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SAFE HOUSE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-01-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Protection of Life
- Criminology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- safe-house
1, record 1, English, safe%2Dhouse
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terrorist or criminal organizations may have designated houses where their members can safely stay. 2, record 1, English, - safe%2Dhouse
Record 1, Key term(s)
- safehouse
- safe house
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sécurité des personnes
- Criminologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- maison de passeurs
1, record 1, French, maison%20de%20passeurs
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- installation secrète 2, record 1, French, installation%20secr%C3%A8te
feminine noun
- maison secrète 2, record 1, French, maison%20secr%C3%A8te
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Une organisation terroriste ou criminelle pourrait posséder des maisons désignées où leurs membres peuvent demeurer en sécurité. 3, record 1, French, - maison%20de%20passeurs
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Protección de las personas
- Criminología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- piso franco
1, record 1, Spanish, piso%20franco
masculine noun, Spain
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-10-31
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Social Services and Social Work
- Social Problems
- Sociology of the Family
- Urban Sociology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- safe house 1, record 2, English, safe%20house
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
One adult on each block, screened by local police, runs a "safe house" bearing a visible symbol children are taught to recognize. 1, record 2, English, - safe%20house
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Services sociaux et travail social
- Problèmes sociaux
- Sociologie de la famille
- Sociologie urbaine
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- foyer-refuge sécuritaire
1, record 2, French, foyer%2Drefuge%20s%C3%A9curitaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Parents-Secours du Québec inc. assure la sécurité et la protection des enfants et des aînés(es) en offrant un réseau de foyers-refuges sécuritaires tout en contribuant à promouvoir la prévention par l'information et l'éducation. [...] Si, après vérification des antécédents judiciaires, la candidature est acceptée par le Service de police et si le domicile est conforme aux exigences de Parents-Secours, un représentant leur remet l'affiche-fenêtre et leur fait signer une fiche de livraison. 1, record 2, French, - foyer%2Drefuge%20s%C3%A9curitaire
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Un adulte par îlot résidentiel, choisi par le service de police, ouvre sa maison aux enfants en difficulté en y affichant une enseigne dont les enfants ont appris à reconnaître le symbole. 2, record 2, French, - foyer%2Drefuge%20s%C3%A9curitaire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1995-08-28
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Sociology of the Family
- Social Problems
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- safe house
1, record 3, English, safe%20house
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- safe home 2, record 3, English, safe%20home
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A home which offers a bed only and which provides residency for several weeks during which the victimized woman takes steps to reorganize her life. 3, record 3, English, - safe%20house
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Safe home networks are generally made up of several private homes whose owners offer to put up battered women and their children for very brief periods of time until they can be transported to a transition house. 3, record 3, English, - safe%20house
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
According to the Regroupement provincial des maisons d'hébergement et de transition, a safe house is one type of transition house, the other being a second-stage shelter which offers long-term support. 3, record 3, English, - safe%20house
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Sociologie de la famille
- Problèmes sociaux
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- maison d'hébergement
1, record 3, French, maison%20d%27h%C3%A9bergement
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- foyer d'hébergement 1, record 3, French, foyer%20d%27h%C3%A9bergement
correct, masculine noun
- famille d'hébergement 2, record 3, French, famille%20d%27h%C3%A9bergement
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les réseaux de maisons d'hébergement sont habituellement formés de plusieurs maisons privées dont les propriétaires acceptent d'accueillir les femmes battues et leurs enfants. 1, record 3, French, - maison%20d%27h%C3%A9bergement
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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