Exam 1: An Overview of the Criminal Justice System in Canada

Which of the following is NOT one of the four elements that Tyler believes are key to understanding why people perceive criminal justice institutions to have legitimacy?

In June 2016, the Medical Assistance in Dying law was passed.

Assisted suicide is the act or practice of causing or hastening the death of a person who suffers from an incurable or terminal disease or condition.

Which jurisdictions in Canada do NOT have municipal police services?

Ruth's and Reitz's Unified Goals of the Criminal Justice System include the idea that criminal justice should be used only if the behaviour in question is severe enough to be condemned as criminal.

Currently there are five provincial police services in Canada.

Larry has been charged and convicted of a drug offence. He has had multiple charges surrounding drug use. Once Larry is convicted, the court system and correctional system assess him and recommend appropriate treatment programs. Which model of criminal justice does this fall under?

The best-selling text, The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Prison, contends that the criminal justice system is biased against the poor from start to finish. What definition of crime is the book most likely based on?

Discuss how the Canadian criminal justice system is designed to treat people equally even if they have committed a crime. Do you agree or disagree? Should people who commit crimes be treated differently? ∙

According to Eckstein, most cases of euthanasia are reported in Canada.

Discuss in detail what happens during the indictment and preliminary inquiry. ∙

All provincial/territorial court systems in Canada, with one exception, have three levels. What is the exception?

Disparity refers to the differential treatment of individuals based upon negative judgments.

A key aspect of Bill C-16 was that it proposed to amend the Criminal Code to include both "gender identity" and "gender expression" as grounds for hate crimes.

What are people most commonly referring to when they speak of the primary principle of the justice model?

Which of the following best defines "crime"?

According to the text, how many cases of euthanasia were studied in Canada?

In 2017, what percentage of all sworn police personnel were employed by municipal police services?

Which one of the following is NOT an element of the rule of law?

What type of justice has been violated when an individual is found to have been wrongfully convicted?