Canadian Criminal Justice System
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Course Introduction
This course provides an in-depth overview of the Canadian criminal justice system, examining its structure, processes, and key components. Students will explore the roles and responsibilities of law enforcement agencies, the courts, and correctional institutions, as well as the ways these institutions interact to uphold the rule of law and ensure public safety. The course also discusses the rights of the accused, the principles of due process, and the impact of social, cultural, and legislative factors on the administration of justice in Canada. Through case studies and current issues, students will gain a comprehensive understanding of how the Canadian criminal justice system responds to crime and balances the needs of society with individual rights.
Recommended Textbook Criminal Justice in Canada 7th Edition by Colin Goff
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Chapter 1: An Overview of the Criminal Justice System in Canada
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Q1) One of the benefits of the adversarial system is that the legitimacy of the criminal justice system is promoted through the appearance of fairness operating throughout the criminal justice system.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Which of the following terms refers to the truthfulness of the allegation of a case?
A)criminal justice
B)substantive justice
C)absolute justice
D)provincial justice
Answer: B
Q3) What population is needed for a city to form and maintain its own municipal police force?
A)more than 5,000 people
B)more than 10,000 people
C)more than 15,000 people
D)more than 20,000 people
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Criminal Law and Criminal Justice in Canada
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Q1) What is the legal defence that can be applied when there is a wrongful act or insult that deprives an ordinary person of the power of self-control?
A)provocation
B)entrapment
C)duress
D)necessity
Answer: A
Q2) Which section of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms did the case of R.v.Whaling argue was a violation to Mr.Whaling's rights?
A)Section 7
B)Section 8
C)Section 10
D)Section 11
Answer: D
Q3) Legal defences have three categories: excuse defences,justification defences,and plea defences.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Control Philosophy and Criminal Justice Policy
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Q1) While James is incarcerated,the prison is trying to modify his behaviour.He is awarded more leisure time and extra money when he exhibits prosocial behaviour.Which approach to corrections does this exemplify?
A)the rehabilitation approach
B)selective incapacitation
C)deterrence
D)justice model
Answer: A
Q2) What justice system did the Supreme Court of Canada identify in R.v.Gladue as an approach that will remedy crimes and that views all things as interrelated?
A)deterrence
B)rehabilitation
C)restorative justice
D)selective incapacitation
Answer: C
Q3) Researchers (e.g. ,Mathiesen 2006)have found that deterrence is universal.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Crime Rates, Crime Trends, and Criminal
Victimization in Canada
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Q1) Which of the following statements best describes the 2009 GSS self-reported victimization data collected around sexual assaults?
A)most sexual assaults were reported to the police
B)very few sexual assaults were reported to the police
C)an average number of sexual assaults were reported to the police
D)no sexual assaults were reported to the police
Q2) You return to your car on campus and discover that someone has keyed your side door.From the victimization reports,which of the following represents what you would likely do next?
A)report the incident to campus security
B)report the incident to the police
C)drive away swearing but not report it to anyone
D)attempt to find the person who did it
Q3) Which of the following is NOT one of the offence categories collected by the General Social Survey?
A)robbery
B)murder
C)assault
D)sexual assault
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Chapter 5: The Context of Policing
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Q1) Which three provinces have provincial police forces?
A)Ontario,Alberta,and Newfoundland
B)Ontario,Quebec,and Newfoundland
C)Quebec,Alberta,and Newfoundland
D)Ontario,Quebec,and Alberta
Q2) Which system involved every person in a village being responsible for assisting neighbours and protecting the village from thieves and other criminals?
A)thief-taker
B)shire-reeves
C)watch
D)pledge
Q3) Discuss the different scenarios regarding when DNA profiles and samples are no longer retained.Highlight both the advantages and disadvantages of these situations.
Q4) Which role had the lowest level of cynicism according to Niederhoffer?
A)college-educated patrol officers
B)non-college-educated patrol officers
C)police administrators
D)new recruits
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Chapter 6: The Practice of Policing
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Q1) Which police strategy involves using the lowest amount of discretion at the street level?
A)traditional policing
B)zero tolerance policing
C)community policing
D)problem-oriented policing
Q2) Case probability in the area of racial profiling refers to those situations where some factors relevant to a particular event are comprehended.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Concrete fear of crime refers to the fear of specific crimes,especially violent ones.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which of the following is NOT one of the stages of problem-oriented policing?
A)analysis
B)assessment
C)competition of ideas
D)scanning
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Chapter 7: The Police and the Law
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Q1) An arrest is always the first step in criminal pretrial procedures.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The administration at a Toronto district police service has noticed that one of their officers,Alan,has received many citizen complaints.Most of the complaints seem to be from members of the Black community.The administration is recommending that Alan take a sensitivity course to alter his possible racism to the Black community.Which phase of the early warning system is this an example of?
A)selection phase
B)intervention strategies
C)post-intervention strategies
D)performance problem strategies
Q3) In Canada,police can hold a person for questioning even when they do not have grounds for an arrest.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Highlight and discuss the pros and cons surrounding officer body-worn cameras.Discuss the results so far in the United States and the United Kingdom.
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Chapter 8: Pretrial Criminal Procedure
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Q1) Once an accused is convicted and further proceedings take place on the basis of the conviction,there still can be a chance for an additional jury trial.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Crown prosecutors almost always have to show cause as to why a suspect should be held in custody awaiting his/her trial.
A)True
B)False
Q3) How many stages of the jury selection process are within provincial jurisdiction?
A)two
B)three
C)four
D)five
Q4) Which of the following is a benefit of the judicare model of legal aid?
A)better representation
B)the fact that the numerous lawyers involved are salaried
C)better service in rural areas
D)greater efficiency because it is centralized
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Chapter 9: The Courts and Criminal Trial Procedure
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Q1) What model of the functions of the courts focuses on the speed at which the courts can work?
A)the justice model
B)the crime control model
C)the deterrence model
D)the bureaucratic function model
Q2) According to the Hann and colleagues study of nine provincial courts across Canada,what percentage of individuals charged with a criminal offence were not represented by legal counsel for bail hearings?
A)between 1 and 18 percent
B)between 2 and 27 percent
C)between 3 and 72 per cent
D)between 6 and 51 percent
Q3) What percentage of self-represented litigants tried to appeal their case to the B.C.Court of Appeal in 2013?
A)10 percent
B)14 percent
C)19 percent
D)22 percent
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Chapter 10: Sentences and Dispositions
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Q1) By 2015,how many exonerations of individuals had occurred across Canada?
A)17
B)23
C)32
D)48
Q2) Which model favours a sentencing approach with shorter periods of punishment?
A)the justice model
B)healing
C)rehabilitation
D)selective incapacitation
Q3) According to Quigley,sentencing circles differ on the basis of the substance of sentencing as opposed to a variation in procedure.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Highlight and discuss three criteria and three benefits to sentencing and healing circles in Canada.Highlight some of the restrictions when considering healing circles.
Q5) Appeals of decisions made by sentencing circles are rare.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: Offenders Supervised in the Community
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Q1) Many of the community corrections programs are available across Canada and in every jurisdiction.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Describe intermediate punishments including the main components and where they are used the most.
Q3) Which common principle and practice of problem-solving courts would have an offender participate in a tailored job-training service?
A)community engagement
B)collaboration
C)individualized justice
D)accountability
Q4) Electronic monitoring and home confinement are the most used options of conditional sentencing.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Discuss in detail the community justice movement and how it is related to community courts.
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Chapter 12: Corrections in Canada
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Q1) What was the leading cause of death of inmates in Canadian prisons between 2001 and 2005?
A)murder
B)old age
C)prison riot
D)suicide
Q2) Most women offenders sentenced to a correctional facility in Canada today enter provincial/territorial institutions.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The rate of overrepresentation was higher for Aboriginal women than Aboriginal men in the federal correctional system.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Between 2000-01 and 2013,the Aboriginal inmate population in federal facilities has decreased.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Community Reintegration
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Q1) What is the theoretical basis of reintegration?
A)deterrence
B)rehabilitation
C)restoration
D)selective incapacitation
Q2) A core element common to all reentry pilot programs was parsimonious sanctions.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Dynamic factors involve those characteristics of the offender that can be changed through correctional programming.
A)True
B)False
Q4) In 2012-13,what was the average cost to accommodate an offender in a community correctional centre?
A)$64,537
B)$70,324
C)$72,333
D)$75,989
Q5) Identify and discuss the types of older offenders and the issues surrounding this group of offenders.
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