Question 1

The Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) was enacted on April l, 2003, in an effort to combat youth crime in Canada. Discuss the history in Canada of dealing with young offenders and the reasons for the recent changes. Discuss the pros and cons of the Act.

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Question 2

Self-report data have been used extensively to test the class-crime relationship. Discuss what these data have taught us about this relationship.

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Question 3

Discuss the methods used by the Uniform Crime Report (UCR) to express crime data.

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Question 4

Each source of crime data discussed in your text has strengths and weaknesses. Discuss the strengths and weaknesses for two of these sources.

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Question 5

Criminologists have identified a variety of social, economic, and demographic factors that influence crime rate trends. Discuss how age and the economy may influence crime rate trends.

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Question 6

Discuss the social significance that race plays when studying factors related to the criminal justice system in Canada. Can the present system of surveys and research reports be accurate based on the present system? Why or why not?

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Question 7

The Personal Risk and Victimization Survey (PRVS) is the current method of assessing victimization in Canada. The PRVS, however, may suffer from some methodological problems. Discuss these problems.

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Question 8

Explain what the following statement means: The accuracy of the UCR has been suspect. The well-written answer should include examples from the text.

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Question 9

Explain what the following statement means: There is general agreement that age is inversely related to criminality. Now, explain why aging out occurs.

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Question 10

Discuss what your text tells us about the trends in both violent and property crime.

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Quiz 2: The Nature and Extent of Crime