Public Perception of Crime and Justice in Canada: A Review of Opinion Polls

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Table of Contents

• Executive Summary
• 1. Canadians' Concerns in Relation to Crime
  • 1.1 Salience of crime and violence in Canada
  • 1.2 Crime of greatest concern
  • 1.3 Neighbourhood and community crime
  • 1.4 Causes of crime
  • 1.5 Citizen crime prevention
  • 1.6 Fear of walking at night in neighbourhood
  • 1.7 Levels of violent crime
  • 1.8 Crime trends
  • 1.9 Homicide
  • 1.10 Sexual assaults
  • 1.11 Assault
  • 1.12 Media influence?
  • 1.13 Section summary
• 2. Perception of Criminal Justice Institutions
  • 2.1 Confidence in the Criminal Justice System
  • 2.2 Confidence
  • 2.3 Crime and the response of the Justice System
  • 2.4 Laws and law enforcement
  • 2.5 Public priorities in crime and justice
  • 2.6 Credibility of spokespersons
  • 2.7 Section summary
• 3. Crimes of Domestic Violence
  • 3.1 Child abuse
  • 3.2 Facts about child abuse
  • 3.3 Section summary
• 4. The Criminal Justice System
  • 4.1 Courts
    • 4.1.1 Alternatives to incarceration
  • 4.2 Sentencing
    • 4.2.1 Courts and sentencing
  • 4.3 Corrections
    • 4.3.1 Prisons and alternate sentencing
    • 4.3.2 Parole
  • 4.4 Section summary
• 5. Public Awareness and Perceptions of Law Reform Initiatives
  • 5.1 Gun control
• 6. Youth Criminal Justice Act
  • 6.1 The legislation
  • 6.2 Sentencing
  • 6.3 Age of offender
  • 6.4 Native justice system
  • 6.5 Section summary
• 7. Other Criminal Justice Issues
  • 7.1 Legalization of marijuana
  • 7.2 Private security firms
  • 7.3 Wrongful convictions
  • 7.4 Death penalty
  • 7.5 Section summary
• 8. Youth Justice Issues
  • 8.1 Youth gangs and violence
  • 8.2 The Young Offenders Act and proposed Youth Criminal Justice Act
  • 8.3 Students' knowledge and perception of the Young Offenders Act
  • 8.4 Facts about youth crime
  • 8.5 Section summary
• REFERENCES

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