Chapter 3 Practice Quiz

. In Canada, restorative justice approaches ________.

are quick and easy to implement

are being used more frequently

are being used less frequently

have reduced jail and prison populations

have been unsuccessful with serious offenders

. ________refers to the unrealistic expectations about the use of scientific evidence in criminal investigations.

The Brooklyn 99 effect

The CSI effect

The Law & Order effect

The Bones effect

The Dexter effect

. Victoria was involved in a violent confrontation during which she stabbed two other people at a party. The tendency of the criminal justice system to treat Victoria harshly for her violent crime is known as ________.

the evil woman hypothesis

chivalry

paternalism

retribution

just deserts

. The ________ crime control philosophy is based on the nation of taking revenge on wrongdoers.

rehabilitation

retribution

specific deterrence

general deterrence

habeas corpus

. A challenge associated with the use of restitution is ________.

many offenders are unable to pay restitution

victims may not receive their restitution funds

restitution cannot address the psychological harms that arise from criminal offences

both B and C

all of the above

. Jones, Ruddell, and Winterdyk (2015) found that ________ was related to higher imprisonment rates.

common-law systems

the death penalty

high rates of television-viewing

both A and B

all of the above

. Individuals who watch a greater number of hours of television news and crime drama are more likely than others to ________.

consider the world to be a dangerous place

feel their neighbourhoods and communities are unsafe

believe that crime rates are rising

both B and C

all of the above

. A comparison of homicide and incarceration rates between Canada and the United States suggests ________.

mass incarceration in the United States has only made a slight difference in the decrease in homicide

mass incarceration in Canada has led to a significant increase in homicide

mass incarceration in the United States has led to a significant decrease in homicide

mass incarceration in the United States has led to a significant increase in homicide

mass incarceration in Canada has led to a significant decrease in homicide

. In the Marvel Comics universe, the Negative Zone is discovered and used by Reed Richards (Mister Fantastic of The Fantastic Four) to house super-villains who cannot be rehabilitated and commit a large portion of crime. This use of the Negative Zone reflects the concept of ________.

revenge

selective incapacitation

limited capacity

general deterrence

retribution

. Political support of "tough on crime" policies to gain support from votersis known as________.

penal populism

evidence-based practices

the CSIeffect

general deterrence

selective incapacitation

. One of the oldest approaches to reforming offenders is restitution.

True

False

. Black female television characters are most likely to suffer serious harm or death in fictional television crime dramas.

True

False

. The last residential school in Canada closed in 1996.

True

False

. Biological or DNA evidence is present at most crime scenes.

True

False

. Incarceration is a relatively new way of responding to crime.

True

False

. Rehabilitation programs existed in Canada prisons even before the opening of the Kingston Penitentiary.

True

False

. Restorative justice approaches are often abstract and offenders do not always appreciate the harms caused by their actions.

True

False

. Dangerous offenders in Canada are imprisoned based on an indeterminate sentence.

True

False

. The structure of the Canadian justice system works against swift punishments.

True

False

. The Westray Mine disaster resulted in the conviction of several high-ranking corporate executives in the company.

True

False

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