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Course Introduction
Introduction to Criminal Justice provides an overview of the American criminal justice system, examining its key components law enforcement, courts, and corrections. The course explores the historical evolution of justice in the United States, the roles and responsibilities of professionals within the system, and the procedures involved in investigating crime, prosecuting offenders, and administering punishment. Students analyze contemporary issues such as due process, crime trends, policy challenges, and the impact of race and socioeconomic factors on justice. This foundational course equips students with the knowledge needed to understand how criminal justice policies and practices shape 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) In which situation can a police officer in charge at the police station to which an accused is taken NOT use his or her discretion to release the suspect?
A)if the justice of the peace determines otherwise
B)if the suspect is charged with a criminal offence punishable by imprisonment of 25 years of more
C)if the suspect is felt to pose a threat to the public
D)if the suspect has no prior violent offences
Answer: C
Q2) The major agencies of the Canadian criminal justice system are supposed to achieve justice by making fair decisions.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Discuss how the Canadian criminal justice system is designed to treat people equally even if they have committed a crime.Do you agree or disagree? Should people who commit crimes be treated differently?
Answer: Answers will vary.
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Chapter 2: Criminal Law and Criminal Justice in Canada
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Q1) Procedural safeguards ensure the police and courts are protected from criminals.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Currently,children under the age of 12 cannot be charged with a criminal offence in Canada.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) The first HIV-related case the Supreme Court of Canada decided to hear was R.v.Currier.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) Why was the decision in R.v.Askov dismissed?
A)the case took too long to get to trial
B)the accused could not afford a lawyer
C)the accused was not read his rights when he was arrested
D)the allegations threatened the "life,liberty and security" of the accused
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Control Philosophy and Criminal Justice Policy
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Q1) Which ideology sees harsher punishments through mandatory prison sentences as well as extended prison sentences?
A)tough on crime
B)law and order
C)more time for the crime
D)harsh and hard
Answer: B
Q2) In a deterrence-based criminal justice system,procedural rules that inhibit the actions of police officers would be reduced.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) 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
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Chapter 4: Crime Rates, Crime Trends, and Criminal
Victimization in Canada
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Q1) According to the 2009 General Social Survey,how many violent victimizations were reported to the police?
A)22 percent
B)29 percent
C)37 percent
D)45 percent
Q2) What is the maximum penalty for an offender convicted of breaking and entering into a dwelling?
A)18 months
B)2 years
C)5 years
D)life imprisonment
Q3) According to the 2009 General Social Survey on Victimization,what percentage of persons who had been victimized at least twice were satisfied with their level of personal safety?
A)76
B)87
C)92
D)98
Q4) Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of self-report studies.
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Chapter 5: The Context of Policing
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Q1) Which of the following is a component of human smuggling?
A)persons are free to leave
B)it involves forced labour
C)individuals are subjected to limited freedom
D)it need not involve the actual movement of an individual
Q2) What was the recommendation made by the Manitoba Aboriginal Justice Inquiry to improve police-Aboriginal relations?
A)for the RCMP to hire more Aboriginal police officers
B)for city police services to hire more Aboriginal police officers
C)for professional Aboriginal police services to be formed and work under the authority of a city police service or the RCMP
D)for professional Aboriginal police services to be formed that report to and service Aboriginal communities
Q3) In the professional model of policing,the police function focuses exclusively upon crime fighting.
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) Zero tolerance is a variant of which type of policing strategy?
A)problem-oriented
B)reactive
C)proactive
D)community-based
Q2) Which of the following is NOT one of the stages of problem-oriented policing?
A)analysis
B)assessment
C)competition of ideas
D)scanning
Q3) Seventy-six percent of all murders in Canada were solved by the police between 2003 and 2013.
A)True
B)False
Q4) According to Eck,"already solved" cases have strong evidence and so can be solved by criminal investigators with a minimum of investigation effort.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: The Police and the Law
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Q1) Which of the following is a basic component of early warning systems?
A)pre-intervention monitoring
B)intelligence
C)selection
D)punishment
Q2) According to Leo,which specific strategy is used during a custodial interrogation where officers provide an environment in which the suspect is encouraged to think positively of the interrogation and subsequently cooperates with the authorities?
A)reemphasizing
B)conditioning
C)persuasion
D)de-emphasizing
Q3) Which high-profile Canadian case is used as an example of an unsuccessful interrogation yet still resulted in a charge and wrongful conviction?
A)Guy Paul Morin
B)David Milgaard
C)Donald Marshall
D)William Mullins-Johnson
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Chapter 8: Pretrial Criminal Procedure
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Q1) At what point in our legal system can a jury be requested to assist in determining a sentence?
A)when the accused is found guilty of first degree murder
B)during a fitness hearing
C)when the accused is found guilty of aggravated assault
D)during a "faint hope" hearing
Q2) What section of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms states that any person charged with an offence has a right to trial by jury where the maximum punishment for the offence is imprisonment for five years or more?
A)Section 11(a)
B)Section 11(b)
C)Section 11(f)
D)Section 11(i)
Q3) The unit model of case processing involves cases being screened according to the legal elements of the case.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Discuss the history,role,and importance of disclosure.
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) Which of the following is a protection that in theory every individual who is accused of a crime has?
A)the promise of effective representation
B)a right to change the court date
C)the possibility of having the charges stayed
D)a right to be released from remand
Q2) Where is the Supreme Court of Canada located?
A)Kingston
B)Ottawa
C)Toronto
D)Vancouver
Q3) Which of the following can be referred to as a "higher" court?
A)provincial courts
B)provincial appeal courts
C)indictable courts
D)the courts of last resort
Q4) The majority of cases heard at the Supreme Court of Canada are by way of "as of right" appeals.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Sentences and Dispositions
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Q1) Which of the following allows offenders to serve their sentences on weekends in order to allow them to keep their jobs?
A)intermittent sentences
B)partial imprisonment
C)restorative sentences
D)flexible sentences
Q2) What type of sentencing is predicated on reform in the future rather than on the criminal act?
A)rehabilitation
B)selective incapacitation
C)justice model
D)deterrence
Q3) Discuss the issues the Supreme Court of Canada had to decide on in R.v.Nur (2015).Explain the Court's decision and how they arrived at that decision.
Q4) Healing for many Aboriginal people is the objective of justice.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Highlight and discuss the six basic goals of sentencing in Canada.What are the main goals and rationales of each?
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Chapter 11: Offenders Supervised in the Community
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Q1) A conditional sentence has to be the same length as if the offender received a period of incarceration as their sentence.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Judges have little discretion in determining whether or not to give an offender a sentence of probation.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which common principle and practice of problem-solving courts would have an offender participate in regular compliance monitoring?
A)community engagement
B)collaboration
C)individualized justice
D)accountability
Q4) List and describe two alternative sanctions available in Canada.Include the positive and negative aspects of each sanction.
Q5) Beginning in 1975,parole was abolished in a number of American states.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Corrections in Canada
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Q1) Which province/territory reported the lowest incarceration rates in 2012-13?
A)British Columbia
B)Nova Scotia
C)Newfoundland and Labrador
D)Northwest Territories
Q2) What correctional model stresses responsibility and accountability?
A)rehabilitation
B)deterrence/incapacitation
C)reintegration
D)justice
Q3) Which type of facilities are operated as a level 2 security risk in the federal correctional system?
A)maximum-security facility
B)multilevel-security facility
C)special handling unit
D)work camps
Q4) Howard Sapers,the Correctional Investigator,noted a national rate of double bunking at 40 percent in his 2013-14 report.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Community Reintegration
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Q1) Matthew and Rachael are studying the Correctional Service of Canada's programming for Aboriginal offenders compared to non-Aboriginal offenders.Which of the following is one of their findings?
A)Aboriginal offenders are classified as lower need
B)Aboriginal offenders serve more time in the community
C)Aboriginal offenders are less likely to have their conditional release revoked
D)Aboriginal offenders are overrepresented in segregation populations
Q2) Which of the following is NOT a function the Correctional Service of Canada performs for each offender?
A)monitors and assesses the offender's progress in learning and changing
B)provides a generic plan to increase the likelihood that the offender will function in the community as a law-abiding citizen
C)after release,helps the offender respect the conditions of the release and resolve day-to-day living problems
D)makes required programs and interventions available in the community
Q3) Discuss the use of community correctional centres.For example,who is using them and where are they primarily located?
Q4) Discuss the new provisions and changes to record suspensions.
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