Quiz Questions

Question 1

Which principle of Canadian law says that children under 12 and individuals with some forms of mental illness cannot be guilty of crimes because they cannot form the mens rea for criminal intent?

Answer 1

Actus non facit rem nisi mens sit rea

Question 2

What document was enacted in Canada that furthered the goal of a due process model of criminal justice?

Answer 2

The Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Question 3

A key difference between retributive and restorative justice is that_______________.

Answer 3

In restorative justice the key issue is that relationships have been broken

Question 4

What is one of the reasons that some individuals would claim that the criminal justice system is not a system?

Answer 4

The criminal justice agencies have differing mandates

Question 5

Why are police at the top of the public confidence hierarchy?

Answer 5

1. he public is intolerant to obstacles to prosecuting defendants
2. The mandate of the police is more familiar to the public than the mandate of a prosecutor
3. They are the most visible of all criminal justice professionals
4. The public is more sympathetic to crime control than due process

Question 6

What is the overall distorted picture of crime that the media portrays to the public in the McKnight (2016) reading?

Answer 6

Crime is a growing epidemic; the majority of crimes are violent crimes; murderers meticulously plan their crimes and are upstanding members of the middle class; victims are young Caucasian women who never know their attacker; justice is rarely achieved as offenders are acquitted on technicalities

Question 7

What are Chibnall’s (1997) 5 factors of newsworthiness?

Answer 7

Novelty, immediacy, personalization, dramatization & titillation

Question 8

Racial profiling has a profound effect on the individual who is profiled including (_________) both on the individual’s families’ and the social fabric of their community.

Answer 8

loss of self-esteem, loss of dignity, and loss of a sense of safety and security

Question 9

. According to the Griffiths text, some of the unique challenges faced by Indigenous women that may place them at risk for involvement as victims in the criminal justice system include:_

Answer 9

household overcrowding, histories of trauma, parental attendance of residential school, unemployment, and poverty

Question 10

Additional considerations to the study of the Canadian criminal justice system that should be taken into account include: _____________________

Answer 10

Health and wellness of both offenders and criminal justice professionals; lack of diversity among criminal justice professionals; the rise of the surveillance society; addressing the needs of crime victims; the changing boundaries of criminal justice agencies; and the escalating costs of the criminal justice system

Question 11

Which set of principles is included in Peel’s 9 principles of policing?

Answer 11

1. The basic mission of police is to prevent crime and disorder
2. Police maintain the public favor by constantly demonstrating absolute impartial service, not by catering to public opinion
3. The test of police efficiency is the absence of crime and disorder

Question 12

In the recruitment and training of police, preferred qualifications for police candidates include:

Answer 12

Relevant work/life experience, fluency in a second language, and post secondary education

Question 13

The police subculture can be positive for officers, but the blue wall of silence can be an obstacle to:

Answer 13

Addressing the health and wellness of police officers and openness to new strategies of policing

Question 14

An occupational stress injury experienced by officers and first responders that many provinces have designated an occupational disease is ______

Answer 14

PTSD

Question 15

Which three Canadian provinces have provincial police forces?

Answer 15

Quebec, Ontario and Newfoundland

Question 16

______ may result in biased policing and the racial profiling of certain persons and groups.

Answer 16

typifications and recipes for action

Question 17

Part of the argument for officers to have body warn cameras (BWC) include:

Answer 17

Reduce false confessions, increase transparency of police operations and accountability of police officers, and provide an accurate record of police-citizen encounters

Question 18

A search without a warrant is generally illegal except:

Answer 18

1. While arresting, an officer may search the person and the immediate surroundings for self-protection, to prevent destruction of evidence, or for means of escape
2. in an emergency situation where an officer believes that a crime is being, or is likely to be, committed, or that someone in the premises is in danger or injury, a premise may be entered

Question 19

Complaints against the police most commonly involve

Answer 19

1. Abuse of authority

2. The quality of service provided

Question 20

The over-representation of Aboriginal peoples within the Canadian criminal justice system leads to a number of negative outcomes for all Canadians. Some of these negative outcomes include___

Answer 20

1. increased costs in police resources
2. Harmful psychological effects (which may lead to chronic substance abuse and/or alcoholism, a lack of hope and feelings of hopelessness, low self-esteem, somatic disorders, violent tendencies, and a negative attitude towards authority figures)
3. Increased reliance on the social safety net
4. Reduced participation in and contributions to the economy