Hi, my name is Etienne, I'm 18 years old, and I live in Blainville. I am a student of Police Technology at Ahuntsic and my goal is to become a police officer. As a result, I worked last summer as a cadet police coordinator and I decided to share with you words frequently used in a police service. The glossary contains important documents, equipment, useful terms, frequently used names and many other aspects related to the field of policing. Hopefully, this list of words will further help you understand the terms and words frequently used in the police world.
arrest
verb
To seize (a person) by legal authority or warrant; take into custody.
Example: The police arrested the burglar.
fr: arrêter
badge
noun
A card bearing identifying information, as one's name, symbol or place of employment, or academic affiliation, and often worn pinned to one's clothing.
Example: He identified himself as a police officer with his badge.
fr: badge
belt
noun
A band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
Example: The policeman had all his equipment hanging on his belt.
fr: ceinturon
bullet
noun
A small metal projectile, part of a cartridge, for firing from small arms.
Example: We found two bullets fired from the weapon at the crime scene.
fr: balle
case
noun
Situation; circumstance; plight.
Example: The police are on the case.
fr: affaire
drug
noun
Any article, other than food, intended to affect the structure or any function of the body of humans or other animals.
Example: He was arrested because he had drugs on him.
fr: drogue
emergency
noun
A sudden, urgent, usually unexpected occurrence or occasion requiring immediate action.
Example: Harris and Newsom called 911, someone is having a heart attack, it's an emergency!
fr: urgence
gun
noun
A weapon consisting of a metal tube, with mechanical attachments, from which projectiles are shot by the force of an explosive; a piece of ordnance.
Example: The police carried their guns on their hips, ready to react.
fr: fusil
handcuff
noun
A ring-shaped metal device that can be locked around a person's wrist, usually one of a pair connected by a short chain or linked bar; shackle:.
Example: He wore a Taser holstered to his hip and gripped handcuffs in one hand to arrest the criminal.
fr: menotte
inmate
noun
A person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
Example: The prisons contain inmates who have committed crimes.
fr: détenu
investigation
noun
The act or process of investigating or the condition of being investigated.
Example: The police have begun their investigation to find the culprit.
fr: enquête
jail
noun
A prison, especially one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses.
Example: He went to jail for the crimes he did.
fr: prison
notebook
noun
A book of notes.
Example: The agent wrote down all the relevant information in his notebook.
fr: calepin
patrol
verb
(of a police officer, soldier, etc.) to pass along a road, beat, etc., or around or through a specified area in order to maintain order and security.
Example: The policeman patrolled the streets to find crimes.
fr: patrouiller
radar
noun
Electronics. a device for determining the presence and location of an object by measuring the time for the echo of a radio wave to return from it and the direction from which it returns.
Example: He calculated my speed with his radar
fr: radar
radio
noun
Wireless telegraphy or telephony.
Example: The 911 speaks to him on the radio waves.
fr: radio
reinforcement
noun
Often reinforcements. an additional supply of personnel, ships, aircraft, etc., for a military force.
Example: Reinforcements arrive they were too many, we needed help.
fr: renfort
report
noun
An account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as the result of observation, inquiry, etc.:.
Example: After, the intervention he completed the event report to remember every detail.
fr: rapport
statement
noun
A communication or declaration in speech or writing, setting forth facts, particulars, etc.
Example: When I reported the crime to the police, they asked me to make a statement. I made it and the other victims were also called to make one.
fr: déclaration
truncheon
noun
A staff representing an office or authority; baton.
Example: The police officer had to use his truncheon to disperse the crowd.
