Issues test

Question 1

Sentencing disparity

Answer 1

Unequal treatment

Question 2

Section 718

Answer 2

clarifies how sentences should be decided and delivered

Question 3

Probation

Answer 3

Most common disposition imposed in adult criminal court cases

Question 4

Absolute discharge

Answer 4

Not a criminal conviction in law. No criminal record

Question 5

Conditional discharge

Answer 5

that the court found you guilty, but you don’t get a criminal record.

Question 6

Fines

Answer 6

Any person convicted of an offence can receive a fine; EXCEPT: if the offence has a minimum term of incarceration

Question 7

Restitution

Answer 7

Financial compensation for any loss to the victim.

Question 8

Conditional Sentence

Answer 8

Commonly referred to as “house arrest”. Remain in the jurisdiction.

Question 9

Imprisonment

Answer 9

Offenders freedom taken away, most severe form of sentencing available to a judge.

Question 10

Concurrent sentence

Answer 10

when all sentences are served at the same time

Question 11

Concurrent sentence

Answer 11

when all sentences are served at the same time

Question 12

Consecutive sentence

Answer 12

means each sentence imposed follows one another

Question 13

Long-Term Offender (LTO) Designation

Answer 13

sentence of imprisonment of at least 2 years, followed by a period of supervision in the community not exceeding 10 years

Question 14

Dangerous Offender Designation

Answer 14

Designation to protect Canadians from offenders who have been identified as violent or chronic sex offenders, an example is Paul Bernardo

Question 15

Aggravating Circumstances

Answer 15

more severe, In cases of assaults where the victims were family members, the court will see this as an aggravating circumstance - The offender was in a position of trust & authority over the victim - The offender used force or a weapon - The victim was a youth or a vulnerable person, such as a senior citizen or someone with a developmental disorder

Question 16

Mitigating circumstances

Answer 16

Less severe, offender may be in court for the first time, has school, work, etc. The accused was intoxicated or has a history of addiction - The accused is Aboriginal - The accused is a senior with a short life expectancy because of a chronic or terminal illness

Question 17

THE CORRECTIONAL TREATMENT PLAN

Answer 17

a rehabilitative strategy that follows the offender through the institutional and community phases of supervision

Question 18

Risk-Need-Responsivity Model (RNR)

Answer 18

The risk principle states that offender recidivism can be reduced if the level of treatment services are provided

Question 19

Under a long-term supervision order, an individual may be supervised for up to ______ years following the custodial sentence.

Answer 19

10

Question 20

The fastest growing segment of the prison population are:

Answer 20

Older offenders

Question 21

Over time, the Aboriginal presence in prisons is expected to

Answer 21

Increase

Question 22

Federally, if a transgendered inmate is pre-operative, they will
be assigned an institution consistent with their birth sex.

Answer 22

True

Question 23

Bleach kits (to clean needles), condoms are not available in
Canadian Federal Institutions.

Answer 23

False

Question 24

Needle exchanges are common in Canadian prisons.

Answer 24

False