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Who was the youngest person innocence canada worked with, and what age?

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Steven Truscott, age 14

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Who was the longest serving exoneree Innocence canada worked with?

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Romeo Phillion, served 31 years

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STatsCAN: How Many times more likely are native women to be killed by serial killers?

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7 X more likely

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What are the 5 initiatives of the IRSSA?

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TRC, CEP, IAP, commemoration, health and healing.

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how many students died at residental schools?

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6000-18000

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what proportion of residential students died? What proportion of WW2 fighters died?

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1/25 Residential school students, 1/26 WW2 fighters

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How many ppl attended residental schools?

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150k

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What are the 3 criteria for grevious, irremidiable medical condition?

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  1. serious and incurable illness
  2. they are in an advanced state of irreversible decline
  3. the illness causes significant physical, psychological harm, that the person finds intolerable, and cannot be relieved under acceptable conditions
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what are the 5 conditions someone needs to receive MAID?

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  1. they live in canada
  2. 18+ years old, capable of making decisions
  3. have grevious, irremidiable medical condition
  4. asked to receive maid, not pressured into it
  5. they must give informed consent, and be aware of other possible treatments
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what does section 16(1) of the charter state (in regards to NCR)

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no person is criminally responsible for an act committed or omission made while suffering from a mental disorder that rendered the person incapable of appreciating the nature or quality of the act, or knowing that it was wrong

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what does unfit to stand trial mean?

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unable to conduct a defence due to a mental disorder

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What are the condidtions needed for someone to be considered unfit to stand trial? (need to meet all 3 conditions)

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  1. they cant understand the nature of proceedings
  2. they cant understand the possible consequences of proceedings
  3. they cannot communicate with council
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when does the court make an assessment order?

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If theres reasonable ground to beleive evidence is needed to detemrine if the person is NCR or UST

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when can someone declare that theyre UST?

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any point in the trial process up until verdict is rendered.

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what does section 7 say?

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“Everyone has the right to life, liberty, and security of the person and the right not to be deprived thereof except in accordance with the principles of fundamental justice”

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what does section 11(D) state?

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“any person charged with an offence has the right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty according to law in a fair and public hearing by an independent” and impartial tribunal

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what must be adressed for battered womens syndrome to be used as an extension of self defence? (need to meet ALL criteria)

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  1. existence of complex PTSD
  2. existence of BWS
  3. the uniqueness fo the events leading to the offence
  4. the womans psychological functioning, which affected her apprehension of death, and led to her use of lethal force
  5. why the woman remained in an abusive relationship
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What is the signifigance of R v Lyttle?

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That the defence always should have the right to cross examine the crowns witness

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what is the signifigance of R V lavolee

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It was the first time that Battered Womans Syndrom was ACCEPTED as an extension of self defence
(She killed her husband after he threatened to kill her)

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what is the significance of R V Napolianto?

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Firs time that Battered womens syndrome was used in court as a defence

  • she used it to defend why she killed her husband
  • court DID NOT accept it, she was given death sentence (later commuted to a life sentence)
  • 1911 year
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21
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Leslie Steiner Ted Talk: What percent of abusers are men?

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85%

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Leslie Steiner Ted Talk: Women aged ____ to ____ are ____ times more likely to be victims of domestic violence than any other age

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age 16-24,

3 times more likely

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Leslie Steiner Ted Talk: how many women are killed by their partners in the USA every year?

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500

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Leslie Steiner Ted Talk: How many children are abused every year in USA (from the CDC)

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15 million

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Leslie Steiner Ted Talk: Over ____% of IPV murders occur after the victim has left her abusive partner

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70%

26
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Whats the definition of IPV

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physical, psychological, sexual harm towards current or former partners

27
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General Social Survey (GSS) Stats: __% of IPV instances are not reported to police

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80%

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General Social Survey (GSS) Stats: there is a ____% rate of IPV with current partners

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3.5%

29
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General Social Survey (GSS) Stats: in 1999, there was a ___% rate of IPV with current partners

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7.5%

30
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General Social Survey (GSS) Stats: there has been a ___% decrease in non reported IPV with current partners

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54%

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General Social Survey (GSS) Stats:

women are ____ times more likely to be sexually assaulted, beaten, choked, threatened with weapon than men

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2 times more likely

32
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UCR Stats on IPV: ___% of police-reported IPV is committed against women

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80%

33
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UCR Stats on IPV: women have a ___ times greater rate of being IPV killed

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8x

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UCR Stats on IPV: of all the solved 2019 murders, ___%of the female victims were killed by their parner

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47%

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UCR Stats on IPV: only ___% of male homocide vics were killed by their partner

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6%

36
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UCR Stats on IPV: Most IPV homocides of females started with:

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a verbal arguement

37
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Of all victims of IPV, the most prevalent demographic is women aged ___ to ____, which account for ___% of the total victim population

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age 16-24, 29% of pop

38
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When can a court order for UST Stay a proceeding?

Need all 3 criteria

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  1. they are deemed unlikely to ever be fit to stand trial
  2. they are not posing a significant threat to the public
  3. the stay of proceedings is in the interest of proper administration of justice
39
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What is the significance of R V Winko?

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Winko said that his indefinite confinement denied his charter right given in section 7 of the CC.

It was determined that indeterminant amount of time under the control of the review board does NOT violate the persons charter rights

40
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If someone is found NCR by the review board, they can be given:

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  1. conditional discharge
  2. absolute discharge
  3. detention in custody of a hospital
41
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if someone is found UST by review board, they can be given

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conditional discharge or a detention order

42
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what criteria for “grevious, incurable illness” was retracted, and what year?

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in 2006, this was repealed:

Natural death is reasonably foreseeable, taking into account all medical circumstances

43
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according to the W.H.O, how many honor killings happen internationally per year?

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5000

44
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WHen was the IRSSA started?

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2007

45
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What are the 6 vulnerability factors for native women outlined by the RCMP? (Compared to murder victims of other ethnicity)

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  1. lower employment
  2. younger
  3. more likely to have criminal convictions
  4. more likely to be sex workers
  5. more likely to have some income coming in from illegal sources
  6. more likely to have consumed alcohol or drugs prior to be killed
46
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StatsCan: what percent of female homicide victims in 1980 were indigenous?

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9%

47
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StatsCan: what percent of female homicide victims in 2015 were indigenous?

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24%

48
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StatsCan: native women are ___ times more likely to go missing or be murdered than other ethnicities

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12x

49
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StatsCan: native women are ___ times more likely to go missing or be murdered than white women

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16x

50
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StatsCan: native women are ___ times more likely to go missing or be murdered than other ethnicities in Sask and Manatoba

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19x

51
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StatsCan: native women are ___ times more likely to be robbed than other ethnicities

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3x

52
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RCMP Vulnerability Factors:
Employment rate
Native Women: ___%
Other: ___%

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Native: 16%
other: 40%

53
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RCMP Vulnerability Factors:
Consumed drugs/alc prior
Native Women: ___%
Other: ___%

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Native: 63%
Other: 20%

54
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RCMP Vulnerability Factors:
average Age
Native Women:
Other:

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native 29 years old

other 36 years old

55
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RCMP Vulnerability Factors:
Did Sex work
Native Women: ___%
Other: ___%

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Native: 12%
Other: 5%

56
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RCMP Vulnerability Factors:
Made illigal income
Native Women: ___%
Other: ___%

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Native: 18%
other: 8%

57
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RCMP Vulnerability Factors:
Had criminal record
Native Women: ___%
Other: ___%

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native: 44%
other: 13%

58
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what sections of charter protect cross examination rights?

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section 7 and 11D

59
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RCMP: indiginous make up __% of pop, but ___ of victims

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4% and 16%

CC215 2nd Midterm (2 decks)

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