Table 2
Perceptions of the criminal justice system, population aged 15 years and over
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Non-visible minorities | Chinese | South Asians | Blacks | Other visible minorities | |
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percentage | |||||
Local police force is doing a good job of... | |||||
Enforcing the laws | 60 | 40 | 63 | 56 | 58 |
Responding promptly to calls | 52 | 36 | 57 | 49 | 51 |
Being approachable | 67 | 46 | 65 | 56 | 55 |
Informing the public about crime prevention | 52 | 32 | 44 | 42 | 461 |
Ensuring the safety of citizens | 62 | 44 | 62 | 63 | 61 |
Treating people fairly | 61 | 41 | 60 | 43 | 51 |
Canadian criminal courts are doing a good job of... | |||||
Providing justice quickly | 14 | 16 | 233 | 18 | 26 |
Helping the victim | 19 | 19 | 33 | 23 | 35 |
Determining guilt | 27 | 18 | 32 | 253 | 311 |
Ensuring a fair trial | 45 | 37 | 44 | 33 | 411 |
The prison system is doing a good job of... | |||||
Supervising and controlling prisoners | 32 | 21 | 29 | 28 | 29 |
Helping prisoners become law-abiding citizens | 18 | 21 | 231 | 20 | 241 |
The parole system is doing a good job of... | |||||
Releasing prisoners not likely to re-offend | 17 | 15 | 24 | 14 | 16 |
Supervising offenders on parole | 142 | 132 | 262 | 16 | 19 |
1. Indicates a significant difference compared to non-visible minorities. 2. Indicates a significant difference compared to the "other visible minorities" group. 3. Indicates a significant difference compared to the Chinese group. Note: Unless otherwise indicated, a difference less than or equal to 7 percentage points is not statistically significant. Data source: Statistics Canada, 2004, General Social Survey. Table source: Statistics Canada, 2008, Visible Minorities and Victimization, no. 15 in Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics Profile Series, catalogue number 85F0033MIE. |
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