Youth and Adult Correctional Intervention Glossary

Youth and Adult Correctional Intervention

This glossary is about the program "Youth and Adult Correctional Intervention". It will help you understand some terms about this program that you might have heard before. I have been in this program for 2 years, and I have 1 year left. In this program, we learn how to intervene with people who commit illegal acts. We learn how to help delinquents to not repeat their mistakes. We have many courses on youth and adults delinquency. The teachers address several subjects such as drug addiction, prostitution, mental health, fraud, ... When you finish this program, you can work in prison, in youth centers, in community organizations or in schools. You can also go to university to become a criminologist or a social worker.

accomplice
noun
An associate in wrongdoing, especially one who aids or acts another in a criminal act, either as a principal or an accessory.
Example: That may be, but you will never find me ACCOMPLICE to a criminal.
en: accomplice
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addiction
noun
The state of being enslaved to something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming, such as narcotics.
Example: Therefore it can be seen that people suffering from an ADDICTION are less able than non-addicts when given the choice between a smaller sooner reward and a larger later reward to choose the later reward.
en: addiction
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apparent crime
name
The number of offenses reported.
Example: However, in neighbouring Dorset crimes reports withdrawn or shown to be false are not recorded, reducing APPARENT CRIME figures.
en: crime apparent
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blended family
noun
A family that includes children from a previous marriage of the wife, husband, or both parents.
Example: A disastrous economy led to Todd Bruce losing the contracting company that had provided the BLENDED FAMILY of nine with a lavish lifestyle.
en: famille recomposée
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bullying
verb
The use of force, threat, or coercion to abuse, intimidate, or aggressively impose domination over others.
Example: She was increasingly struggling at mainstream school with a growing workload and sporadic BULLYING.
en: intimider
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burglary
noun
Illegal entry into a building for the purposes of committing an offence, such as theft.
Example: There have been a number of BURGLARIES in the neighborhood in recent months.
en: cambriolage
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cell
noun
A small room in which a prisoner is locked up.
Example: He remains in a prison CELL overnight, presumably.
en: cellule
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community organization
noun
Non-profits that operate within a single local community, running on a voluntary basis and self-funded.
Example: The theatre was purchased in 1995 for $60,000 by a non-profit COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION that then began restoring and operating the theatre.
en: organisme communautaire
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control tower
noun
An elevated structure for the visual observation and control of the surrounding area.
Example: The control officer in the CONTROL TOWER saw that he was heading direct for those hills and told him to turn to the right.
en: tour de contrôle
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correctional officer
noun
An officer responsible for the custody, safety, security, and supervision of inmates in a prison or any other correctional facility.
Example: A CORRECTIONAL OFFICER found the prisoner had smuggled a phone into his cell.
en: agent correctionnel
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correctional plan
noun
An analysis of a prisoner's social and psychological shortcomings-the things driving his anti-social behaviour- and a list of the 'intervention' programs that the prisoner must participate in, in order to be eligible for release.
Example: All offenders serving a federal sentence of two years or more with the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) have a CORRECTIONAL PLAN.
en: plan correctionnel
counseling
verb
The provision of assistance and guidance in resolving personal, social, or psychological problems and difficulties, especially by a professional.
Example: A large amount of money has been granted to COUNSELING programs which are meant to help homeowners find their way out of a bad financial situation.
en: consulter
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criminal code
noun
A law that codifies most criminal offences and procedures in Canada.
Example: The CRIMINAL CODE requires that a sentence should be either increased or decreased by any aggravating or mitigating factors.
en: code criminel
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criminal offence
noun
An act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes".
Example: Their trade union says his actions constitute a CRIMINAL OFFENCE by inciting hatred, which carries a sentence of three to five years in prison.
en: infraction criminelle
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criminality
noun
A criminal act or practice.
Example: Drug offenders involved in organised CRIMINALITY would be fast-tracked to jail.
en: criminalité
criminogenic factors
noun
Factors, innate or acquired, which can encourage criminality.
Example: Two CRIMINOGENIC FACTORS - early onset of offending (contact before age 12) and early violence - emerged as the most significant predictors.
en: facteurs criminogènes
crisis
noun
A dramatic emotional or circumstantial upheaval in a person's live.
Example: She was dealing with a family CRISIS at the time.
en: crise
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delinquency
noun
Failure to do what law or duty requires.
Example: They tried to steer him away from DELINQUENCY by giving him a job in their store.
en: délinquance
detention
noun
The act of detaining or state of being detained.
Example: The jail is only used for brief DETENTIONS.
en: détention
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detox treatments
noun
Treatment designed to rid the body of poisonous substances, especially alcohol and drugs.
Example: He spent one week using DETOX TREATMENTS.
en: cures détox

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