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Quiz 1: Question: According to chapter 2 of the Canadian Criminal Justice, which of the below is generally responsible for the administration of justice and enforcement of criminal law in Ontario? Answer: The provincial government Question: In chapter 2 of the Canadian Criminal Justice, which of the below best describes how Curt Griffiths summarizes the purpose of the criminal justice system? Answer: None of the above and/or below Question: According to Griffiths, the highest rates of violent crime in Canada are located where? Answer: Canada’s North Question: According to Griffiths, there has been little progress in developing theories of criminal justice due in part to what? Answer: The complexity, diversity and scope of the criminal justice system Question: According to Griffiths, studies that law can serve as a deterrent to criminal behaviour only when which of the below conditions are met? Answer: i. People must be aware that there are legal sanctions that will be applied if they engage in certain behaviours; ii. There must be certainty of punishment; and iii. The sanction must be applied swiftly when a crime is committed.

Quiz 3: Question: According to Emily Riddle in her article, “Abolish the Police: Financial Cost Of Law Enforcement In Prairie Cities”, which of the below is NOT accurate? Answer: Through the largest number of First Nations people live in the prairies, the cities with the highest percentages of First Nations peoples are in Ontario Question: According to Curt Griffiths in chapter three of the textbook, Canadian Criminal Justice, which of the below has likely contributed to the over-representation of Indigenous persons in Canada's criminal justice system? Answer: All of the above and/or below

Question: According to Griffiths in chapter three of the textbook, Canadian Criminal Justice, which of the below is most accurate? Answer: Gay and bisexual women are more likely to be victimized than heterosexual women. Question: According to Griffiths in chapter three of the textbook, Canadian Criminal Justice, the federal Canadian Victims Bill of RIghts does what? Answer: It sets out a number of statutory rights for the victims of crime, including the right to information, participation, protection and restitution Question: According to Griffiths in chapter three of the textbook, Canadian Criminal Justice, the most common crime committed against women is what? Answer: Assault Quiz 5: Question: In chapter eight of Canadian Criminal Justice Policy, entitled “Drug Law and Policy in Canada”. The overall argument of the authors is best summarized as what? Answer: Drug policy in Canada is dominated by the hegemony of criminal control and enforcement over perspectives and measures of health. Question: According to the authors of chapter eight, select reforms of drug law and policy in Canada have only occured thanks to forceful interventions from what? Answer: The courts Question: According to the authors of chapter eight, which of the below is most accurate? Answer: By the 1940s, drug laws in Canada were expanded by key enforcement provisions that extended far beyond those ordinarily available in the Criminal Code, such as reversing the onus of proof for “possession for the purpose of trafficking” charges, so that defendants had to prove their innocence rather than the Crown prove their guilt. Question: After reflecting on the economic and historical observations of chapter eight regarding drug law and policy, and recalling earlier discussions we have had on the police, why might law enforcement agencies in Canada like the Royal Canadian Mounted Police have often opposed decriminalizing illicit drug use in the country? Answer: All of the above and/or below

Question: According to the authors of chapter eight, which of the below is not accurate? Answer: In a rare example of “health first” drug policy reform, law enforcement authorities in Canada supported the use of methadone treatment as a response to the exceptional harms associated with heroin use. Quizlet Questions: Question: In chapter 2 of Canadian Criminal Justice, which of the below best describes how Curt Griffiths summarizes the purpose of the criminal justice system? Answer: It prevents and responds to criminal behaviour while ensuring that rights of victims and offenders are respected, that justice is achieved, and that communities are safe and secure Question: According to Griffiths, which of the below is generally responsible for the administration of justice and enforcement of criminal law in Canada? Answer: Provincial/Territorial Gov Question: According to Griffiths, there has been little progress in developing theories of criminal justice due in part to what? Answer: The complexity, diversity and scope of the criminal justice system Question: According to Griffiths, studies suggest that law can serve as a deterrent to criminal behaviour only when which of the below conditions are met? Answer: People must be aware that there are legal sanctions that will be applied if they engage in certain behaviours; ii. There must be certainty of punishment; and iiii. The sanction must be applied swiftly when a crime is committed. Question: In this chapter entitled “Terrorism and National Security Policy- Making in Canada”, which of the below best describes how Kent Roach summarizes national security policy- making in Canada since the terrorist attack of 11 September 2001? Answer: It has involved both parliament and the courts, and these institutions have responded to a variety of domestic and international pressures Question: According to Roach, in 2008 the Supreme Court of Canada decided what regarding Omar Khadr, the Canadian citizen who was detained at Guantanamo Bay when he was 15 years old? Answer: That the results of prior interrogations of Khadr by officials from the Canadian

Security Intelligence Service should be disclosed to him because Khadr’s right under the Charter and international human rights had been breached Question: According to Roach, in which of the below cases was the Supreme Court of Canada confronted with the difficult issue of defining terrorism in the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act? Answer: Suresh V Canada Question: According to Roach, the first and only attempt to use investigative hearing was made during which of the below trials? Answer: Air India Trial Question: According to Roach, the public inquiries that were held regarding the actions of Canadian officials in relation to Maher Arar and other Canadians tortured in Syria are examples of what? Answer: How the whole of government executive responses to terrorism can be reviewed, but public inquires remain extraordinary instruments of accountability that are only appointed at the discretion of the government Question: In chapter three of the textbook, Canadian Criminal Justice, Curt Griffiths notes what about Canada’s criminal justice system? Answer: It is populated by a disproportionate number of Indigenous persons, racialized persons, and those who are vulnerable and marginalized in Canadian society. Question: According to Griffiths, which of the below has likely contributed to the over-

representation of Indigenous persons in Canada's criminal justice system? Answer: ALL)-The legacy of colonization by Europeans and Canadian government policies that have exerted control over virtually every aspect of Indigenous life.-Pervasive poverty, low levels of formal education, and high rates of unemployment among many Indigenous communities-The residential school system that was operated by the federal government from the late 1880s until the 1990s, which forcibly removed 150,000 Indigenous children from their families. Question: In chapter seven of the textbook, Canadian Criminal Justice, Curt Griffiths notes that citizens have the right to have their cases tried by courts that are fair, impartial, and immune from political interference. Griffiths summarizes this principle as what? Answer: Judicial independence

Question: According to Griffiths, what level of court hears the most criminal cases? Answer: Ontario Court of Justice Question: According to Griffiths, which of the below cases is associated with the principle that the judiciary should make efforts to explore alternative sentencing optionsincluding the use of restorative justice- to address the particular needs of Indigenous offenders? Answer: R v. Gladue Question: According to Griffiths, which of the below is most accurate? (drug) Answer: (ALL)In the landmark ruling of R. v. Jordan, the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed the drug charges against the accused because of case delay, and set presumptive timelines for the disposition of criminal cases in the courts. -The primary responsibility of the defence lawyer is to ensure that the rights of the accused are protected throughout the criminal justice process. -The responsibility for prosecuting criminal cases is shared between the provinces and the federal government, with provincially appointed Crown lawyers prosecuting Criminal Code offences and federally appointed Crown lawyers prosecuting persons charged with violating other federal statutes, such as the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act Question: According to Griffiths, which of the below is NOT accurate? Answer: Under the Canadian constitution, the Prime Minister is required to seek approval of Supreme Court nominees via a vote in Parliament Question: In chapter eight of Canadian Criminal Justice Policy, entitled “Drug Law and Policy in Canada”, the overall argument of the authors is best summarized as what? Answer: Drug policy in Canada is dominated by the hegemony of criminal control and enforcement over perspectives and measures of health Question: According to the authors of chapter eight, select reforms of drug law and policy in Canada have only occurred thanks to forceful interventions from what? Answer: Courts

Question: According to the authors of chapter eight, which of the below is most accurate? Answer: By the 1940s, drug laws in Canada were expanded by key enforcement provisions that extended far beyond those ordinarily available in the Criminal Code, such as reversing the onus of proof for “possession for the purpose of trafficking” charges, so that defendants had to prove their innocence rather than the Crown prove their guilt Question: According to the authors of chapter eight, which of the below is not accurate? Answer: In a rare example of “health first” drug policy reform, law enforcement authorities in Canada supported the use of methadone treatment as a response to the exceptional harms associated with heroin use Question: After reflecting on the economic and historical observations of chapter eight regarding drug law and policy, and recalling earlier discussions we have had on the police, why might law enforcement agencies in Canada like the Royal Canadian Mounted Police often oppose decriminalizing illicit drug use in the country? Answer: (ALL)-Because of ideological resistance throughout history that emphasizes the social control function of criminal law enforcement. -Because up to 9/11, one of the RCMP's main institutional reasons for being was drug law enforcement, and it received a third of its institutional budget for drug enforcement. -Because illegal drugs account for 43% of criminal justice expenditures, and police forces receive the largest share of criminal justice budgets throughout the country. Question: Legal definition of crime Answer: An act or omission that is prohibited by criminal law and punished by fine or imprisonment Question: Actus Reus Answer: Commission of the act Question: Mens Rea Answer: Mental intent

Question: Genocide Answer: Article 6 of Rome statute of ICC, intent to destroy a listed group in whole or in part Question: Crimes against humanity Answer: Article 7 of rome Statute- Widespread or systematic attack against civilians Question: War Crimes Answer: Article 8- Grave breaches of Geneva Conventions (e.g. torture, or intentionally targeting civilians) e.g. recent NY Times investigation of alleged Russian air force bombing of yrian hospitals (no obvious military necessity to doing this) Question: Crimes of Aggression Answer: Planning or executing by an individual in one state of a use of force against another state in manifest violation of the UN Charter...