20 This glossary will explian you the main points of a police technique. terms
Police technology is a choice of field of study that a student will follow during three years at the cegep. In Quebec, there is not a lot of cegeps that give this field of study so it can be hard to be accepted in this technique. After this three years, the student need to go to the National Police School of Quebec during 15 weeks. During these three years and 15 weeks, the student will learn a lot of things before he become a police officer. The student will learn how to react during some abnormal situations, he will learn all the codes of laws and more. To show you more, there is a little glossary of terms about police technology.
Arrest
Verb
Seize (someone) by legal authority and take into custody.
Source: https://www.google.com/search?q=definition+of+arrest&source=lmns&bih=939&biw=1680&hl=fr&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjYkd_Z3KDsAhUaEt8KHa8KB5kQ_AUoAHoECAEQAA
Example: A police officer who arrest a criminal right after he saw him stole something.
fr: Mettre en état d'arrestation.
Cegep
Noun
A cegep is a public higher education institution that follows high school and precedes the university.
Source: Wikipedia
Example: A student that follow his field of study at the cegep to go at the university or other institution after.
fr: Cégep
Communication skills
Noun
Communication skills are the abilities you use when giving and receiving different kinds of information.
Source: https://www.google.com/search?bih=939&biw=1680&hl=fr&sxsrf=ALeKk00vyfIcakXDrz-8Im0yURKxjfgK1g%3A1602013328078&ei=kMh8X-CyBO2mggemqr2ICQ&q=definition+of+communication+skill&oq=definition+of+communication+skill&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQAzIFCAAQywEyBQgAEMsBMgUIABDLATIFCAAQywEyBQgAEMsBMgUIABDLATIFCAAQywEyBQgAEMsBMgUIABDLATIGCAAQFhAeOgYIIxAnEBM6BAgjECc6CggAEMsBEEYQ-QE6AggAOgYIABANEB5QpIETWIefE2CbohNoAHAAeACAAXiIAecPkgEEMTUuNpgBAKABAaoBB2d3cy13aXrAAQE&sclient=psy-ab&ved=0ahUKEwjguuHa3KDsAhVtk-AKHSZVD5EQ4dUDCA0&uact=5
Example: Police officers always works with a partner, so they develop a special type of verbal and non-verbal communication.
fr: Compétences en communication
Court
Noun
A tribunal presided over by a judge, judges, or a magistrate in civil and criminal cases.
Source: https://www.google.com/search?bih=939&biw=1680&hl=fr&sxsrf=ALeKk010Hfn958LGYTldr-Oj1t2tzPJodg%3A1602011990719&ei=VsN8X_fCK5-FytMPo4SqwAE&q=definition+of+court+&oq=definition+of+court+&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQAzIFCAAQywEyBQgAEMsBMgUIABDLATIFCAAQywEyBQgAEMsBMgUIABDLATIFCAAQywEyBQgAEMsBMgUIABDLATIFCAAQywE6CQgjEOoCECcQEzoHCCMQ6gIQJzoGCCMQJxATOgQIIxAnOggIABCxAxCDAToFCAAQsQM6CAguELEDEIMBOgIIADoECAAQQzoHCAAQsQMQQzoNCAAQsQMQgwEQFBCHAjoFCC4QywFQrQJYvD5g9j9oAXAAeACAAX2IAZEOkgEEMTYuNJgBAKABAaoBB2d3cy13aXqwAQrAAQE&sclient=psy-ab&ved=0ahUKEwj3xYfd16DsAhWfgnIEHSOCChgQ4dUDCA0&uact=5
Example: Someone who dispute a ticket will pass in court in front of a judge.
fr: Cours
Crimes
Noun
An action or omission that constitutes an offense that may be prosecuted by the state and is punishable by law.
Source: https://www.google.com/search?q=definition+of+crimes&source=lmns&bih=939&biw=1680&hl=fr&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiexZnh0aDsAhWOZt8KHcmoCBkQ_AUoAHoECAEQAA
Example: Someone who steal something
fr: Crimes
Criminology
Noun
Criminology is the study of crime from a social perspective, including examining who commits crimes, why they commit them, their impact, and how to prevent them.
Source: https://www.thebalancecareers.com/what-is-criminology-974589
Example: The crime trends, the crime patterns and more in a city.
fr: Criminologie
Equipment
Noun
The necessary items for a particular purpose.
Source: https://www.google.com/search?q=definition+of+equipment&oq=definition+of+equipment&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l7.4867j1j9&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
Example: A police officer has a gun, handcuff, cayenne paper, teaser, electric pulse gun and more equipment during his services to be able to do his job well.
fr: Équipement
Healt
Noun
A person's mental or physical condition.
Source: https://www.google.com/search?bih=939&biw=1680&hl=fr&sxsrf=ALeKk010qiiac4qAQ2Huelo1f8JfZSDB_A%3A1602013644649&ei=zMl8X4ekJ8KZ_QberLewDA&q=definition+of+healt&oq=definition+of+healt&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQAzIFCAAQywEyBQgAEMsBMgUIABDLATIFCAAQywEyBQgAEMsBMgUIABDLATIFCAAQywEyBQgAEMsBMgUIABDLATIFCAAQywE6BAgAEEc6BAgjECc6BggjECcQE1Dr4TRYl-s0YMjtNGgAcAJ4AIABWogB1gOSAQE2mAEAoAEBqgEHZ3dzLXdpesgBCMABAQ&sclient=psy-ab&ved=0ahUKEwiHutvx3aDsAhXCTN8KHV7WDcYQ4dUDCA0&uact=5
Example: A police officer must be in good health because sometimes they need to run (physic) or to think correctly and quickly (mental).
fr: Santé
Investigation
Noun
The action of investigating something or someone; formal or systematic examination or research.
Source: https://www.google.com/search?bih=939&biw=1680&hl=fr&sxsrf=ALeKk00TyYXAs2IqWwGdglAAVVRZNuWwuQ%3A1602010390708&ei=Fr18X-7JKseb_Qbi3KewDw&q=definition+of+investigation&oq=definition+of+investigation&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQAzIKCAAQywEQRhD5ATIFCAAQywEyBQgAEMsBMgUIABDLATIFCAAQywEyBQgAEMsBMgUIABDLATIFCAAQywEyBQgAEMsBMgUIABDLAToECAAQRzoGCCMQJxATOgQIIxAnUO0TWPoqYNUtaABwAngAgAGNAYgBkwuSAQM4LjaYAQCgAQGqAQdnd3Mtd2l6yAEIwAEB&sclient=psy-ab&ved=0ahUKEwjurI7i0aDsAhXHTd8KHWLuCfYQ4dUDCA0&uact=5
Example: An investigator investigating on a murder to find the killer.
fr: Enquête
Laws
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.
Source: https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=ALeKk00pidkkn3a6HFY8S-I3aLojZZiphQ%3A1602008151759&ei=V7R8X6LrLeea_QbDja2ABQ&q=laws+definition&oq=laws+definition&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQARgAMgoIABDLARBGEPkBMgUIABDLATIFCAAQywEyBQgAEMsBMgUIABDLATIFCAAQywEyBQgAEMsBMgYIABAWEB4yBggAEBYQHjIGCAAQFhAeOgQIABBHOggIABDLARCLAzoHCAAQChDLAToICAAQFhAKEB46DAgAEAoQywEQRhD5AToGCAAQDRAeOggIABANEAUQHlDFwQFY4t4BYLvsAWgBcAJ4AIABe4gBlgqSAQQxLjExmAEAoAEBqgEHZ3dzLXdpesgBCLgBAsABAQ&sclient=psy-ab
Example: It is forbidden to kill. If you do it you will be penalized
fr: Lois
Open-mindedness
Noun
Open-mindedness is the willingness to search actively for evidence against one's favored beliefs, plans, or goals, and to weigh such evidence fairly when it is available.
Source: https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=ALeKk01FNQhT3MBreFFCldvGFhFQqZmrog%3A1602015229133&ei=_c98X5HXB4qc_QbAm5Yg&q=definition+of+open+mindedness&oq=definition+of+open+mindedness&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQAzIFCAAQywEyBggAEBYQHjIGCAAQFhAeMgYIABAWEB4yBggAEBYQHjIGCAAQFhAeMgYIABAWEB4yBggAEBYQHjIGCAAQFhAeMgYIABAWEB46BAgAEEc6CQgjECcQRhD5AToGCCMQJxATOgQIIxAnOgQIABBDOgoIABDLARBGEPkBOggIABANEAoQHjoGCAAQDRAeOggIABANEAUQHlDYGljmb2CHdGgAcAJ4AIABpgGIAb4LkgEEMTIuNJgBAKABAaoBB2d3cy13aXrIAQjAAQE&sclient=psy-ab&ved=0ahUKEwjRyaDl46DsAhUKTt8KHcCNBQQQ4dUDCA0&uact=5
Example: A police officer who acts fairly with everyone regardless of their religion, race and more.
fr: Ouverture d'esprit
Police officer
Noun
Policeman, man who works in the police force, whose job is to maintain public order.
Source: https://www.linternaute.fr/dictionnaire/fr/definition/agent-de-police/
Example: A police officer arrests someone who breaks a law. It could be on the criminal code or the penal code, either one the police officer in Quebec apply both.
fr: Officier de police
Prevention
Noun
The action of stopping something from happening or arising.
Source: https://www.google.com/search?q=definition+of+prevention&source=lmns&bih=939&biw=1680&hl=fr&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj73MOp4qDsAhWDSFkKHeveAwAQ_AUoAHoECAEQAA
Example: A police officer who goes in a primary school to talk to do prevention about pedophiles.
fr: Prévention
Prison
Noun
A building in which people are legally held as a punishment for a crime they have committed or while awaiting trial.
Source: https://www.google.com/search?q=definition+of+prison&source=lmns&bih=939&biw=1680&hl=fr&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiRxLOg2aDsAhXsAd8KHQpBDhsQ_AUoAHoECAEQAA
Example: A man that kill someone will be punished by going in prison.
fr: Prison
Reaction time.
Noun
Reaction time may be defined simply as the time between a stimulus and a response.
Source: https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=ALeKk02rCnamEChtlcL_dZNPbBg9ytWzGg%3A1602010897870&ei=Eb98X8jSNOWD_QaU_Z-QAw&q=definition+of+reaction+time&oq=definition+of+reaction+time&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQAzIFCAAQywEyBQgAEMsBMgUIABDLATIFCAAQywEyBQgAEMsBMgUIABDLATIFCAAQywEyBQgAEMsBMgYIABAWEB4yBggAEBYQHjoECAAQRzoECCMQJzoGCCMQJxATOgoIABDLARBGEPkBOgYIABANEB5Q8YIrWJuXK2ClmStoAHACeACAAWSIAdEJkgEEMTMuMZgBAKABAaoBB2d3cy13aXrIAQXAAQE&sclient=psy-ab&ved=0ahUKEwiIn_nT06DsAhXlQd8KHZT-BzIQ4dUDCA0&uact=5
Example: When a police officer sees someone breaking the laws, he must be quick to react.
fr: Temps de réaction
Report
Noun
Give a spoken or written account of something that one has observed, heard, done, or investigated.
Source: https://www.google.com/search?q=definition+of+report&source=lmns&bih=939&biw=1680&hl=fr&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwis3_7J2KDsAhVEGlkKHcs3A9kQ_AUoAHoECAEQAA
Example: A police officer writes a report about the crime he saw.
fr: Rapport
Rights
Noun
Human rights are rights inherent to all human beings, regardless of race, sex, nationality, ethnicity, language, religion, or any other status. Human rights include the right to life and liberty, freedom from slavery and torture, freedom of opinion and expression, the right to work and education, and many more.
Source: https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=ALeKk00ZxHeikfmlhJMOq2NoHbAdDBhpYQ%3A1602010070129&ei=1rt8X8qeB-KZ_Qb6m5vwBQ&q=definition+of+rights+of+human&oq=definition+of+rights+of+human&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQAzIGCAAQFhAeMgYIABAWEB4yBggAEBYQHjoECAAQRzoFCAAQywE6BwgAEAoQywE6BggAEA0QHlDioAFYmrMBYKS2AWgAcAJ4AIABhQGIAaAIkgEDMC45mAEAoAEBqgEHZ3dzLXdpesgBCMABAQ&sclient=psy-ab&ved=0ahUKEwjK4Z_J0KDsAhXiTN8KHfrNBl4Q4dUDCA0&uact=5
Example: Any human can dispute a ticket.
fr: Droits
Society
Noun
The aggregate of people living together in a more or less ordered community.
Source: https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=ALeKk02Rw7gQlRd7H-JF3QwNBWgQFrsGcw%3A1602014443884&ei=68x8X7XINaLLytMP-JSF0AE&q=definition+of+society&oq=definition+of+society&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQAzIFCAAQywEyBQgAEMsBMgUIABDLATIFCAAQywEyBQgAEMsBMgUIABDLATIFCAAQywEyBQgAEMsBMgUIABDLATIFCAAQywE6BwgjEOoCECc6CQgjEOoCECcQEzoGCCMQJxATOgQIIxAnOggIABCxAxCDAToFCAAQsQM6CAguELEDEIMBOgIIADoECAAQQzoHCAAQFBCHAjoKCAAQsQMQFBCHAjoNCAAQsQMQgwEQFBCHAjoFCC4QywE6CQgjECcQRhD5AToKCAAQywEQRhD5AVDRsgFYh-0vYOzuL2gBcAB4AIABlAGIAYUQkgEEMTguNJgBAKABAaoBB2d3cy13aXqwAQrAAQE&sclient=psy-ab&ved=0ahUKEwj16eju4KDsAhWipXIEHXhKARoQ4dUDCA0&uact=5
Example: A police officer who protects the society and makes sure all is doing good in the society.
fr: Société
Stress
Noun
A state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances.
Source: https://www.google.com/search?q=definition+of+stress&source=lmns&bih=939&biw=1680&hl=fr&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjwzebD2qDsAhUFMt8KHX6eBKkQ_AUoAHoECAEQAA
Example: A police officer in front of a hostage scene will surely be stressed
fr: Stress
Uniform
Noun
The distinctive clothing worn by members of the same organization or body or by children attending certain schools.
Source: https://www.google.com/search?q=definition+of+uniform&oq=definition+of+uniform&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l7.7909j0j9&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
Example: All the police officer wear a uniform on which it is written ''Police'' when they are in service.
