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TEST BANK
Criminal Justice in Canada
6th Edition Colin Goff
,Test Bank for Criminal Justice in Canada 6th Edition Colin Goff
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
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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
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 con-
victed 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.
Kareh
ANS: C PTS: 1
g y
h REF: 2 BLM: UNDERSTAND
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2. While most Canadians indicate they support a "tough on crime" approach,
how do they feel governments should best fight crime?
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a. the introduction of more crime
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prevention programs.
b.
a hire more police officers in order
to detect more crimes.
c.
MK increase the number of prisons
across Canada.
d. increase the length of punish-
ment for serious offenders.
ANS: 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 individ-
uals 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 or-
der to better protect the public.
d. decreasing the amount of com-
, munity programs for substance
abusers.
ANS: B PTS: 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.
Kareh
ANS: D PTS: 1 g y
h REF: 3 BLM: UNDERSTAND
5. What term commonly refers to how a society organizes its' reaction to
problematic behaviour?
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a. social control
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b. civil law
c.
a criminal behaviour
d. MK criminal law
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 4 BLM: REMEMBER
Kareh g y
h
g
r e
a
MK
TEST BANK
Criminal Justice in Canada
6th Edition Colin Goff
,Test Bank for Criminal Justice in Canada 6th Edition Colin Goff
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
Kareh
y
Chapter 7: Pretrial Criminal Procedures
h
Chapter 8: The Courts and Criminal Trial Procedure
g
Chapter 9: Sentencing and Punishment
e
Chapter 10: Alternatives to Prison: Probation, Conditional Sentences,
g
and Intermediate Sanctions
r
Chapter 11: Corrections in Canada: History, Facilities, and Populations
a
Chapter 12: Community Reintegration
MK
,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 con-
victed 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.
Kareh
ANS: C PTS: 1
g y
h REF: 2 BLM: UNDERSTAND
e
2. While most Canadians indicate they support a "tough on crime" approach,
how do they feel governments should best fight crime?
g
a. the introduction of more crime
r
prevention programs.
b.
a hire more police officers in order
to detect more crimes.
c.
MK increase the number of prisons
across Canada.
d. increase the length of punish-
ment for serious offenders.
ANS: 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 individ-
uals 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 or-
der to better protect the public.
d. decreasing the amount of com-
, munity programs for substance
abusers.
ANS: B PTS: 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.
Kareh
ANS: D PTS: 1 g y
h REF: 3 BLM: UNDERSTAND
5. What term commonly refers to how a society organizes its' reaction to
problematic behaviour?
g e
a. social control
r
b. civil law
c.
a criminal behaviour
d. MK criminal law
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 4 BLM: REMEMBER
