Weekly Review - Criminal Justice System Questions PDF

**[WEEK six (6)]** PURPOSE: These weekly summaries are meant to assist students, in on going review and preparation for exams. This information will not be specifically taken up in class, students should complete the summaries based on lecture notes and the text. Some exam questions MAY be drawn fr...

**[WEEK six (6)]** PURPOSE: These weekly summaries are meant to assist students, in on going review and preparation for exams. This information will not be specifically taken up in class, students should complete the summaries based on lecture notes and the text. Some exam questions MAY be drawn from these summaries. Provincial only Mister of solicitor general website True and false, multiple choose, short answer - Make sure yk how to make a proper case study 1. What is the main goal of the Criminal Justice System (CJS)? The main goal of criminal justice system 2. What is "Corrections" in relation to CJS? 3. What are 5 types of sentences a judge can impose on an offender? 4. What is "**community corrections**" and where does it fit into the CJS? 5. What two government bodies/agencies are responsible for ADULT corrections in Canada? (FULL NAMES) 6. What is the "2 year rule"? 7. What is "Probation" define... 8. What are some of the roles of community supervising criminal justice officers/probation officers. 9. Who are our clients? Describe them... 10. Who do community supervisors supervise and why? 11. How does an offender end up on probation? 12. What types of responsibilities does a probation officer have? 13. What is the maximum length of an adult probation order? 14. Explain how the Rule of Law and Accountability come into play in a probation officers job. 15. Discuss 3 of the many obstacles that a probation officer must overcome in order to supervise their caseload effectively? 16. What are the "dual roles" of probation officers and how can an officer manage this responsibility effectively? 17. What are the three (3) mandatory conditions of a probation order that ALL individuals must follow? 18. What is a "PSR" (presentence report), who requests it and why? Who does it? 19. Understand the history of corrections and when community corrections became a big part of the criminal justice system. 20. KNOW the full Ministry of SOLICITOR GENERAL - Correctional Services Division mission statement and its goals. 21. Identify the many types of Correctional legislation both federal and provincial, chapter 1 in community corrections. 22. What are the 5 things that must be on every probation officers case entries? (what makes a good report?) 23. What is the confidentiality document and when is it used? 24. What are the criminogenic risks of a client? 25. Explain the importance of communicating effectively with clients. 26. Summarize the evolution of corrections in Canada from 1836 2025 in one paragraph. 27. Where did probation start? 28. What is rehabilitation? Define it and provide an example for a client that has been identified as having shoplifting behaviours.