Question 1

Values from Indigenous knowledge and experience inform us that expressions of anomie are essentially about broken relationships.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

What do the chapter authors suggest is needed in order to address more effectively the problem of Indigenous youth crime?

Accepted Answer

They suggest that "any intervention must incorporate elements that address poverty, racism, and self-determination. Further, interventions must include family and community as part of the process." They also argue that "any effort to effectively deal with the issues facing Indigenous youth and Indigenous offenders must be based in an understanding of Indigenous culture, values, and justice if they are to be effective."

Question 3

Why is an understanding of intergenerational trauma a useful framework for contextualizing the social-structural and individual-level risk factors that contribute to Indigenous youth joining gangs?

Accepted Answer

The chapter authors argue that the intergenerational trauma caused by the history of negative relations between Indigenous peoples and settlers is "a root contributing factor to youth crime and gangs in Indigenous communities" based on "the generational 'piling up' of trauma and grief, originating centuries ago with the arrival of the colonizers."

Question 4

Shared community and individual healing must occur concurrently.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

How does marginalization of Indigenous youth relate to their involvement in crime?

Accepted Answer

The answer of How does marginalization of Indigenous youth relate...

Question 6

Indigenous females have a violent victimization rate that is at least ________ times greater than that of non-Indigenous females.

Accepted Answer

A)  two 
B)  three 
C)  four 
D)  five 
E)  six 
A)  two 
B)  three 
C)  four 
D)  five 
E)  six

Question 7

From an Indigenous perspective, especially Indigenous youth, the best step toward healing would involve the dominant culture breaking down the barriers it created.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Youth with FASD who belong to gangs are less at risk of victimization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

It is likely that FASD is being over-diagnosed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Indigenous over-incarceration has also led to the strong conection that exists between ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  imprisonment and recidivism 
B)  street and prison gangs 
C)  drugs in prison and on the streets 
D)  All of the above 
E)  Both a and b 
A)  imprisonment and recidivism 
B)  street and prison gangs 
C)  drugs in prison and on the streets 
D)  All of the above 
E)  Both a and b

Question 11

Some research suggests that many Indigenous youth first join a gang inside prison.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Describe how the cognitive and behaviour characteristics of youth suffering from FASD can affect how they act in court as offenders, victims, and witnesses.

Accepted Answer

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) c

Question 13

How do the chapter authors explain the link between victimization and Indigenous youth crime?

Accepted Answer

The answer of How do the chapter authors explain the...

Question 14

According to the authors of Chapter 11, crimes committed by Indigenous peoples are expressions of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  traumatization and victimization 
B)  anomie, strain, or normlessness 
C)  feelings of being lost 
D)  All of the above 
E)  Both a and b 
A)  traumatization and victimization 
B)  anomie, strain, or normlessness 
C)  feelings of being lost 
D)  All of the above 
E)  Both a and b

Question 15

In Regina, Saskatchewan many staff report that Indigenous youth will commit crimes just to escape their harsh realities of their world on the outside.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What did the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples (1996) argue should be the starting point for healing relations between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Canada?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What did the Royal Commission on Aboriginal...

Question 17

The proportion of Indigenous youth in provincial/territorial custody relative to their proportion in the population is about ________ times higher for Indigenous male youth and ________ times higher for Indigenous female youth.

Accepted Answer

A)  two; three 
B)  three; four 
C)  four; five 
D)  five; seven 
E)  eight; ten 
A)  two; three 
B)  three; four 
C)  four; five 
D)  five; seven 
E)  eight; ten

Question 18

_________ is included among the shared beliefs and values of Indigenous people.

Accepted Answer

A)  The importance of circles and ceremonies 
B)  Healing broken relations with mainstream society 
C)  Resisting justice as force 
D)  All of the above 
E)  Both a and b 
A)  The importance of circles and ceremonies 
B)  Healing broken relations with mainstream society 
C)  Resisting justice as force 
D)  All of the above 
E)  Both a and b

Question 19

The ________ category characteristic of FASD can result in unknowingly adding false statements in court.

Accepted Answer

A)  language 
B)  social communication 
C)  attention 
D)  memory 
E)  intellect 
A)  language 
B)  social communication 
C)  attention 
D)  memory 
E)  intellect

Question 20

The problem with most intervention strategies put into place to reduce Indigenous youth crime is that they ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  focus mainly on substance abuse problems 
B)  deal mainly with family violence 
C)  ignore the root causes of Indigenous crime 
D)  All of the above 
E)  Both a and c 
A)  focus mainly on substance abuse problems 
B)  deal mainly with family violence 
C)  ignore the root causes of Indigenous crime 
D)  All of the above 
E)  Both a and c

Values from Indigenous knowledge and experience inform us that expressions of anomie are essentially about broken relationships.

What do the chapter authors suggest is needed in order to address more effectively the problem of Indigenous youth crime?

Why is an understanding of intergenerational trauma a useful framework for contextualizing the social-structural and individual-level risk factors that contribute to Indigenous youth joining gangs?

Shared community and individual healing must occur concurrently.

How does marginalization of Indigenous youth relate to their involvement in crime?

Indigenous females have a violent victimization rate that is at least ________ times greater than that of non-Indigenous females.

From an Indigenous perspective, especially Indigenous youth, the best step toward healing would involve the dominant culture breaking down the barriers it created.

Youth with FASD who belong to gangs are less at risk of victimization.

It is likely that FASD is being over-diagnosed.

Indigenous over-incarceration has also led to the strong conection that exists between ________.

Some research suggests that many Indigenous youth first join a gang inside prison.

Describe how the cognitive and behaviour characteristics of youth suffering from FASD can affect how they act in court as offenders, victims, and witnesses.

How do the chapter authors explain the link between victimization and Indigenous youth crime?

According to the authors of Chapter 11, crimes committed by Indigenous peoples are expressions of ________.

In Regina, Saskatchewan many staff report that Indigenous youth will commit crimes just to escape their harsh realities of their world on the outside.

What did the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples (1996) argue should be the starting point for healing relations between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Canada?

The proportion of Indigenous youth in provincial/territorial custody relative to their proportion in the population is about times higher for Indigenous male youth and times higher for Indigenous female youth.

_________ is included among the shared beliefs and values of Indigenous people.

The ________ category characteristic of FASD can result in unknowingly adding false statements in court.

The problem with most intervention strategies put into place to reduce Indigenous youth crime is that they ________.

From Misguided Children to Criminal Youth: Exploring Historical and Contemporary Trends in Canadian Youth Justice

Measuring Youth Crime in Canada: An Elusive Challenge

Understanding the Youth Criminal Justice Act

The Youth Justice System in Action

Critical Challenges in Hearing the Voice of Youth in the Youth Justice System

Youth Deviance and the Media: Mapping Knowledge and the Limits to Certainty

Canadian Girls and Crime in the Twenty-First Century

Theoretical Perspectives on Youth Crime

Critical Criminology and Youth Justice in the Risk Society: Issues of Power and Justice

Issues of Substance Use and Related Crime in Adolescence

Racialized Youth Crime and Justice in Canada

Street-Involved Youth in Canada

Youth Involvement in Systems of Sex Work and Strategies of Intervention

Keeping Youth Out of Jail: Quebecs Experience

Juvenile Justice and Restorative Justice in British Columbia: Learning Through the Lens of Community Praxis

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Exam 11: Indigenous Youth Crime in Canada

Values from Indigenous knowledge and experience inform us that expressions of anomie are essentially about broken relationships.

What do the chapter authors suggest is needed in order to address more effectively the problem of Indigenous youth crime?

Why is an understanding of intergenerational trauma a useful framework for contextualizing the social-structural and individual-level risk factors that contribute to Indigenous youth joining gangs?

Shared community and individual healing must occur concurrently.

How does marginalization of Indigenous youth relate to their involvement in crime?

Indigenous females have a violent victimization rate that is at least ________ times greater than that of non-Indigenous females.

From an Indigenous perspective, especially Indigenous youth, the best step toward healing would involve the dominant culture breaking down the barriers it created.

Youth with FASD who belong to gangs are less at risk of victimization.

It is likely that FASD is being over-diagnosed.

Indigenous over-incarceration has also led to the strong conection that exists between ________.

Some research suggests that many Indigenous youth first join a gang inside prison.

Describe how the cognitive and behaviour characteristics of youth suffering from FASD can affect how they act in court as offenders, victims, and witnesses.

How do the chapter authors explain the link between victimization and Indigenous youth crime?

According to the authors of Chapter 11, crimes committed by Indigenous peoples are expressions of ________.

In Regina, Saskatchewan many staff report that Indigenous youth will commit crimes just to escape their harsh realities of their world on the outside.

What did the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples (1996) argue should be the starting point for healing relations between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Canada?

The proportion of Indigenous youth in provincial/territorial custody relative to their proportion in the population is about ________ times higher for Indigenous male youth and ________ times higher for Indigenous female youth.

_________ is included among the shared beliefs and values of Indigenous people.

The ________ category characteristic of FASD can result in unknowingly adding false statements in court.

The problem with most intervention strategies put into place to reduce Indigenous youth crime is that they ________.

From Misguided Children to Criminal Youth: Exploring Historical and Contemporary Trends in Canadian Youth Justice

Measuring Youth Crime in Canada: An Elusive Challenge

Understanding the Youth Criminal Justice Act

The Youth Justice System in Action

Critical Challenges in Hearing the Voice of Youth in the Youth Justice System

Youth Deviance and the Media: Mapping Knowledge and the Limits to Certainty

Canadian Girls and Crime in the Twenty-First Century

Theoretical Perspectives on Youth Crime

Critical Criminology and Youth Justice in the Risk Society: Issues of Power and Justice

Issues of Substance Use and Related Crime in Adolescence

Racialized Youth Crime and Justice in Canada

Street-Involved Youth in Canada

Youth Involvement in Systems of Sex Work and Strategies of Intervention

Keeping Youth Out of Jail: Quebecs Experience

Juvenile Justice and Restorative Justice in British Columbia: Learning Through the Lens of Community Praxis

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The proportion of Indigenous youth in provincial/territorial custody relative to their proportion in the population is about times higher for Indigenous male youth and times higher for Indigenous female youth.