This glossary can be used by anyone who needs from the police environment. It can be hard to find the right definition because some words almost mean the same thing. So, this will help the students in Police Technology to separate some terms.
accused
noun
A person or group of people who are charged with or on trial for a crime.
Example: O'Reilly argued that, "the use of adverse inferences will erode or eliminate the right to silence and, in doing so, shift the burden of proof to the ACCUSED, in some cases reduce the prosecution's burden of proof, and will weaken or remove the presumption of innocence ".
fr: accusée
autopsy
noun
Dissection of a body to determine the causes of death.
Example: Dr hopes dies of bronchopneumonia so that an autopsy will not be mandatory.
fr: autopsie
badge
noun
A distinctive emblem worn as a mark of office, membership, achievement, licensed employment, etc.
Example: I went to a house and had to show my police badge to prove that I'm a police officer.
fr: badge
bailiff
noun
A legal officer to whom some degree of authority or jurisdiction is given.
Example: The bailiff had to decide about the outcome of the case.
fr: huissier
charge
verb
Accuse someone of an offense under law.
Example: A criminal is charged with second degree murder.
fr: accuser
corruption
noun
Dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery.
Example: These include discussions regarding property rights and private ownership coupled with reform of legal, financial and governmental institutions (1996 From Plan to Market); issues of governance and corruption.
fr: corruption
delinquency
noun
Minor crime committed by young people.
Example: Girls will be subjected to a higher level of surveillance than boys throughout their childhood to 'protect' them from delinquency, and likewise boys delinquent acts may be shrugged off as acceptable 'laddish' behaviour.
fr: délinquance
exhibit
noun
A document or other object produced in a court as evidence.
Example: The Bank's annual World Development Reports exhibit quintessential neo-liberal development talk.
fr: exposition
hideout
noun
A hiding place, especially one used by someone who has broken the law.
Example: This criminal was in a hideout in the opposite direction of the crime scene.
fr: cachette
hooliganism
noun
Violent or rowdy behavior by young troublemakers, typically in a gang.
Example: Boys are more likely to engage in petty theft, vandalism, football hooliganism, mugging and riot behaviour whilst for girls 'crimes' are more likely to include running away from home, breaking curfew rules and unruly behaviour.
fr: vandalisme
innocent bystander
noun
A guiltless witness of a crime
Example: In one of the cases, we had 13 innocent bystanders to interview.
fr: spectateur innocent
killer
noun
A person who kills.
Example: My wife's killer was actually my neighbour.
fr: meurtrier
oath
noun
A solemn promise, often invoking a divine witness, regarding one's future action or behavior.
Example: I needed to take an oath before talking in the court yard.
fr: serment
plea of guilty
noun
A statement by an alleged offender that they have committed the offence with which they are charged.
Example: He changed his plea to not guilty.
fr: plaidoyer de culpabilité
prosecution
noun
The institution and conducting of legal proceedings against someone in respect of a criminal charge.
Example: They lacked the funds to embark on private prosecutions.
fr: poursuite
remand
verb
To place (a defendant) on bail or in custody, especially when a trial is adjourned.
Example: My partner had I had a seventeen-year-old son remanded to a drug-addiction program.
fr: renvoi
shadowing
verb
Action to follow and to observe the movements, the actions of one or several individuals.
Example: I spent the day in formation shadowing two police officers.
fr: pratique d'observation
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: I had to show up at court the other day for a child trial.
fr: procès
use of force continuum
phrase
A standard that provides law enforcement officers and civilians with guidelines as to how much force may be used against a resisting subject in a given situation.
Example: I had to control the use of my force in a fight the other day in class because my partner was weaker than me.
fr: continuum de l'usage de la force
warrant
noun
A document issued by a legal or government official authorizing the police or some other body to make an arrest, search premises, or carry out some other action relating to the administration of justice.
Example: We had to get a warrant to search the house for illegal drugs.
