Glossary
counselors- a person who counsels, someone to talk to when you have a problem
couriers- a messenger carrying news or important papers, sometimes they carry drugs
depression-
a state of excessive sadness or hopelessness
firearms- a
small-arms weapon, such as a as a pistol, from which a
projectile is fired by gunpowder
influence-the
power to produce effects on others
inhibitions-
repression of or resistance to instinct or impulse or feeling
injury-
damage or loss sustained especially of a body part
juvenile- a
young person
metal detector-
an item used to detect metal
murder- to
kill unlawfully and intentionally
neglect- to
pay too little attention to, intentionally or unintentionally
nicotine- a
poisonous substance found in tobacco
neurotransmitters-
a chemical substance such as
acetylcholine or dopamine that transmits nerve impulses
across a
synapse in the brain
racial discrimination-
discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of another race
self-assurance-
self confidence
serotonin-
neurotransmitter involved in sleep and depression and memory
statistics-
an item of information expressed in numbers
V-chips- a
system on a TV that allows parents to control what their children watch
vandalize-
to destroy or damage willfully
victim- a
person who is injured killed by another or as the result of an
occurrence
violence-force
that causes damage or injury to another
weapons- any
instrument or device used in fighting
