Welcome to this glossary about my field of study at Ahuntsic College. Police Technology is a very huge program with a lot of precis word. Let me break it down for you.
arrest
verb
Seize (someone) by legal authority and take into custody.
Example: In Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, Maryland between 40-50% of the black male population between the ages of 18 and 15 is at any given moment either in prison, on probation, parole or there is a warrant out for their ARREST .
fr: arrêter
back-up
noun
Police that are called in to support or help.
Example: We're calling for back-up now that we know she has a gun.
fr: renfort
bail
noun
Large amount of money that someone pays as a promise to appear in cour.
Example: Your husband's bail is posted at $20,000.
fr: caution
convict
noun
A person who is doing (or supposed to be doing) jailtime.
Example: Please be aware that there is a convict on the loose.
fr: condamné
crime scene
noun
The place where an offense has been committed and forensic evidence may be gathered.
Example: Miniaturisation of the equipment is in working and therefore can be used more easily at the CRIME SCENE.
fr: scène de crime
department
noun
An area of special expertise or responsibility.
Example: Hobb's further detailed chronology of the CID is important as it establishes both the East End as a unique area of London and the CID as an elite DEPARTMENT of the police force.
fr: département
DUI
acronym
Driving after drinking too much alcohol
(Driving Under the Influence, Driving While Intoxicated).
Example: Your record says that you have two previous DUIs.
fr: conduite en état d'ébriété
felony
noun
A crime, typically one involving violence, regarded as more serious than a misdemeanor, and usually punishable by imprisonment for more than one year or by death.
Example: Whether this is fair labelling or not is a matter of opinion, although many believe that accomplices should not receive such harsh penalties as the primary parties who actually committed the FELONY.
fr: crime
fingerprints
noun
Marks left by fingers that identify a person.
Example: We're going to have to check your personal belongings for fingerprints.
fr: empreintes
firearms
noun
A rifle, pistol, or other portable gun that shoot.
Example: It is illegal to carry unregistered firearms such as rifles and pistols.
fr: armes à feu
guilty
adjective
Responsible for a crime, deserving of punishment.
Example: This restriction is given added effect in the tightly composed poetical structure, and the repressed desires that drive the poem's rhythm seem to pulsate downwards in terms of what Pagliaro (1987) describes as 'her GUILTY.
fr: coupable
handcuffs
noun
A pair of lockable linked metal rings for securing a prisoner's wrists.
Example: Losing control, Jack knocks Sarah unconscious, HANDCUFFS her, and calls for help.
fr: menotte
innocent
adjective
Not guilty of a crime or offense.
Example: We'll believe you are innocent when you show us your receipt for the items in the bag.
fr: innocent
juvenile delinquent
noun
A minor who commits a crime (usually under age of 18).
Example: Your punishment will be less severe because you are a juvenile delinquent.
fr: délinquance juvénile
nightstick
noun
A police officer's club or billy.
Example: So I gave him a couple of good shots with my NIGHTSTICK.
fr: matraque
noise complaint
noun
A call to the police to complain of disturbing noise (usually music or a party).
Example: Two of your neighbours have made a noise complaint tonight
fr: plainte concernant le bruit
radar
noun
Radio wave transmission that helps police track cars and map crime scenes.
Example: According to our radar you were driving well above the speed limit.
fr: radar
speeding ticket
noun
A fine given to a driver who gets caught driving beyond the speed limit.
Example: Your license shows a clean driving record except for one speeding ticket from five years ago.
fr: excès de vitesse
wanted
verb
Being searched for by police.
Example: A man from your hotel is wanted for his involvement in a murder.
fr: recherché
witness
verb
To see something happen.
Example: Three people witnessed the murder but they are afraid to speak.
