... the diminishing crime rate may not hold to be a true depiction of a national trend in all provinces. The decreasing crime rate in relation to Canadian society as a whole may not hold to be accurate for three main explanations; Statistics Canada's method of official data collection to reveal the crime ... compared to others there may be differences in toleration levels. "What is tolerated in one city may not be tolerated in another."6 The Canadian centre for justice statistics studied crime reporting procedures and in doing so concluded differences in reporting results. These variations w...

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... teachers, preachers, and community leaders (Henry,70). Perhaps the most well known and documented case of early racism in Canada is the way the Canadian goverment treated the Chinese, Japanese, and South Asian immigrants which came over to Canada looking for a better financial situation and a better life. ... to head taxes and other legislation that made it difficult for these immigrants to lead a happy life in their new home. However, although Canadian history may provide an insight into the racist discourse found in todays' society, it is important to examine the issues at hand. Canad...

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... debate for the legalization of assisted suicide is quite interesting in the sense that its morality is questionable according to certain groups of individuals of the population. Canada has, in my opinion, a relatively good justice system but it isn't perfect. When we look at certain cases we can see ... " know Mr. Nadeau or does he even know what Mr. Nadeau is going through? I don't believe so. I cannot believe that the Canadian population has any sort of power to decide whether someone lives through years of pain knowing there is no exit or if they die in dignity by assisted ... During...

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... 1976, capital punishment was removed from the Canadian Legal System due to the amount of false convictions and the costs of the procedure. Although capital punishment was removed, homicide rates still stayed just as low just as they did when it existed. Statistics showed that in 1999, Canada's murder rate was 1.8 per 100,000 population and in the US, a country which still ... 1976, capital punishment was removed from the Canadian Legal System due to the amount of false convictions and the costs of the procedure. Although capital punishment was removed, homicide rates still stayed just a...

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... will probably feel detached from society. Once in prison for a certain period of time it is probable that a prisoner will regard the general prison population as their new society. If you think about it, it is like prison is a separate society where there is a social class structure exclusive only ... and well being I have obtained some figures on the death rate of male prisoners in comparison to the death rate of males in the general population. Researchers from Queens University in Kingston, Ontario were the group that conducted the study. The newspaper article states that the research...

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... scale, certain groups are overrepresented. In Canada, these groups are aboriginals and blacks. Considering "aboriginals comprise 4.3% of the total Canadian population" (La Prairie, C. 2002), out of that "23% of federal inmates are aboriginal" (La Prairie, C. 2002). Also, only 3% of the total ... Canadian population is black while 9.5% of federal inmates today are black (an increase of 80% since 2003) (Zinger, I. 2013). Within the past 25 years, a ... up its prisoners to come right back into a cell. Another overly represented group are psychologically ill people. The mentally ill make up...

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I believe that marijuana should be permanently decriminalized and not be considered a criminal offense whatsoever in Canada. The Canadian judiciary system wastes too much time on such meaningless cases and instead should focus their attention primarily on eliminating ... of obtaining lung cancer. However, this is still far more unlikely than one who smokes cigarettes, which have been legally recognized by the Canadian government for generations and are far more dangerous to the lungs, liver, blood, and arteries than marijuana is over the long-run. Secondly, such ... a large portion of Canad...

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... in temperature and certain criminal activities. The findings may be useful to alert people to be cautious of surroundings at all times. Introduction A soldier was shot and killed at the Canadian National War Memorial in Ottawa in October 2014, which attracted people's attention, raising concerns about crime rates. Crime is a major part of society and has impacts on individuals, ... community, and the economy. Analyzing factors that affect crime rate is important and necessary. The relationships between monthly violent crimes and environmental factors followed by monthly and seasonal cycl...

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As time progressed, Canadian Citizens have realized that Aboriginal people have been discriminated upon. Although current schools teach us about the issues of the Native Indians, few students have interest. We are also learning ... and convert, from educational practice. Cultural Differences: Home and school As many teachers are unaware of the cultural differences that exist between Aboriginal children and the rest of the school population, their task becomes difficult and they are confronted with problems they are unable to handle. When teacher expectations of Aboriginal children are low, t...

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... , something had to be the determining factor of the large difference in murders. He learned that out of the 30 million people in Canada, 7 million own guns, 13% of the population is not white, and residents of Canada do not lock their doors. A possible answer that Michael Moore found was the media playing a very significant role in violence. While in Canada ... , Moore compared American news telecasts to that of Canadians. Moore found that American telecasts sensationalized gun related murders, instilling fear into the American population. Canadian telecasts on the other hand, hardly even...

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... . Prostitution takes place in many different places. Massage parlors, call-girl and call-men (also know as escort services), street prostitution, strip clubs, etc. It was believed that the most population in 1800's was migrants. These migrants were mostly single men, husbands who left tem who left temporarily left their wives and children at home. Massage parlors were located close to ... risk and give birth to babies who suffer from drugs and aids. Prostitution is viewed morally wrong and extremely not acceptable. Laws in Canada are made very un-clear. Many Canadian's lead to believe th...

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... is said that threats were made toward the members of Parliament and their families by pro death penalty advocates. The duty of a member is to vote in the view of a Canadian; in this case, they were viewing the debate with personal feelings. In 1987, the federal government in charge, the Progressive Conservatives, had the idea to hold a free vote, to reinstate ... Criminal Justice Institute in Middleton, Connecticut. Another point to make clear is that prisons all over North America are full to their limited space. It is sad to think, the population of criminals in prisons are increasing...

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