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Criminal Justice 101

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1. Local law enforcement generally display shields on their badges. What do county law enforcement badges appear as?






2. Both felonies are misdemeanors are first filed as what?






3. How many law enforcement agencies exist in this country?






4. What current U.S. law enforcement position/title had its origins with the English legal system circa 1000 A.D.?






5. This country's criminal justice system is based on the desire for what kind of system?






6. What amendment discusses cruel and unusual punishment?






7. What is a crime publishable by six months to one yer in jail - fines - or probation?






8. How many states have State Courts of Appeals?






9. What was the original staffing of the U.S. Supreme Court?






10. What federal law enforcement agency had its origins in 1908?






11. What are the two parts of the Constitution called?






12. What criteria does the judge use when setting bail?






13. What Penal Code section states that the court may refer to probation for a report?






14. The Texas Rangers are the oldest law enforcement agency in this country at what level?






15. The average local law enforcement agency will often employ how many officers and serve what size population?






16. What is a local law enforcement agency's head administrator?






17. What constitutional amendments were alluded to in Miranda versus Arizona?






18. Who gave the Bureau of Investigation validity during the late 1920s?






19. What English king was responsible for generating the concept of the Magna Carta?






20. Is the Federal or State court system older?






21. What is the Latin term that means an act being wrong because of customs - morals - practices - regulation - or law?






22. What does the U.S. Supreme Court have regarding what cases to hear?






23. Which 1760s British tax law placed tax quotes on all paper based products imported into the colonies?






24. What is the highest attorney at the federal level?






25. What is the State Court System's court of last resort?






26. Besides the U.S. Marshall Service - what is the other oldest federal law enforcement agency?






27. What amendment discusses the right to a speedy trial?






28. Which of the five major phases in the criminal justice system since 1965 produced major case law?






29. What 1883 federal law stressed the need for a civil service system based upon merit?






30. What is ultimate goal at all early hearings?






31. How is a jury panel selected?






32. What west coast supreme court case in 1876 further established the philosophy of Parens Patriae and no due process for juveniles?






33. Does a county law enforcement agency head administrator generally require law enforcement experience?






34. What is the main criteria which determines whether a mater goes to a federal or state court?






35. What 1770 shooting incident heightened tensions between Boston colonists and newly arrived British soldiers?






36. What are the five levels of law enforcement in this country?






37. What document was eventually created in order to replace the Articles of Confederation?






38. What Penal Code section states that the court shall refer to probation for a report?






39. What is the name for a felony complaint?






40. In Orange County - what type of prosecuting attorneys handle the day to day issues in the court room?






41. What criminal statistical agency or method was created in 1930?






42. What 1838 Ohio State Supreme Court Case established the concept of Parens Patriae and no need for due process in juvenile matters?






43. What percent of the time will a judge go with what a presentence court report says?






44. What federal law enforcement agency delegated peace officer powers to citizens during the era of the wild west?

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45. What legal model first attempted the concept of rehabilitation and resocialization?






46. The Federal Court system was created through what?






47. What two additional branches of government did the Constitution add to government?






48. Jail time - restitution - contact restrictions - drug testing - searches and seizures - employment verification - and counseling can be terms of what?






49. What is the name of our criminal justice system that is made up of both federal and state levels?






50. Who were the country's first president and vice president?