Corrections Technology
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- accomplice
- An associate in wrongdoing, especially one who aids or abets another in a criminal act, either as a principal or an accessory
- addiction
- the state of being enslaved to a habit or practice or to something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming, as narcotics, to such an extent that its cessation causes severe trauma.
- agent
- a person or thing that acts or has the power to act.
- anger
- a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong;
- animation
- an act or instance of animating or enlivening.
- apparent crime
- The number of offenses reported.
- authenticity
- The quality or condition of being authentic, trustworthy, or genuine
- authority
- A person or organization having power or control in a particular, typically political or administrative, sphere.
- blended family
- A family that includes children from a previous marriage of the wife, husband, or both parents
- bullying
- The use of force, threat, or coercion to abuse, intimidate, or aggressively impose domination over others
- burglary
- Is a crime, the essence of which is illegal entry into a building for the purposes of committing an offence
- canine
- of or like a dog; pertaining to or characteristic of dogs: canine loyalty.
- cell
- A small room in wich a prisoner is locked up.
- citizenship
- The status of a citizen with rights and duties
- communal
- of, by, or belonging to the people of a community; shared or participated in by the public ; communal land ;
- communication
- the imparting or interchange of thoughts, opinions, or information by speech, writing, or signs.
- community center
- Public locations where members of a community tend to gather for group activities, social support, public information, and other purposes
- community organization
- Non-profits that operate within a single local community. They are essentially a subset of the wider group of nonprofits. Like other nonprofits they are often run on a voluntary basis and are self funded.
- cell
- a small room in which a prisoner is locked up
- consequence
- Something that logically or naturally follows from an action or condition
- contention
- to calm, to avoid physical injury
- control tower
- a glass-enclosed, elevated structure for the visual observation and control of the air and ground traffic at an airport.
- correction
- something that is substituted or proposed for what is wrong or inaccurate; emendation. the act of correcting. punishment intended to reform, improve, or rehabilitate; chastisement; reproof.
- correctional officer
- An officer responsible for the custody, safety, security, and supervision of inmates in a prison or any other correctional facility
- correctional plan
- 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.
- counseling
- The provision of assistance and guidance in resolving personal, social, or psychological problems and difficulties, esp. by a professional.
- courtesy
- Polite behavior
- criminal code
- A law that codifies most criminal offences and procedures in Canada.
- criminal offence
- An act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes"
- criminality
- A criminal act or practice.
- criminogenic factors
- Factors, innate or acquired, which can encourage criminality.
- crisis
- a dramatic emotional or circumstantial upheaval in a person's life.
- debt
- An amount of money borrowed by one party from another
- defense
- resistance against attack; protection, the defending of a cause or the like by speech, argument,
- delinquency
- Failure to do what law or duty requires
- detention
- The act of detaining or state of being detained
- detox treatments
- Treatment designed to rid the body of poisonous substances, esp alcohol and drugs
- disappointment
- The condition or feeling of being disappointed
- drug
- any substance recognized in the official pharmacopoeia or formulary of the nation.
- drug trafficking
- The sale and distribution of illegal drugs.
- educator
- a person or thing that educates, especially a teacher, principal, or other person involved in planning or directing education.
- empathy
- Identification with and understanding of another's situation, feelings, and motives
- employability
- The qualification of a person to be ready to work
- equality
- The state of being equal. In status, rights, and opportunities
- escape
- to slip or get away, as from confinement or restraint; gain or regain liberty: to escape from jail
- escort
- a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- fingerprint
- such an impression made with ink for purposes of identification
- formal interview
- Have a scheduled interview with a client to fetch specific information.
- frame
- To make a person appear as the perpetrator of a crime that he/she did not commit.
- habit
- an acquired behavior pattern regularly followed until it has become almost involuntary
- halfway house
- A place to allow convicted criminals to begin the process of reintegration with society
- handcuff
- 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
- harm reduction
- Programmes and practices that aim to reduce the harms associated with the use of drugs
- homeless
- The condition of people without a regular residence
- host family
- A person who receives or entertains guests, esp. in his own home
- impartial
- not partial or biased; fair
- imprisonment
- The state of being imprisoned; captivity
- informal interview
- Have a spontaneous interview with a client to get specific information.
- institutional environment
- Intervention environment, resulting from the state, which aims to intervene with a target clientele.
- intervention
- Take part in an action to settle a problem of a person or situation, with words or gestures.
- intervention plan
- A plan made by an intervenor and his client, who will work on his issues.
- isolation
- The act of isolating.
- jail
- A place for the confinement of people accused or convicted of a crime.
- judgment
- The ability to make considered decisions or come to sensible conclusions.
- juvenile delinquence
- Is participation in illegal behavior by minors
- law
- The system of rules that a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and which it may enforce by the imposition of penalties:
- law court
- A court that hears cases and makes decisions based on statutes or the common law.
- lawyer
- a person whose profession is to represent clients in a court of law
- legal proceedings
- The institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
- liberty
- The condition of being free from restriction or control
- low income
- Of or relating to individuals or households supported by an income that is below average
- manipulation
- the act of manipulating.
- marginal
- Sociology . marked by contact with disparate cultures, and acquiring some but not all the traits or values common to any one of them.
- marginality
- The property of being marginal or on the fringes
- meditation
- Action to contemplate, wearing a reflection on an committed infraction .
- mental health
- The psychological state of someone who is functioning at a satisfactory level of emotional and behavioral adjustment
- misunderstood
- Incorrectly understood or interpreted
- monitoring
- a student appointed to assist in the conduct of a class or school, as to help take attendance or keep order.
- murder
- The unlawful premeditated killing of one human being by another
- observation
- an act or instance of noticing or perceiving.
- obsessive-compulsive disorder
- Characterized by unreasonable thoughts and fears (obsessions) that lead you to do repetitive behaviors (compulsions)
- offender
- someone who violates or transgresses (a criminal, religious, or moral law).
- offense
- A breach of a law or rule; an illegal act.
- offense
- Violation of a law that is punishable by a sentence.
- order
- Give an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
- penalty
- a punishment imposed or incurred for a violation of law or rule.
- penitentiary
- A prison for those convicted of major crimes.
- prison
- a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc
- prisoner
- A person legally held in prison as a punishment for crimes they have committed or while awaiting trial.
- probation officer
- an officer who investigates and reports on the conduct of offenders who are free on probation.
- psychiatric
- of or relating to mental disorders or psychiatry
- pursuit
- the act of pursuing, chasing, or striving after
- real crime
- Total offenses reported (apparent crime) and offenses that haven't been reported (black figure).
- recommendation
- A suggestion or proposal as to the best course of action, esp. One put forward by an authoritative body.
- rehabilitation
- The restoration of someone to a useful place in society
- rehabilitate
- To restore to good health or useful life, as through therapy and education
- rehabilitation center
- A facility providing therapy and training for rehabilitation
- reintegration into society
- "reentry" or "resettlement¨
- report
- an account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as the result of observation, inquiry
- reward
- Something given or received in recompense for worthy behavior or in retribution for evil acts
- right
- in conformity with fact, reason, truth, or some standard or principle; correct: the right solution; the right answer. Law
- rule
- One of a set of explicit or understood regulations or principles governing conduct within a particular activity or sphere.
- security
- Limitation or absence of danger to physical, psychological and material security in a particular area.
- security officer
- A security officer is a person who is paid to protect property, assets, or people. Security guards are usually privately and formally employed civilian personnel. ...
- sentence
- an authoritative decision; a judicial judgment or decree, especially the judicial determination of the punishment to be inflicted on a convicted criminal
- sexual abuse
- Forcing undesired sexual behavior by one person upon another
- social rehabilitation
- Rehabilitation allows a person convicted of criminally not be agaisnt his conciction. It is restored in its law.
- social worker
- organized work directed toward the betterment of social conditions in the community
- speaker
- person who speaks formally before an audience; lecturer; orator.
- stab
- to pierce or wound with or as if with a pointed weapon
- system
- an ordered and comprehensive assemblage of facts, principles, doctrines, or the like in a particular field of knowledge or thought:
- technic
- technics, ( used with a singular or plural verb ) the study or science of an art or of arts in general, especially the mechanical or industrial arts.
- technical handling behavior
- Techniques used to stop or change a negative behavior of a client in a positive behavior.
- therapy
- the treatment of disease or disorders,
- transition
- movement, passage, or change from one position, state,
- transparency
- The quality or state of being transparent
- uniform
- identical or consistent, as from example to example, place to place, or moment to moment: uniform spelling; a uniform building code.
- victim
- Person who has experienced a personal injury, material or moral
- victimization
- Be regarded as being particularly sensitive to becoming a victim of an act or a given phenomenon.
- violence
- rough or injurious physical force, action, or treatment:
- workshop
- a seminar, discussion group,
- young
- being in the first or early stage of life or growth; youthful; not old
- youth centre
- A place or organization providing leisure activities for young people.
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