
Example: This young woman went through hell because of the man who was her pimp.
en: proxénète
An image of Damien Stone, a fictional character who is Fanny's pimp in the famous TV show
power
noun
A right or authority that is given or delegated to a person or body.
Example: Police officers have the power to identify anyone who's pulled over after committing a road offense.
en: pouvoir
probation
noun
The release of an offender from detention, subject to a period of good behavior under supervision.
Example: I went to court and was put on a probation.
en: probation
Lawful documents to represent a probation.
profiling
noun
The act of suspecting or targeting a person on the basis of observed characteristics or behavior.
Example: Black people are often victim of racial profiling by police forces.
en: profilage
suspect
noun
A person thought to be guilty of a crime or offense.
Example: The officer arrested the suspect as soon as he caught him.
en: suspect
An image representing suspects of an offense.
tension
noun
A strained political or social state or relationship.
Example: The war in Ukraine brought tensions between the Ukranian and the Russian communities of Montreal.
en: tension
trial
noun
A formal examination of evidence before a judge, and typically before a jury, in order to decide guilt in a case of criminal or civil proceedings.
Example: Following the trial, the man was found guilty.
en: procès
An ongoing trial.
vagrant
noun
A person without a settled home or regular work who wanders from place to place and lives by begging.
Example: The winter has been tough for the poor vagrant.
en: itinérant
A vagrant.