This glossary will contain words related to the program of Police Technology.
acknowledge
verb
accept or admit the existence or truth
Example: the principal suspect acknowledged his crime
en: reconnaitre
Assailant
noun
person who assaults or attacks
Example: Did you see the assailant running away?
en: agresseur
bail
noun
large amount of money that someone pays as a promise to appear in court
Example: Your bail is posted at $5000.
en: Une caution
breath analyzer
noun
An instrument consisting of a small bag or tube filled with chemically treated crystals, into which a sample of a motorist's breath is taken as a test for intoxication.
Example: I used the breath analyzer on a driver who looked drunk.
en: analyseur d’haleine, teste d‘intoxication à l’alcool.
bulletproof vest
noun
A vest who is protecting police torso against bullets and knife.
Example: I survived because I had my bulletproof vest on.
en: gilet par-balles.
DOB
Sentence
Date of birth
Example: What’s your DOB?
en: Date de naissance
Evidentiary property
adj/noun
Property relevant to a crime.
Example: we found a knife on the evidentiary property.
en: scène de crime, propriété où un crime a été commis
mobile data terminals
noun
Mobile Data Terminal is a computerized device used on mobile devices (Devices in transit or devices that are mounted on systems that are always on the move) to communicate with a centralized control system.
Example: Police officers use their mobile data terminals to know the criminal background of someone.
en: terminaux de données mobiles
night stick
noun
heavy stick that police use for controlling crowds or defending themselves
Example: The police blocked us with their nightsticks
en: Une matraque
on the loose
sentence, pronoun, determinant, noun
having escaped from confinement
Example: there is a big criminal on the louse
en: s'être echappé, être en liberté
police notebooks
noun
A pocket notebook or PNB is a notebook used by police officers to officially record details and incidents while on patrol.
Example: The officer used his police notebook to note some of the suspect answers.
en: carnet de note policier
rubber bullets
noun
A rubber bullet is a bullet made of a metal ball coated with rubber. It is intended to injure people rather than kill them, and is used by police or soldiers to control crowds during a riot.
Example: The police officers shot rubber bullets in a riot.
en: Balles en caoutchouc
stun gun
noun
Electroshock weapon, an incapacitating weapon that momentarily disables either a beast or a person with an electric shock ·
Example: A police officer used his stun gun because a person was showing a violent attitude.
en: pistolet paralysant
Tear gas
noun
A solid, liquid, or gaseous substance that on dispersion in the atmosphere irritates mucous membranes resulting especially in blinding of the eyes with tears.
Example: A police officer used tear gas to calm a person who was violent.
en: gaz lacrymogène
water cannons
noun
A device that ejects a powerful jet of water, typically used to disperse a crowd.
