My name is Élody. I am a student in springboard but I want to study in police technology This is my second semestrer in this program.If I am accepted into police technoogy, I will start in the fall. This glossary is for students but it can also help anyone who wants to understand police related words.The topic of this glossary is police technology.This field is important for society and this glossary explains twenty words important words about this field.For this glossary, I used Google to help me find word banks related to police technology and to find the definitions.I hope that the readers of this glossary will use it to help them with their police techniques.
arrest
noun
seize (someone) by legal authority and take into custody
Example: Arrest for driving under the influence
en: arrestation
assault
noun
make a physical attack on
Example: Armed robbery in a store
en: agression
Ballistics
noun
the study of the effects of being fired on a bullet, cartridge, or gun
Example: Analysis of the weapon used in a homicide
en: Balistique
complaint
noun
a statement that a situation is unsatisfactory or unacceptable
Example: Harassment complaint
en: plainte
crime
noun
an act or omission forbidden by law and punishable by the state upon conviction
Example: Stealing someone’s phone is a crime
en: crime
criminal
noun
a person who has committed a crime
Example: A drug trafficker arrested by the police
en: criminelle
DNA
noun
the molecule that carries genetic information, instructing the development, function, and reproduction of nearly all living organisms
Example: Saliva and blood
en: ADN
Geolocation
noun
the process or technique of identifying the geographical location of a person or device by means of digital information processed via the internet
Example: Tracking of a stolen vehicle with GPS
en: Géolocalisation
gun
noun
a weapon incorporating a metal tube from which bullets, shells, or other missiles are propelled by explosive force, typically making a characteristic loud, sharp noise
Example: Pistol found at the scene of a burglary
en: pistolet
Handcuffs
noun
a pair of lockable linked metal rings for securing a prisoner's wrists
Example: Handcuff a suspect after their arrest
en: menotte
interrogation
noun
the action of interrogating or the process of being interrogated
Example: Witness interrogation in a theft case
en: interrogatoire
Misdeneanor
noun
a type of "lesser" criminal offense, more serious than an infraction but less serious than a felony
Example: Vandalism
en: délit
Patrol
noun
an expedition to keep watch over an area, especially by guards or police walking or driving around at regular intervals
Example: Police car patrol to watch the roads
en: patrouille
profiling
noun
the recording and analysis of a person's psychological and behavioral characteristics, so as to assess or predict their capabilities in a certain sphere or to assist in identifying a particular subgroup of people
Example: rofiling of a suspect based on their online habits
en: profilage
protect
verb
keep safe from harm or injury.
Example: The police protect witnesses in sensitive cases
en: protéger
search
noun
an act of searching for someone or something
Example: Raid on an apartment connected to a crime
en: recherche
seizure
noun
the action of capturing someone or something using force
Example: Drug seizure
en: saisie
Stakeout
noun
a period of secret surveillance of a building or an area by police in order to observe someone's activities
Example: Stakeout in front of a suspect's house
en: planque
surveillance
noun
close observation, especially of a suspected spy or criminal
Example: Security cameras on a shopping street
en: surveillance
Witness
noun
a person who sees an event, typically a crime or accident, take place
