PPN 302: WEEK 5 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
True/False: The prison system feeds on taking away rights and wealth. - Answers -
True.
What are the levels of the correctional system? - Answers - Federal correctional system:
more than 2 years sentence
Provincial/Territorial Correctional System: Less than 2 years sentencing
Remand: held in custody while awaiting trial
Community Supervision: Parole, probation, conditional sentences
True/False: The criminal justice system focuses on reintegration. - Answers - False.
Who mainly makes up the correctional system? - Answers - - Women (16%)
- Youth under 35 yrs. old (58%)
- Adults over 18 yrs. old (28%)
- Indigenous and Blacks account for the highest population in the system
Has the number of incarcerated women increased? - Answers - Yes. By 30% between
2007-2017
What group of women are incarcerated the most? - Answers - Indigenous women.
What is the prison pathway? - Answers - people and community > social systems >
violence, drug possession, robbery > prison > back out into community
What is recidivism? - Answers - Reconviction, returning to prison
What groups are recidivism highest in? - Answers - Black and Indigenous people
True/False: Reintegrations breaks the cycle of recidivism. - Answers - True!
How do we reintegrate those who have been incarcerated? - Answers - - Education,
empowerment, and skills building
- Criminal justice system reforms
- Addressing structural causes
- Mental health and wellbeing
- Employment opportunities
- Social support
How does incarceration affect health? - Answers - - Higher levels of chronic
illnesses/conditions
- Higher risks of mental illness, substance misuse/abuse
ANSWERS
True/False: The prison system feeds on taking away rights and wealth. - Answers -
True.
What are the levels of the correctional system? - Answers - Federal correctional system:
more than 2 years sentence
Provincial/Territorial Correctional System: Less than 2 years sentencing
Remand: held in custody while awaiting trial
Community Supervision: Parole, probation, conditional sentences
True/False: The criminal justice system focuses on reintegration. - Answers - False.
Who mainly makes up the correctional system? - Answers - - Women (16%)
- Youth under 35 yrs. old (58%)
- Adults over 18 yrs. old (28%)
- Indigenous and Blacks account for the highest population in the system
Has the number of incarcerated women increased? - Answers - Yes. By 30% between
2007-2017
What group of women are incarcerated the most? - Answers - Indigenous women.
What is the prison pathway? - Answers - people and community > social systems >
violence, drug possession, robbery > prison > back out into community
What is recidivism? - Answers - Reconviction, returning to prison
What groups are recidivism highest in? - Answers - Black and Indigenous people
True/False: Reintegrations breaks the cycle of recidivism. - Answers - True!
How do we reintegrate those who have been incarcerated? - Answers - - Education,
empowerment, and skills building
- Criminal justice system reforms
- Addressing structural causes
- Mental health and wellbeing
- Employment opportunities
- Social support
How does incarceration affect health? - Answers - - Higher levels of chronic
illnesses/conditions
- Higher risks of mental illness, substance misuse/abuse
