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Answers: Youth and Crime Quiz
1. According to the Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, how many youths were charged with homicide in 1997? Answers:
2. How many youths were charged with Violent Crime (including murder, sexual assault, assault, robbery with a weapon and abduction) in 1997?
a) 5,639 b) 16,903 c) 22,252 d) 99,611
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a) You're half right. This was the total number of female youths charged with violent crime in 1997. b) Incorrect. c) Correct! In 1997, 16,613 male and 5,639 female youths were charged with violent crimes. d) Incorrect. This was the total of adult males charged with violent crimes in 1997. (15,350 adult females were also charged.)
3. Of the following property crimes, which were youths most often charged with?
a) Motor Vehicle Theft b) Theft Over $5,000 (includes bicycles, goods stolen from automobiles and shoplifting) c) Theft Under $5,000 (includes bicycles, goods stolen from automobiles and shoplifting) d) Breaking and Entering
Answers:
a) Incorrect - 6,503 youths were charged with Motor Vehicle Theft in 1997. b) Incorrect - 542 youths were charged with Theft Over $5000 in 1997. c) Correct! Youths - 18,950 males and 9,045 females - were charged with Theft Under $5000 in 1997. d) Incorrect - 17,143 youths were charged with Breaking and Entering in 1997.
4. Identify the drug that youths were most often charged in connection with (either for possession, importing or trafficking).
a) Cannabis b) Cocaine c) Heroin d) Other drugs
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a) Correct! 4,128 youths were charged in 1997 - 3,084 for possession, 973 for trafficking, 5 for importation, and 66 for cultivation. b) Incorrect. There were 359 youths charged in connection with cocaine in 1997. c) Incorrect. There were 64 youths charged in connection with heroin in 1997. d) Incorrect. There were 431 youths charged in connection with drugs other than those listed in 1997.
5. If you are female, you are most likely to be a victim of violence from:
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a) Incorrect. In 1997, 21.3% of violations against females were committed by strangers. b) Incorrect. In 1997, 31.4% of violations against females were committed by friends or aquaintances. c) Correct! Where violent crime is concerned, the most hazardous place for a female to be is in the home, with 42.4% of the violations against females in 1997 committed by family members (30.8% of this total was from a spouse or ex-spouse).
6. If you are male, you are most likely to be a victim of violence from:
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a) Correct! In 1997 44.8% of violations against males were committed by strangers. b) Incorrect. However, this group was the second most likely source of violence towards males, totaling 36.4% of violations in 1997. c) Incorrect. For males, 11.2% of violations were committed by family members in 1997 (with nearly half - 4.2% - from a spouse or ex-spouse).
7. The largest percentage of arrests for Criminal Code incidents involves people between the ages of:
a) 14 and 22 b) 23 and 30 c) 31 and 40
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a) Correct! Persons in this age category represent 12 percent of the population aged 12 and over, but were involved in 44 percent of total arrests. Nearly half of the sentences to custody in this age group are for property-related offences. b) Incorrect. c) Incorrect.
8. Many Canadians believe that youth crime has
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a) Incorrect. b) Correct! Yearly Macleans/CTV polls show a consistently high and increasing number of Canadians claiming youth crime has been getting worse. Also, in a 1996 poll, 50% of Canadians felt less safe than they did five years ago. c) Incorrect.
9. Many academics believe that the media are chiefly to blame for false public perceptions regarding crime. Media sensationalism of violence has been cited as the cause of:
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a) You're partially right. When faced with constant sensationalism of violence in the media, some people develop a "mean and scary world" syndrome, where they feel victimized and fearful. b) You're partially right. When faced with constant sensationalism of violence in the media, some people become desensitized to suffering and violence in the real world. c) You're partially right. Some people, especially younger children, can become more aggressive when they are exposed to violence in the media. d) Correct! Increased fear, desensitization to real-life violence and aggressive behaviour have all been linked to the media's representation of violence.
10. Distorted portrayals of youth in the media have led to:
Answers:
a) You're partially right. Try again. b) You're partially right. Try again. c) You're partially right. Try again. d) Correct! When youth crime is sensationailzed in the media, the public often responds with a cry for tougher treatment towards youth - even though media coverage often sharply contrasts the official data on youth crime.
Source: Canadian Crime Statistics 1997. Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics
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