Canadian Criminal Justice System
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Course Introduction
The Canadian Criminal Justice System course offers an in-depth exploration of the structures, principles, and processes that define criminal justice in Canada. Students will examine the roles of key institutions, including the police, courts, and correctional services, as well as the legislative frameworks guiding their activities. The course discusses the evolution of Canadian law, the rights of the accused, sentencing principles, and the impact of social, cultural, and political factors on justice administration. Key issues such as Indigenous justice, restorative justice practices, and contemporary challenges facing the system are also addressed, providing a comprehensive understanding of how Canada maintains law, order, and justice in society.
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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) Which of the following describes a situation where a person is incompetent and his family members decide that his life should be terminated despite the fact that he cannot give his consent?
A)passive euthanasia
B)nonvoluntary euthanasia
C)involuntary euthanasia
D)active euthanasia
Answer: C
Q2) How many of the 70 robbers Desroches interviewed pleaded guilty in provincial court?
A)70 percent
B)77 percent
C)83 percent
D)90 percent
Answer: D
Q3) Contextual discrimination refers to the effects or outcomes of discriminatory actions.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: Criminal Law and Criminal Justice in Canada
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Q1) An "election indictable offence" means that the accused has to be tried by a provincial court judge alone.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Do you agree with the defence of entrapment? Why or why not?
Answer: Answers will vary.
Q3) Which case marked the first time someone in Canada was convicted for spreading the virus that causes HIV/AIDS?
A)R.v.Aziga
B)R.v.Currier
C)R.v.Sumner
D)R.v.Leone
Answer: A
Q4) What is the purpose of s.24(2)of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms?
A)to allow for a stay of proceedings
B)to protect the integrity of the judicial system
C)to control the conduct of the police
D)to ensure the accused has a speedy trial
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Control Philosophy and Criminal Justice Policy
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Q1) Supporters of the justice model argue there is no bias or discretion held by judges.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) What is the success or failure of deterrence linked to according to Chambliss?
A)the doctrine of proportionality
B)the length of the sentence
C)the rationality of the offender
D)the offender's commitment to crime
Answer: D
Q3) "Shaming" is defined as disapproval dispensed with an ongoing relationship with the offender based on respect.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) The selective incapacitation crime control philosophy applies to all offenders.
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) As a researcher,you decide the only way to gather data regarding inner city youth is to actually speak with them and study how they interact in their everyday situations.Which type of research would you select to gather your data?
A)participant observer
B)overt research
C)covert research
D)unstructured interview
Q2) The violent victimization rates of Aboriginal people exceeded twice those of non-Aboriginal people according to the 2009 GSS.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following describes both the UCR and the GSS?
A)they are administrative police records
B)they are national in their coverage
C)they include attempted crimes
D)they use the criminal incident as their primary unit of count
Q4) Explain the four different categories of murder.
Q5) Discuss in detail how money laundering occurs.Why are these types of offences so difficult to solve?
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Chapter 5: The Context of Policing
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Q1) A police officer is knocking on doors in the neighbourhood to obtain information about a recent crime.You open the door and answer the questions because you have confidence in the police force as a whole.In fact,the general public has an overall confidence in the police.This is an example of what model of policing?
A)policing by consent model
B)common law model
C)police legitimacy model
D)justice model
Q2) What was the major function of early municipal police departments?
A)providing services to only a select few members within the community
B)ignoring public order
C)controlling and preventing crime
D)making sure those arrested received a fair trial
Q3) Having a diverse police organization will help the organization gain trust of diverse members of the community.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Explain the importance of the police communities having a diversity similar to the communities that they work in.
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Chapter 6: The Practice of Policing
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Q1) From Table 6.2 in the textbook,which compares the various policing models in terms of social interaction or structural dimension,what is the model that measures success by problems solved,minimized,and/or displaced?
A)traditional policing
B)community policing
C)problem-oriented policing
D)zero tolerance policing
Q2) "Hot spots" patrol is one type of proactive policing patrol.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following is NOT a critique of problem-oriented and community policing?
A)police are paramilitary organizations
B)police do not consider these models of policing to be "real" police work
C)police departments rarely shift their priorities from crime control
D)police are not received well by the community
Q4) What were the issues related to the policing of the G20 summit in Toronto that were investigated by the Office of the Independent Police Review Director? What did the investigator conclude about the police tactics used during the summit?
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Chapter 7: The Police and the Law
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Q1) An early warning system is a data-based police management tool for identifying police officers whose actions are problematic.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following is NOT one of the guidelines concerning consent searches by the Supreme Court of Canada in R.v.Wills?
A)the giver of consent had the authority to give the consent in question
B)the giver of consent was aware of his right to refuse to give consent to the police to engage in the conduct requested
C)the consent was given voluntarily even if there was some external police conduct that negated the freedom to choose
D)the giver of consent was aware of the potential consequences of giving the consent
Q3) In Cloutier v.Langlois (1990),the Supreme Court of Canada unanimously agreed that while most searches are to be based on reasonable and probable grounds,searches incidental to arrest are not.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Pretrial Criminal Procedure
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Q1) Discuss and compare the ways in which an accused can be compelled to appear in court.
Q2) After the passing of Bill C-25,Sam was to have a sentence imposed on him.He has spent 30 days in custody so far.The judge has decided there were exceptional circumstances involved in his case.How many days will Sam receive credit for on his sentence under s.719(3)(1)of the Criminal Code?
A)15 days
B)30 days
C)45 days
D)60 days
Q3) Most cases in Canada are currently heard within how many months from the first court appearance?
A)6
B)9
C)12
D)18
Q4) Disclosure is one of the most important features of our criminal justice system.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Timeline the history and highlight the importance of a bail hearing.
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Chapter 9: The Courts and Criminal Trial Procedure
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Q1) How many different court systems are at work in Canada?
A)12
B)13
C)14
D)15
Q2) Which of the following is NOT an objective for a court to be considered independent?
A)security of tenure
B)financial independence
C)community involvement
D)administrative independence
Q3) Which motor company trial accepted as evidence information divulged by a dying person?
A)General Motors
B)Chrysler
C)Ford
D)American Motors Corporation
Q4) The Crown has to instruct the members of the jury about evidence and charges.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Sentences and Dispositions
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Q1) A sentencing approach emphasizing rehabilitation is based on the belief that all offenders can be treated in such a way that when they are released they will live crime-free lives within the community.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Through studies,specific deterrence has been successful in stopping people from committing a second crime once they serve their sentence for a first offence.
A)True
B)False
Q3) According to the justice model,offenders should be punished because they deserve to be.
A)True
B)False
Q4) What type of deterrence involves a sentence that is severe enough to stop other people from committing crimes?
A)individual
B)special
C)general
D)specific
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Chapter 11: Offenders Supervised in the Community
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Q1) List and describe two alternative sanctions available in Canada.Include the positive and negative aspects of each sanction.
Q2) What occurs when offenders are diverted into a new program even though they are not really the individuals for whom the program was originally intended?
A)least restrictive alternative
B)net widening
C)parsimony
D)alternative sanctions
Q3) The use of fines as a sentence has gradually increased in Canada since 1996-97.
A)True
B)False
Q4) In 2011-12,fines were imposed in what percentage of guilty cases in Canada?
A)29 percent
B)31 percent
C)46 percent
D)57 percent
Q5) Since 2000-01,the rate of adult offenders in the community has declined. A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Corrections in Canada
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Q1) How many correctional facilities are there across Canada?
A)200
B)225
C)250
D)275
Q2) The earliest prison for women in Canada was located outside the walls of the men's prison in Kingston,Ontario.
A)True
B)False
Q3) In Martineau v.Matsqui Inmate Disciplinary Board,the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that correctional officials do not have to act fairly when making disciplinary decisions.
A)True
B)False
Q4) What supervision models are associated with "new-generation" correctional facilities?
A)indirect
B)general
C)specific
D)direct
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Chapter 13: Community Reintegration
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Q1) The period of ineligibility to apply for a record suspension for a summary offence was increased from 1 to 3 years.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The period of ineligibility to apply for a record suspension for an indictable offence was increased from 5 to 10 years through Bill C-10.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Compare the major components of the "What Works" and gender-responsive approaches to corrections.
Q4) In 2014,what percentage of residents of community correctional centres (CCCs)were on a long-term supervision order?
A)26 percent
B)28 percent
C)30 percent
D)32 percent
Q5) Discuss the new provisions and changes to record suspensions.
Q6) Discuss how either gender or race is related to recidivism in Canada.
Q7) Explain the reintegration approach in detail.
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