Glossary for Youth and Adult Correctional Intervention Program

This is a glossary for Youth and Adult Correctional Intervention Program. In this field, you will learn how to help a lot of people in need. If you choose to go in this way, it'll be useful to know these words. 

Drug Addiction   

   An Excessive use of drugs 

Reinsertion 

The process or act to inserting again

Community

        A group of people living in the same locaty and under the same government

Intervention

The act or process of intervening

Health

        The overall condition of an organism at a given time

Social Work 

Organized work intended to advance the social conditions of a community, and especially of the disadvantaged, byproviding psychological counseling, guidance, and assistance, especially in the form of social   services

Crime

 An act committed in violation of law where the consequence of conviction by a court is punishment, especiallywhere the punishment is a serious one such as imprisonment

Sexual Exploitation of Child

The use of a child for sexual purposes in exchange for cash or in-kindfavours between a customer, intermediary or agent and others who profit from the trade in children for these purposes—parent, family member, procurer, teacher

Safety

     The condition of being safe; freedom from danger, risk, or injury

Involvement

To engage as a participant

Justice 

The ethical principle those people who have similar circumstances and conditions should be treated alike; sometimes known as distributive justice.

Violence

 Great force, either physical or emotional, usually exerted in order to damage or otherwise abuse something or  someone

Gang

   A group of criminals or hoodlums who band together for mutual protection and profit

Child

  A person who has not attained maturity or the age of legal majority

Disorder 

To disturb the normal physical or mental health of; derange

Illegal

Prohibited by law

Crisis 

 A crucial or decisive point or situation, especially a difficult or unstable situation involving an impending change

Services 

Assistance; help

Program 

A system of services, opportunities, or projects, usually designed to meet a social need

Prevention 

the keeping of something (such as an illness or injury) from happening       

Sources: 

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/

http://www.children.gov.on.ca/htdocs/English/topics/specialneeds/mentalhealth/shared_responsibility.aspx

http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/crime-prevention/community-crime-prevention/gangs

https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/understanding-drug-abuse-addiction