Indigenous people represent four percent of all adults living in Canada over the age of 18.What do the rates of incarceration for Indigenous people in Canada show?
A) They are overrepresented in the prison system. B) They are underrepresented in the prison system. C) They are not punished in the Canadian criminal justice system. D) They are diverted to restorative justice initiatives.
Which of the following is a goal of any law office filing system?
A) To preserve confidentiality B) To safeguard legal documents C) To ensure that the contents of the files can be easily and quickly retrieved D) All of these choices are correct.
Which statement illustrates one example of prejudice?
A) Many women stay at home to take care of their children. B) Women should stay at home and take care of their children. C) More men are taking parental leave in recent years. D) More women are choosing to return to work after having children.
Which of the following is true regarding a syllabus contained in a reported case?
A) A syllabus is a brief synopsis of the facts of a case, the issues, and the court's decision. B) In official reporters, the courts prepare the syllabi; in unofficial reporters, the publishers prepare them. C) Reading the syllabus is not a substitute for reading the case. D) All of these choices are correct.
Critics of consequentialism or utilitarianism argue that such theories ______.
A) fail to consider the effects of behavior B) do not use empirical evaluations C) provide no guidance for public policy D) are inconsistent with the notion that people have rights
The child complies with ______ largely because of bonds of friendship and feeling for others and because he or she wishes to gain the approval of the wider society.
A) the veil of ignorance B) the perspective of origin C) moral positions D) the difference of virtues