Word list

This list explains what the bold words in this document mean.

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Crime

A crime is when someone:

  • does something bad to someone else
  • breaks the law.

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Data

When we talk about data, we mean:

  • facts
  • information
  • records.

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Developmental delay

When a child has a developmental delay, it means they don’t grow or develop how other children their age do.

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Education Department

All governments have an Education Department.

Education Departments looks after:

  • government schools
  • some things about non-government schools
  • teaching and learning.

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Justice system

The justice system includes:

  • police
  • the courts
  • the law
  • prisons.

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Mental health services

Mental health services support people with their mental health problems.

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Offender

An offender is someone who:

  • does something bad to someone else
  • breaks the law.

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Outcomes

Outcomes are the important results we want to get for people with disability.

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Policy

A policy is a plan for how we should do things.

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Public housing

When someone lives in public housing, they live in a home for people who need support to pay the rent.

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Rent

Rent is the money you pay to live in a home someone else owns.

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Test case

A test case is when we:

  • work out how to get good data
  • show why linked data is good.

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Victim

A victim is someone who experiences a crime.