Personal Safety

Question 1

Understand who is most impacted by crimes

Answer 1

Women, 14- 24 years old

Question 2

Differentiate between violent crimes/offenses and hate crimes

Answer 2

Violent crimes involve threats and use of violence against a person. (Ex/ sexual assault, robbery and physical assault)

Hate crimes

Question 3

Understand what violence looks like in Canada

Answer 3

Canada’s crime rate has been steadily declining since 2010

Question 4

What is personal safety?

Answer 4

The preventative measures taken to avoid injuries or reduce risks.

Question 5

True or false; violent victimization is a combination violent crimes (robbery, sexual and physical assault).

Answer 5

True

Question 6

Which type of injury accounts for more “years of potential life lost”?

Answer 6

Unintentional injuries; they are more common than intentional injuries

Question 7

True or false; police has reported about 25, 500 more incidents in 2021 than 2020.

Answer 7

True

Question 8

Which province in Canada has the highest Criminal code incidents?

Answer 8

Nunavut/ Northern Territories

Question 9

Which areas (urban or rural) had higher total reported crime rate?

Answer 9

Rural police services reported more crime than urban’s.

Question 10

What are “police reported hate crimes”?

Answer 10

Criminal incidents that were motivated by hate towards some unidentifiable group (race, religion or sexual identity

Question 11

What is the trend of hate crimes from 2019 to 2021?

Answer 11

Hate crimes have increased 72% since 2019

Question 12

Which gender is more prone to direct bullying and bullying others and which for indirect bullying?

Answer 12

Boys are more prone to be bullied and bully others than girls.

Girls are more prone to indirect bullying (social isolation and rumours)

Question 13

Is there a relationship between children being bullied and sexual harassers, gangs or dating violence?

Answer 13

Yes, children who were bullied in their childhood are more likely to sexually harass others, participate in gang violence and dating violence

Question 14

What is the predictable pattern of violence escalating against women?

Answer 14

1. Tension builds; victim tries harder to please
2. Acute battering: major abuse
3. Reconciliation: abuser is remorseful; victim forgives; tension builds again

Question 15

What is the characteristic of the victims with the highest percentage of reported intimate partner violence?

Answer 15

Young women, aged 15 - 24 years old

Question 16

What are the factors that contribute to violence or increase the likelihood of people engaging in violence?

Answer 16

Social factors (poor economic, low status and low power/minorities)

Mass media (exposes young people to violence)

Gender (violence is committed by men - in most cases)

Interpersonal factors (most victims of sexual assault are acquainted with their attackers)

Alcohol and other drugs (increased aggression)

Question 17

Why are university students vulnerable to violence?

Answer 17

• Age
• Inexperience
• Residence
• Unfamiliar place and people
• Away from home
• Culture of alcohol on campus
• All of the above