Test Bank for Criminal Justice in Canada 6th Edition Colin Goff all chapters covered A+ guide

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,Test Bank for Criminal Justice in Canada 6th Edition Colin Goff Ta
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ble of Contents
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Chapter 1: An Overview of the Criminal Justice System in Canada
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Chapter 2: Criminal Law and Criminal Justice in Canada
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Chapter 3: Control Philosophy and Criminal Justice Policy
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Chapter 4: Crime Rates, Crime Trends, and Perceptions of Crime in
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Canada
Chapter 5: Police Operations
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Chapter 6: Issues in Canadian Policing
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Chapter 7: Pretrial Criminal Procedures
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Chapter 8: The Courts and Criminal Trial Procedure
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Chapter 9: Sentencing and Punishment
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Chapter 10: Alternatives to Prison: Probation, Conditional Sentences,
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and Intermediate Sanctions
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Chapter 11: Corrections in Canada: History, Facilities, and Populations
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Chapter 12: Community Reintegration
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,CHAPTER 1: AN OVERVIEW OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
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1. While most Canadians say they support a "tough on crime" approach, what
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do they feel is the most appropriate approach to reduce crime?
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a. shorter punishments for all of- xa xa xa xa


fenders except for those con-
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b. an increase in the number of
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community sanctions available to xa xa xa xa


judges.
c. longer prison terms for violent off
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enders.
d. an increase in the number of pris
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ons across Canada.
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2. While most Canadians indicate they support a "tough on crime" approach,
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how do they feel governments should best fight crime?
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a. the introduction of more crime pre
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vention programs. xa



b. hire more police officers in order
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to detect more crimes.
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c. increase the number of prisons ac xa xa xa xa xa


ross Canada. xa



d. increase the length of punish- xa xa xa xa


ment for serious offenders.
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3. What is meant by conservatives when they say it is time to be "Right on
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Crime"?
a. increasing the number of individ- xa xa xa xa


uals who are incarcerated to
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make society safer. xa xa



b. introducing more cost-effective xa xa


approaches that better protect t xa xa xa xa


he public. xa



c. introducing more punishments t xa xa xa


hat are deterrence-based in or-
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der to better protect the public.
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d. decreasing the amount of com- xa xa xa xa

, munity programs for substancexa xa xa x


abusers.
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4. In recent years the crime rate has decreased in the United States. Which o
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f the following is a reason why this has happened according to researchers
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?
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so more criminal cases can be
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processed.
b. introducing reforms to make crimi xa xa xa xa


nal cases more efficient.
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c. an increase in the number of sta
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te and federal prisons.
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d. an increase in the number of po-
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lice per capita.
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5. What term commonly refers to how a society organizes its' reaction to
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a. social control xa



b. civil law xa



c. criminal behaviour xa



d. criminal law x a




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