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accelerator: Fuel used to increase the power of a fire.

accused: A person or persons charged with a crime

active shooter: an individual actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a conﬁned and populated area.

alibi: A form of defense used in criminal procedure wherein the accused attempts to prove that he or she was in some other place at the time the alleged offense was committed.

appear: come into sight; become visible or noticeable, typically without visible agent or apparent cause.

arrest: To seize and hold under the authority of law

autopsy: Dissection of a body to determine the causes of the death.

badge: a distinctive emblem worn as a mark of office, membership, achievement, licensed employment, etc

bailiff: A legal officer to whom some degree of authority or jurisdiction is given.

baton: A club of less than arm's length made of wood, rubber, plastic or metal carried for forced compliance and self-defense by law-enforcement officers, correctional staff, security-industry employees and (less often) military personnel.

bulletproof vest: a vest capable of resisting the impact of a bullet

canadian criminal code: A law that codifies most criminal offences and procedures in Canada. Its official long title is "An Act respecting the criminal law" (R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46, as amended). Section 91(27) of the Constitution Act, 1867 establishes the sole jurisdiction of Parliament over criminal law in Canada.

cause of the death: Action which caused the death, for example a blow in the head, by opposition to the medical cause, in this case the brain haemorrhage.

cayenne pepper: An instrument use by police officer which contains cayenne pepper powder

chase by foot: When a police officer run after someone who did an offence

clue: Sign showing the probable existence of something that is on a crime scene and is related to crime

command post: the place from which a military unit is commanded.

community policing: the system of allocating police officers to particular areas so that they become familiar with the local inhabitants.

coroner: Investigating judge charged in suspicious deaths.

corruption: hijacking of a process or interaction with one or more people to get benefits or obtain compensation in exchange for his kindness

court: a tribunal presided over by a judge, judges, or a magistrate in civil and criminal cases.

crime investigator: a person who carries out a formal inquiry or investigation.

crime scene: A location where a crime took place, and comprises the area from which most of the physical evidence is retrieved by law enforcement personnel, crime scene investigators or in rare circumstances, forensic scientists

criminal: A person charged with and convicted of crime

criminal code: a criminal code is a document which compiles all, or a significant amount of, a particular jurisdiction's criminal law. Typically a criminal code will contain offences which are recognised in the jurisdiction, penalties which might be imposed for these offences and some general provisions.

criminal record: a history of being convicted for crime

crowd control: activity of controlling a crowd

CSIS: Canadian Security Intelligence Service's role is to investigate threats, analyze information and produce intelligence.

daily reports: a report prepared each day to provide essential performance information for a particular property to its management.

declaration: An explicit, formal announcement, either oral or written

delinquency: minor crime, esp. that committed by young people.

detective: A detective is an investigator, either a member of a law enforcement agency or a private person.

discretionary power: A power that police office have that allows them to remain silence

domestic violence: Violence toward or physical abuse of one's spouse or domestic partner

drug: illegal chemical substance that changes the state of a normal person, which often creates a dependency

emergency vehicle lighting: Visual warning lights fitted to a vehicle for use when the driver wishes to convey to other road users the urgency of their journey, to provide additional warning of a hazard when stationary, or in the case of law enforcement as a means of signalling another driver to stop for interaction with an officer.

evidence: the available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid

exhibit: a document or other object produced in a court as evidence

fine: criminal sanction in the form of a sum of money

firearms: object for sending remote projectiles

gun: a weapon incorporating a metal tube from which bullets, shells, or other missiles are propelled by explosive force, typically making a characteristic loud, sharp noise

gunshot wound: When Projectil that comes from a firearm weapon affects us and hurts us

handcuffs: a pair of lockable linked metal rings for securing a prisoner's wrists

hideout: Discreet surveillance of a place or an individual.

hit-and-run: denoting or relating to a motor accident in which the vehicle involved does not stop.

hooliganism: willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others

hostage: a person seized or held as security for the fulfillment of a condition.

in camera hearing: a closed-door hearing in judge’s chambers, usually concerning sensitive child-related issues.

indict: Informant of the criminal environment.

inmate: a person confined to an institution such as a prison or hospital.

investigation: The work of inquiring into something complex and systematically.

investigator: a person who, for professional purposes, research, investigations and spinning. Working with the police

jail: where criminals go to serve their sentences

judge: An official person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as a part of a panel of judges.

killer: A person or thing that kills

knife: A cutting instrument consisting of a sharp blade attached to a handle

law: Supreme rule of law, general and impersonal, or all formed such rules.

lawyer: Someone who makes practical application of abstract legal theories and knowledge to solve specific individualized problems, or to advance the interests of those who retain (i.e., hire) them to perform legal services.

main charge: accuse someone of something, esp. an offense under law.

miranda warning: A warning given by police to criminal suspects in police custody (or in a custodial interrogation) before they are interrogated to preserve the admissibility of their statements against them in criminal proceedings: "You have the right to remain silent. If you give up that right, anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney and to have an attorney present during questioning. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided to you at no cost. During any questioning, you may decide at any time to exercise these rights, not answer any questions, or make any statements."

mobile: Reason which urges somebody to commit this crime.

motive: a reason for doing something, esp. one that is hidden or not obvious

moving violation: Any violation of the law committed by the driver of a vehicle while it is in motion.

murder: the unlawful premeditated killing of one human being by another

nightstick: a police officer's club or billy

oath: a solemn promise, often invoking a divine witness, regarding one's future action or behavior.

offence: A violation or breach of a law, custom, rule

offence contract: A document that police officer write in when someone do an offence

offender: Who has committed one or more offenses.

offense: violation of state law

pepper spray: A lachrymatory agent (a chemical compound that irritates the eyes to cause tears, pain, and temporary blindness) used in policing, riot control, crowd control, and personal self-defense, including defense against dogs and bears.

plea of guilty: a statement by an alleged offender that they have committed the offence with which they are charged

police: the civil force of a national or local government, responsible for the prevention and detection of crime and the maintenance of public order

police car: a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters

police ethics: The police ethics system enforces the Code of ethics of Québec police officers, which oversees the conduct of all Québec police officers, wildlife protection officers, special constables, highway controllers and UPAC investigators.

police officer: person who has the function of enforcing the law, maintain order and ensure public safety.

police raid: A police raid or dawn raid is a visit by the police, immigration officers or other officials often in the early morning, hoping to use the element ofsurprise to arrest targets that they think may hide evidence, resist arrest, be politically sensitive, or simply be elsewhere during the day.

police record: A file listing convictions of an individual, and made available to the public authority

police sirens: Lights that are on the top of the police car to indicate an emercengy

police uniform: set of clothing that police officers must wear while on duty

policeman: a member of a police force

prison: a building (or vessel) in which people are legally held as a punishment for crimes they have committed or while awaiting trial

proofs: All which concerns a crime and can be used to facilitate a investigation or a trial.

prosecution: the institution and conducting of legal proceedings against someone in respect of a criminal charge.

prosecution: subject of legal proceedings

radar: a system for detecting the presence, direction, distance, and speed of aircraft, ships, and other objects, by sending out pulses of high-frequency electromagnetic waves that are reflected off the object back to the source

RCMP: The Royal Canadian Mounted Police is the Canadian national police service and an agency of the Ministry of Public Safety Canada. The RCMP is unique in the world since it is a national, federal, provincial and municipal policing body.

release: allow or enable to escape from confinement; set free.

remand home: institution to rehabilitate minors posing discipline problems and delinquency.

robbery: the action of robbing a person or place

search warrant: A court order issued by a magistrate, judge or Supreme Court official that authorizes law enforcement officers to conduct a search of a person, location, or vehicle for evidence of a crime and to confiscate evidence if it is found.

shadowing: Action to follow and to observe secretly and attentively the movements, the actions of one or several individuals.

snitch: Informer or informant

SPVM: The Service de Police de la Ville de Montréal is the second largest municipal police force in Canada.

SQ: Sûreté du Québec is the only Québec police organization to have jurisdiction over all of Québec and to carry out such a wide variety of mandates. It operates at all levels and in all sectors of public security, including police activities in the municipalities it serves, road safety interventions and local and international criminal investigations.

suspect: Somebody whom we suspect of having made a crime.

terrorist: one or more persons using terror for political purposes.

theft: The dishonest taking of property belonging to another person with the intention of depriving the owner permanently of its possession

trial: dispute submitted to a court, which may for example be a court or tribunal

tribunal: Any person or institution with the authority to judge, adjudicate on, or determine claims or disputes, whether or not it is called a tribunal in its title.

uniform: the distinctive clothing worn by members of the same organization or body or by children attending certain schools

use of force continuum: A use of force continuum is a standard that provides law enforcement officials & security officers (such as police officers, probation officers, or corrections officers) with guidelines as to how much force may be used against a resisting subject in a given situation.

bulletproof vest: equipment primarily intended to protect the thorax, abdomen and back against the firing of firearms by absorbing impact

victim: a person harmed, injured, or killed as a result of a crime, accident, or other event or action

victim: A victim is a person who undergoes a crime.

warrant: a document issued by a legal or government official authorizing the police or some other body to make an arrest, search premises, or carry out some other action relating to the administration of justice

warrant of arrest: a warrant issued by a judge on behalf of the state, which authorizes the arrest and detention of an individual, or the search and seizure of an individual's property.

weapon: An instrument of attack or defense in combat, as a gun, missile, or sword

witness: a person who sees an event, typically a crime or accident, take place