Hi, my name is Laurence. I'm in Youth and Adults Correctional Intervention in College Ahuntsic. Right now, you're about to read the glossary I made to help you understand the criminology terms.
communication
noun
The imparting or exchanging of information. Communication is my field's base, I need to talk with my coworker and the people in front of me.
Example: I am in communication with Alex.
en: communication
conditional release
noun
Conditionals releases in a criminal justice context means being released from custody before the full sentence has been served, but under specific conditions.
Example: Alex is currently in a conditional release.
en: libération conditionnelle
confrontation
noun
A hostile or argumentative meeting or situation between opposing parties. in my filed, this is a part of communication to make people talk to us.
Example: I use confrontation with Alex because he told me he's not mad at me, but scream at me all our meeting.
en: confrontation / affrontement
criminal record
noun
A list of a person's previous criminal convictions.
Example: He court said his criminal record would be expunged at the end of the year.
en: casier judiciaire
delinquency
noun
Behaviour, especially of a young person, that is illegal or not acceptable to most people.
Example: They tried to steer him away from delinquency by giving him a job in their store.
en: délinquance
echo
noun
A close parallel or repetition of an idea, feeling, style, or event. This is also part of the communication.
Example: Alex : " I feel good like always... ".
Me : "Like always? ... ".
en: écho
extrajudicial
adjective
(of a settlement, statement, or confession) not made in court; out-of-court.
Example: An extrajudicial offer does not carry the same penalty in expenses.
en: extra-judiciaire
intervention
noun
The action or process of intervening.
Example: They are plants that grow naturally without human intervention.
en: intervention
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.
en: droit
offender
A person who commits an illegal act.
Example: An institution for juvenile offenders.
en: contrevenant
penitentiary
noun
In the Canadian criminal justice system, a "penitentiary sentence" refers to a sentence of imprisonment of two years or more, served in a federal penitentiary.
Example: Alex arrived in the penitentiary today for a sentence of 3 years.
en: pénitencier
prejudice
noun
Harm or injury that results or may result from some action or judgment.
Example: Prejudice resulting from delay in the institution of the proceedings.
en: préjugé
prison
noun
A building in which people are legally held as a punishment for a crime they have committed or while awaiting trial. Prison is for sentences of 2 years less 1 day.
Example: Alex will arrive in the prison tomorrow for a sentence of 1 year.
en: prison
recidivism
verb
The tendency of a convicted criminal to re-offend.
Example: The prison has succeeded in reducing recidivism.
en: récidive
reflection
noun
A process of actively listening, understanding, and then expressing back to the speaker your understanding of their message, including both their content and their emotions.
Example: Alex : " I feel so frustrated that I can't seem to get this project done."
Me : " You're feeling very frustrated with the progress of the project. ".
en: reflet
rehabilitation
noun
The action of restoring someone to normal life through training and therapy after imprisonment, addiction, or illness.
Example: Alex finished his rehabilitation, now he can say he's not anymore an alcoholic.
en: réhabilitation
sentence
noun
The punishment assigned to a defendant found guilty by a court, or fixed by law for a particular offense.
Example: Her husband is serving a three-year sentence for fraud.
en: sentence
stereotype
noun
A widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.
Example: Me : " Alex killed someone, for sure he's going to recidivism. ".
en: stéréotype
trauma
noun
A deeply distressing or disturbing experiences that significantly impacts an individual's emotional, psychological, and physical well-being.
Example: Me : " Alex had a trauma because of the death of his best friend at 8 years old. ".
en: traumatisme
victim
noun
A person harmed, injured, or killed as a result of a crime, accident, or other event or action.
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