TEST BANK for Criminal Justice in Canada,
6th Edition by Colin H. Goff
VERIFIED Q&As FOR EXAM
PREPARATIONS| CHAPTER 1-12
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, Table of Contents
Chapter 1: An Overview of the Criminal Justice System in Canada
Chapter 2: Criminal Law and Criminal Justice in Canada
Chapter 3: Control Philosophy and Criminal Justice Policy
Chapter 4: Crime Rates, Crime Trends, and Perceptions of Crime in Canada
Chapter 5: Police Operations
Chapter 6: Issues in Canadian Policing
Chapter 7: Pretrial Criminal Procedures
Chapter 8: The Courts and Criminal Trial Procedure
Chapter 9: Sentencing and Punishment
Chapter 10: Alternatives to Prison: Probation, Conditional Sentences, and Intermediate Sanctions
Chapter 11: Corrections in Canada: History, Facilities, and Populations
Chapter 12: Community Reintegration
CHAPTER 1: AN OVERVIEW OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. While most Canadians say they support a "tough on crime" approach, what do they feel is the most
appropriate approach to reduce crime?
a. shorter punishments for all of- fenders except for those convicted of a violent offence.
b. an increase in the number of community sanctions available to judges.
c. longer prison terms for violent offenders.
d. an increase in the number of prisons across Canada.
CORRECT ANSWER: CPTS: 1 REF: 2 BLM: UNDERSTAND
2. While most Canadians indicate they support a "tough on crime" approach, how do they feel governments
should best fight crime?
a. the introduction of more crime prevention programs.
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c. increase the number of prisons across Canada.
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, d. increase the length of punishment for serious offenders.
CORRECT ANSWER: A PTS: 1 REF: 2 BLM: UNDERSTAND
3. What is meant by conservatives when they say it is time to be "Right on Crime"?
a. increasing the number of individuals who are incarcerated to make society safer.
b. introducing more cost-effective approaches that better protect the public.
c. introducing more punishments that are deterrence-based in order to better protect the public.
d. decreasing the amount of community programs for substance abusers.
CORRECT ANSWER: BPTS: 1 REF: 3 BLM: UNDERSTAND
4. In recent years the crime rate has decreased in the United States. Which of the following is a reason why this
has happened according to researchers?
a. increasing the number of judges so more criminal cases can be processed.
b. introducing reforms to make criminal cases more efficient.
c. an increase in the number of state and federal prisons.
d. an increase in the number of po- lice per capita.
CORRECT ANSWER: D PTS: 1 REF: 3 BLM: UNDERSTAND
5. What term commonly refers to how a society organizes its' reaction to problematic behaviour?
a. social control
b. civil law
c. criminal behaviour
d. criminal law
CORRECT ANSWER: A PTS: 1 REF: 4 BLM: REMEMBER
6. According to the text, what is the objective of social control in a society?
a. to build more correctional facilities
b. to create more laws in our society
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d. to spend more money to increase the size of the criminal justice system
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, CORRECT ANSWER: CPTS: 1 REF: 4 BLM: REMEMBER
7. Why does crime largely define society?
a. It mediates legality.
b. It mediates institutions.
c. It mediates security.
d. It mediates honesty.
CORRECT ANSWER: CPTS: 1 REF: 4 BLM: REMEMBER
8. Joanne is convicted of her third break and entering offense in the past 2 years. At her sentencing hearing, the
Crown prosecutor focuses her argument upon what the length of the sentence should be, while the defense
attorney looks specifically at her addiction and poor family environment and requests that his client be given
probation so she can attend counselling in the community. What is the Crown prosecutor ignoring in her
presentation?
a. the social context of Joanne`s behavior.
b. the legal context of Joanne`s criminal activities.
c. the 'black-letter' definition of crime.
d. the appropriate sentence of incarceration for Joanne.
CORRECT ANSWER: A PTS: 1 REF: 4-5 BLM: APPLY
9. As a result of an increase in the number of stabbings, criminal justice personnel decided to charge everyone
involved in such crimes, eliminate plea bargains, and hand out lengthier punishments when an individual was
convicted of such crimes. This type of approach represents which definition of crime?
a. the '`black-letter' definition of crime.
b. the social definition of crime.
c. the normative definition of crime.
d. the social constructionist definition of crime.
CORRECT ANSWER: D PTS: 1 REF: 5 BLM: APPLY
10. Which of the following ideas is the basis for the belief that disorderly con- duct should be a crime?
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a. Crime is a violation of the ‗black letter‘ of the law.
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b. Crime is a violation of normative decision-making.
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6th Edition by Colin H. Goff
VERIFIED Q&As FOR EXAM
PREPARATIONS| CHAPTER 1-12
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, Table of Contents
Chapter 1: An Overview of the Criminal Justice System in Canada
Chapter 2: Criminal Law and Criminal Justice in Canada
Chapter 3: Control Philosophy and Criminal Justice Policy
Chapter 4: Crime Rates, Crime Trends, and Perceptions of Crime in Canada
Chapter 5: Police Operations
Chapter 6: Issues in Canadian Policing
Chapter 7: Pretrial Criminal Procedures
Chapter 8: The Courts and Criminal Trial Procedure
Chapter 9: Sentencing and Punishment
Chapter 10: Alternatives to Prison: Probation, Conditional Sentences, and Intermediate Sanctions
Chapter 11: Corrections in Canada: History, Facilities, and Populations
Chapter 12: Community Reintegration
CHAPTER 1: AN OVERVIEW OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. While most Canadians say they support a "tough on crime" approach, what do they feel is the most
appropriate approach to reduce crime?
a. shorter punishments for all of- fenders except for those convicted of a violent offence.
b. an increase in the number of community sanctions available to judges.
c. longer prison terms for violent offenders.
d. an increase in the number of prisons across Canada.
CORRECT ANSWER: CPTS: 1 REF: 2 BLM: UNDERSTAND
2. While most Canadians indicate they support a "tough on crime" approach, how do they feel governments
should best fight crime?
a. the introduction of more crime prevention programs.
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b. hire more police officers in order to detect more crimes.
ch
c. increase the number of prisons across Canada.
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, d. increase the length of punishment for serious offenders.
CORRECT ANSWER: A PTS: 1 REF: 2 BLM: UNDERSTAND
3. What is meant by conservatives when they say it is time to be "Right on Crime"?
a. increasing the number of individuals who are incarcerated to make society safer.
b. introducing more cost-effective approaches that better protect the public.
c. introducing more punishments that are deterrence-based in order to better protect the public.
d. decreasing the amount of community programs for substance abusers.
CORRECT ANSWER: BPTS: 1 REF: 3 BLM: UNDERSTAND
4. In recent years the crime rate has decreased in the United States. Which of the following is a reason why this
has happened according to researchers?
a. increasing the number of judges so more criminal cases can be processed.
b. introducing reforms to make criminal cases more efficient.
c. an increase in the number of state and federal prisons.
d. an increase in the number of po- lice per capita.
CORRECT ANSWER: D PTS: 1 REF: 3 BLM: UNDERSTAND
5. What term commonly refers to how a society organizes its' reaction to problematic behaviour?
a. social control
b. civil law
c. criminal behaviour
d. criminal law
CORRECT ANSWER: A PTS: 1 REF: 4 BLM: REMEMBER
6. According to the text, what is the objective of social control in a society?
a. to build more correctional facilities
b. to create more laws in our society
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c. to control behaviour viewed as criminal in some way
ch
d. to spend more money to increase the size of the criminal justice system
Do
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c
, CORRECT ANSWER: CPTS: 1 REF: 4 BLM: REMEMBER
7. Why does crime largely define society?
a. It mediates legality.
b. It mediates institutions.
c. It mediates security.
d. It mediates honesty.
CORRECT ANSWER: CPTS: 1 REF: 4 BLM: REMEMBER
8. Joanne is convicted of her third break and entering offense in the past 2 years. At her sentencing hearing, the
Crown prosecutor focuses her argument upon what the length of the sentence should be, while the defense
attorney looks specifically at her addiction and poor family environment and requests that his client be given
probation so she can attend counselling in the community. What is the Crown prosecutor ignoring in her
presentation?
a. the social context of Joanne`s behavior.
b. the legal context of Joanne`s criminal activities.
c. the 'black-letter' definition of crime.
d. the appropriate sentence of incarceration for Joanne.
CORRECT ANSWER: A PTS: 1 REF: 4-5 BLM: APPLY
9. As a result of an increase in the number of stabbings, criminal justice personnel decided to charge everyone
involved in such crimes, eliminate plea bargains, and hand out lengthier punishments when an individual was
convicted of such crimes. This type of approach represents which definition of crime?
a. the '`black-letter' definition of crime.
b. the social definition of crime.
c. the normative definition of crime.
d. the social constructionist definition of crime.
CORRECT ANSWER: D PTS: 1 REF: 5 BLM: APPLY
10. Which of the following ideas is the basis for the belief that disorderly con- duct should be a crime?
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a. Crime is a violation of the ‗black letter‘ of the law.
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b. Crime is a violation of normative decision-making.
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c
