Question 1

According to the crime control model,everyone is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

According to the text,what is the objective of social control in a society?

Accepted Answer

A) to build more correctional facilities 
B) to create more laws in our society 
C) to control behaviour viewed as criminal in some way 
D) to spend more money to increase the size of the criminal justice system 
A) to build more correctional facilities 
B) to create more laws in our society 
C) to control behaviour viewed as criminal in some way 
D) to spend more money to increase the size of the criminal justice system

Question 3

Discuss how the informal nature of the criminal justice system operates in both the prosecution and sentencing stages.

Accepted Answer

The informal nature of the criminal just

Question 4

Tyler (1990)believes there are four elements that support the legitimacy of our criminal justice institutions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which type of discrimination is mainly concerned with system outcomes or results?

Accepted Answer

A) systemic discrimination 
B) individual discrimination 
C) contextual discrimination 
D) institutionalized discrimination 
A) systemic discrimination 
B) individual discrimination 
C) contextual discrimination 
D) institutionalized discrimination

Question 6

What court has the greatest authority in any criminal matter in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A) Supreme Court of Canada 
B) Superior Court of Justice 
C) Appeal Court 
D) Court of Queen's Bench 
A) Supreme Court of Canada 
B) Superior Court of Justice 
C) Appeal Court 
D) Court of Queen's Bench

Question 7

Overall,where does Canada rank in terms of the rule of law in the world?

Accepted Answer

A) tied for fourth 
B) tied for ninth 
C) tied for eleventh 
D) tied for fifteenth 
A) tied for fourth 
B) tied for ninth 
C) tied for eleventh 
D) tied for fifteenth

Question 8

An administrator reviews the court processing of all adults during the past year in her jurisdiction.After analyzing all of the data,she discovers that almost all of the individuals processed are young.What has she discovered about the court processing of individuals based on their age?

Accepted Answer

A) disparity 
B) systemic discrimination 
C) institutionalized discrimination 
D) contextual discrimination 
A) disparity 
B) systemic discrimination 
C) institutionalized discrimination 
D) contextual discrimination

Question 9

Under which circumstance would police officers need not arrest an individual?

Accepted Answer

A) the offence in question is an indictable offence that allows the accused to choose a jury trial 
B) there is no warrant 
C) the offence in question is a summary conviction offence 
D) there are no eyewitnesses to the alleged offence 
A) the offence in question is an indictable offence that allows the accused to choose a jury trial 
B) there is no warrant 
C) the offence in question is a summary conviction offence 
D) there are no eyewitnesses to the alleged offence

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A) scope of law 
B) character of law 
C) institution of law 
D) foundation of law 
A) scope of law 
B) character of law 
C) institution of law 
D) foundation of law

Question 11

In 2013,what percentage of all sworn police personnel were employed by municipal police services?

Accepted Answer

A) 34 percent 
B) 52 percent 
C) 66 percent 
D) 80 percent 
A) 34 percent 
B) 52 percent 
C) 66 percent 
D) 80 percent

Question 12

Compare and contrast substantive and procedural justice.

Accepted Answer

Substantive justice refers to the fairne

Question 13

Which term refers to the right of the accused to change their mind about the type of trial they want to have?

Accepted Answer

A) re-negotiated opportunity 
B) re-certification 
C) re-election 
D) re-entitlement 
A) re-negotiated opportunity 
B) re-certification 
C) re-election 
D) re-entitlement

Question 14

According to Sutherland,the essential characteristic of crime is that it is "behaviour which is prohibited by the State as an injury to the state."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Euthanasia involves the intentional act of providing a person with the medical knowledge to commit suicide.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following describes how the informal processing of an accused person in our criminal justice system is looked at?

Accepted Answer

A) horizontally 
B) vertically 
C) left to right 
D) right to left 
A) horizontally 
B) vertically 
C) left to right 
D) right to left

Question 17

What is the primary concern of substantive justice?

Accepted Answer

A) the accuracy of the verdict 
B) the number of charges laid by the police 
C) the fairness of the procedures 
D) the role of the victim(s) 
A) the accuracy of the verdict 
B) the number of charges laid by the police 
C) the fairness of the procedures 
D) the role of the victim(s)

Question 18

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.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What did researchers discover when physicians in Quebec were asked about their support of euthanasia?

Accepted Answer

A) that a minority of physicians favoured euthanasia 
B) that approximately 50 percent of physicians favoured euthanasia 
C) that approximately 75 percent of physicians favoured euthanasia 
D) that almost all physicians favoured euthanasia 
A) that a minority of physicians favoured euthanasia 
B) that approximately 50 percent of physicians favoured euthanasia 
C) that approximately 75 percent of physicians favoured euthanasia 
D) that almost all physicians favoured euthanasia

Question 20

Studies in Manitoba have found evidence of systemic discrimination among which group of people?

Accepted Answer

A) Black 
B) Hispanic 
C) Aboriginal 
D) Asian 
A) Black 
B) Hispanic 
C) Aboriginal 
D) Asian

According to the crime control model,everyone is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

According to the text,what is the objective of social control in a society?

Discuss how the informal nature of the criminal justice system operates in both the prosecution and sentencing stages.

Tyler (1990)believes there are four elements that support the legitimacy of our criminal justice institutions.

Which type of discrimination is mainly concerned with system outcomes or results?

What court has the greatest authority in any criminal matter in Canada?

Overall,where does Canada rank in terms of the rule of law in the world?

An administrator reviews the court processing of all adults during the past year in her jurisdiction.After analyzing all of the data,she discovers that almost all of the individuals processed are young.What has she discovered about the court processing of individuals based on their age?

Under which circumstance would police officers need not arrest an individual?

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

In 2013,what percentage of all sworn police personnel were employed by municipal police services?

Compare and contrast substantive and procedural justice.

Which term refers to the right of the accused to change their mind about the type of trial they want to have?

According to Sutherland,the essential characteristic of crime is that it is "behaviour which is prohibited by the State as an injury to the state."

Euthanasia involves the intentional act of providing a person with the medical knowledge to commit suicide.

Which of the following describes how the informal processing of an accused person in our criminal justice system is looked at?

What is the primary concern of substantive justice?

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.

What did researchers discover when physicians in Quebec were asked about their support of euthanasia?

Studies in Manitoba have found evidence of systemic discrimination among which group of people?

Criminal Law and Criminal Justice in Canada

Control Philosophy and Criminal Justice Policy

Crime Rates, Crime Trends, and Criminal Victimization in Canada

The Context of Policing

The Practice of Policing

The Police and the Law

Pretrial Criminal Procedure

The Courts and Criminal Trial Procedure

Sentences and Dispositions

Offenders Supervised in the Community

Corrections in Canada

Community Reintegration

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

According to the crime control model,everyone is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

According to the text,what is the objective of social control in a society?

Discuss how the informal nature of the criminal justice system operates in both the prosecution and sentencing stages.

Tyler (1990)believes there are four elements that support the legitimacy of our criminal justice institutions.

Which type of discrimination is mainly concerned with system outcomes or results?

What court has the greatest authority in any criminal matter in Canada?

Overall,where does Canada rank in terms of the rule of law in the world?

An administrator reviews the court processing of all adults during the past year in her jurisdiction.After analyzing all of the data,she discovers that almost all of the individuals processed are young.What has she discovered about the court processing of individuals based on their age?

Under which circumstance would police officers need not arrest an individual?

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

In 2013,what percentage of all sworn police personnel were employed by municipal police services?

Compare and contrast substantive and procedural justice.

Which term refers to the right of the accused to change their mind about the type of trial they want to have?

According to Sutherland,the essential characteristic of crime is that it is "behaviour which is prohibited by the State as an injury to the state."

Euthanasia involves the intentional act of providing a person with the medical knowledge to commit suicide.

Which of the following describes how the informal processing of an accused person in our criminal justice system is looked at?

What is the primary concern of substantive justice?

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.

What did researchers discover when physicians in Quebec were asked about their support of euthanasia?

Studies in Manitoba have found evidence of systemic discrimination among which group of people?

Criminal Law and Criminal Justice in Canada

Control Philosophy and Criminal Justice Policy

Crime Rates, Crime Trends, and Criminal Victimization in Canada

The Context of Policing

The Practice of Policing

The Police and the Law

Pretrial Criminal Procedure

The Courts and Criminal Trial Procedure

Sentences and Dispositions

Offenders Supervised in the Community

Corrections in Canada

Community Reintegration

Filters