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e 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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1. While most Canadians say they support a "tough on crime" approach, what d
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o they feel is the most appropriate approach to reduce crime?
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a. shorter punishments for all of- Ri Ri Ri Ri
fenders except for those con-
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2. While most Canadians indicate they support a "tough on crime" approach, h
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ow 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. Ri
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4. In recent years the crime rate has decreased in the United States. Which of
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the following is a reason why this has happened according to researchers?
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processed.
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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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e 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 Ri
1. While most Canadians say they support a "tough on crime" approach, what d
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o they feel is the most appropriate approach to reduce crime?
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a. shorter punishments for all of- Ri Ri Ri Ri
fenders except for those con-
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victed of a violent offence. Ri Ri Ri Ri
b. an increase in the number of
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community sanctions available to j Ri Ri Ri Ri
udges.
c. longer prison terms for violent off Ri Ri Ri Ri Ri
enders.
d. an increase in the number of priso
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ns across Canada.
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2. While most Canadians indicate they support a "tough on crime" approach, h
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ow 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. Ri
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 acr Ri Ri Ri Ri Ri
oss Canada. Ri
d. increase the length of punish- Ri Ri Ri Ri
ment for serious offenders.
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ANS: A Ri PTS: 1 R i REF: 2 R i BLM: UNDERSTAND Ri
3. What is meant by conservatives when they say it is time to be "Right on C
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rime"?
a. increasing the number of individ- Ri Ri Ri Ri
uals who are incarcerated to
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make society safer. Ri Ri
b. introducing more cost-effective Ri Ri
approaches that better protect t Ri Ri Ri Ri
he public. Ri
c. introducing more punishments th Ri Ri Ri
at 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- Ri Ri Ri Ri
, munity programs for substance Ri Ri Ri Ri
abusers.
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4. In recent years the crime rate has decreased in the United States. Which of
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the following is a reason why this has happened according to researchers?
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a. increasing the number of judges Ri Ri Ri Ri Ri
so more criminal cases can be
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processed.
b. introducing reforms to make crimi Ri Ri Ri Ri
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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problematic behaviour? Ri
a. social control Ri
b. civil law Ri
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