"an individual who has broken the law". See also inmate.

offender:
individual who has transgressed moral or divine laws; violator of laws and/or rules; caused difficulty, discomfort or injury (Webster Dictionary, 1996 on-line).

offender "incest":
"commits offenses against children within their immediate family; they tend to minimize, deny, be passive, have difficulties in adult relationships, have marriage problems related to feelings of inadequacy, are poor at communicating and problem solving, and have distorted views about relationships and sexuality" (Gordon, 1991; cited in Parakin, 1998).

offender "preferential child offenders":
"are most commonly referred to as "Pedophiles"; have a definite sexual preference for children; engage in highly predictable and often high-risk activities to identify and seduce their victims; potential exists for a high victim-offender ratio" (The FBI Academy's Behavioral Science Services; McIlwaine, 1996).

offender "sex":
"to offend, to violate, to cause discomfort or injury in a sexual manner towards any age individual without their consent" (Kent-Wilkinson, 1999).

offense "delinquency":
"an act committed by a juvenile for which an adult could be prosecuted in a criminal court" (Waldman, 1996, p. 438).

offense "indictable":
"a serious offence" (Kent-Wilkinson, 2000).

offense "summary":
"a less serious offense" (Kent-Wilkinson, 2000).

old rounders:
"pimps who operate older and and/or drug addicted prostitutes whose looks have faded with the years; likely acts as an old boyfriend to his prostitutes" (Ross MacInnes, Calgary Herald, Jan 21, 1995).

Opportunities Model:
"the 'Opportunities model' of the 1950's to present is a custodial environment which encourages offenders to assume responsibility for their rehabilitation" (CRC Program Orientation Manual, 1996)

organ donation:
"organ transplantation, with a few exceptions, is the only medical procedure in which one person can live only if another dies. Transplantation is entirely dependent on the willingness of someone else to give a gift of life" (Napier, 1995).

organic disorders:
"disorders that result from direct problems in the brain such as the dementia, brain tumors, epilepsy and others (Arboleda-Florez, Crisanti, & Holley, 1996, p. 22).

outreach:
"concerned with the marrying of patient's needs with community support services" (Mason & Mercer, 1996, p. 158).

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