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
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.