Police Technology is a training program aiming to equip individuals with the knowledge and skills to become police officers. College Ahuntsic offers a great program. Police work is more than a job; it is a calling! Do you have a passion for justice? Would you like to improve the conditions of your community? If so, consider enrolling in a Police Technology program. The following field-related glossary list will help you become acquainted with the daily words used in the field.
bait car
noun
a vehicle used by law enforcement agencies to capture car thieves or thieves who steal items from cars.
Example: "police simply park a bait car to set up a sting."
fr: voiture-appât
body cavity search
noun
a visual search or a manual internal inspection of body cavities for prohibited materials (contraband), such as illegal drugs, money, jewelry, or weapons.
Example: "the police may request a search warrant for a body cavity search."
fr: fouille des cavités corporelles
broken-windows theory
noun
in criminology, the broken windows theory states that visible signs of crime, anti-social behavior and civil disorder create an urban environment that encourages further crime and disorder, including serious crimes.
Example: "according to the broken-windows theory, just as a building with one broken window is vulnerable to additional vandalism."
fr: théorie des fenêtres cassées
chokehold
noun
a tight grip around a person's neck, used to restrain them by restricting their breathing.
Example: "he had me in a chokehold"
fr: étranglement
community policing
noun
the system of allocating police officers to particular areas so that they become familiar with the local inhabitants.
Example: "a specialized unit for a minority group, such as the Vancouver Chinese Community Policing Centre."
fr: police communautaire
compstat
noun
a computerization and quantification program used by police departments to fight crimes.
Example: "the police in my neighborhood use a CompStat program to report weekly crime."
fr: compstat
crime mapping
noun
a map used by analysts in law enforcement agencies to visualize, and analyze crime incident patterns.
Example: "crime mapping helps to chart criminal activities in New York."
fr: cartographie de la criminalité
crowd control
noun
a public security practice in which large crowds are managed in order to prevent the outbreak of crowd crushes, affray, fights involving drunk and disorderly people or riots.
Example: "his troops and officers had no experience of crowd control."
fr: contrôle de foule
facial composite
noun
tool used in criminal investigation to identify an unknown person, usually a suspect of crime.
Example: "the research aims to help the police and members of the public to recognize facial composite images using a simple facial composite exercise."
fr: composite facial
forcible entry
noun
the unlawful taking of possession of real property by force or threats of force or unlawful entry into or onto another's property, especially when accompanied by force.
Example: "three tried-and-true forcible entry techniques using the Halligan will save time."
fr: entrée forcée
hyper-surveillance
noun
intricate surveillance of an entire or a substantial fraction of a population in order to monitor that group of citizens that specifically utilizes technology and security breaches to access information.
Example: "officers use hyper-surveillance to monitor a group of citizens."
fr: hypersurveillance
immediate action rapid deployment
noun
a police tactic where first responders, typically regular officers, actively confront a developing high-risk crisis. This is opposed to first responders acting to assemble a cordon around the crisis zone.
Example: "this Immediate Action Rapid Deployment - Team Tactics E-Learning course was designed to be a refresher to the initial IARD training."
fr: action immédiate déploiement rapide
mug shot
noun
a photograph of a person's face made for an official purpose, especially police records.
Example: "when shown mugshots, the victim was unable to recognize anyone."
fr: photo d'identité
non-lethal weapon
noun
a weapon intended to be less likely to kill a living target than conventional weapons such as knives and firearms with live ammunition.
Example: "in this intervention, the police officer will be using pepper spray as a non-lethal weapon."
fr: arme non létale
precobs
noun
a predictive policing-software using algorithms and knowledge about crimes committed in the past to predict the commitment of so-called "near repeat"-crimes. (Precobs is an abbreviation and stands for Pre Crime Observation System)
Example: "police are considering deploying the software Precobs to predict crimes."
fr: préépis
predictive policing
noun
the usage of mathematics, predictive analytics, and other analytical techniques in law enforcement to identify potential criminal activity.
Example: "multiple law enforcement agencies across Canada have started to use algorithmic predictive policing methods."
fr: police prédictive
rogues' gallery
noun
a collection of photographs of known criminals, used by police to identify suspects.
Example: "a rogues' gallery of bureaucrats and cold-hearted advocates of “progress.”"
fr: galerie des voleurs
saturation patrol
noun
an increased number of police officers patrolling a specific area to look for impaired driving behavior.
Example: "DUI saturation patrol 19th District."
fr: patrouille de saturation
stakeout
noun
a period of secret surveillance of a building or an area by police in order to observe someone's activities.
Example: "they were looking for a vantage point for a stakeout."
fr: surveillance
vertical patrol
noun
a form of patrol involving posting officers on different floors in buildings simultaneously.
Example: "the swat team will be using the vertical patrol tactic to clear the building."
