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Criminal Justice 101
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1. The Texas Rangers are the oldest law enforcement agency in this country at what level?
Legislative - Executive - Judicial
Pretrial Hearing
4th Amendment
State
2. What amendment discuses issues if incorporation - citizenship - and due process?
14th Amendment
English Common Law
14
Sir Robert Peel
3. Both Trial Courts fall under what 'umbrella' Court System?
Appeal
Superior Court
Citizens - Cops - Courts - Corrections
Mala en Se
4. UCRS and NIBRS recieve information from how many agencies?
17 -500
F.B.I.
Right away
Jurisdiction
5. How many states have State Courts of Appeals?
Deterrence
39
Bill of Rights
1 and 8
6. What are state Courts of Appeals also called?
Life
Intermediate Courts
Constitutional Law
Government Attorney
7. What English king circa 1154 A.D. sent representatives out to the eight English 'regions' in order to organize some type of common law?
King Henry II
Trials
Yes
Right away
8. What are the oldest law enforcement agencies in the country?
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9. What was the original staffing of the U.S. Supreme Court?
1 Chief Justice 5 Associate Justices
14
Future laws not passed yet
National Crime Information Center
10. What is the State Court System's court of last resort?
Attorney General
Parens Patriae
State
State Supreme Court
11. Railroad Police - Port/Harbor Police - Campus Police - and Mass Transit Police are examples of what?
Prison Time - Death Sentence
14
Special Police Force
17 -500
12. What is the average budget of a local law enforcement agency?
$1.7 million
Very inactive
Trial Courts of General Jurisdiction
Evidence
13. What is the Latin term for the plea of the no contest?
830.1
All volunteers
Worse
Nolo Contendre
14. What are the three duties of Deputy Probation officers in the court room?
English Common Law
Sir Robert Peel
Discretion
Provide investigation services - Sentencing Recommendations - Provide Supervision
15. What is the legal term for fundamental fairness?
Due Process
Trial Court of Limited Jurisdiction
Low Term - Mid Term - High Term
Intermediate Courts
16. What crimes is the death penalty used for?
First Degree Murder - Federal drug trafficking and treason
Process criminals and criminal charges - Ensure everyone's due process
Cannot be used against you later in civil court
Stamp Act of 1765
17. What are the two general characteristics evident among most law enforcement agencies?
Quasi-Military - Strict Chain of Command
King Chamberlain's Court
London Metropolitan Police Act
State
18. Who is in charge of staffing - calender - budget - and other material needs of the court room?
Reputation and Appearance - Dialogue and Counseling - Empty Hands - Physical Restraint - Mechanical Restraint - Chemical Restraint
U.S. Court of Appeals
Punishment without trial
Court Administrator
19. Local California courts which handle felonies and major civil matters are called what?
Magna Carta
Punishment without trial
Petition
Trial Courts of General Jurisdiction
20. State Troopers are what level of law enforcement?
Attorney General
Discretion
State
Secret Service
21. What federal law enforcement agency delegated peace officer powers to citizens during the era of the wild west?
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22. Under English Common Law what was the general cut off age in distinguishing between those who could charged with felonies?
14
Evaluation
Preliminary Hearing
Hoover
23. Indeterminate sentencing was a mainstay within the California juvenile justice system until what year?
Appeals
1977 Dixon Bill
Marbury versus Madison
Jury Panel Death Penalty Phase
24. What are the two types of defense attorneys?
90%
Yes
Private Attorneys - Public Defenders
Attorney General
25. In 1829 which English government employee pushed a new law which followed the ideas of Patrick Colquhoun?
Marbury versus Madison
Sir Robert Peel
First Continental Congress
Quasi-Military - Strict Chain of Command
26. What is the first hearing or court appearance for all cases?
Probation Officer
D.E.A.or Drug Enforcement Agency
Arrangement
Special Police Force
27. What hearing comes after a misdemeanor arraignment?
Potential for Incarceration
Seriousness of Offense - Flight Risk - Prior Record
Pretrial Hearing
Preliminary Hearing
28. Which California code section gives police and corrections their 'peace officer powers'?
Crime Control - Due Process
Limited
830.1
Court Administrator
29. What federal law enforcement agency had its origins in 1908?
Adversarial System
F.B.I.
John Augustus
Miranda versus Arizona
30. What 1285 A.D. English law removed the emphasis on law enforcement away from the military and back onto the citizens?
Pendelton Act
Statue of Winchester
Mala Prohibita
Sheriff or Shireeve
31. What two types of employees do law enforcement agencies employ?
State
Civil Rights Movement Vietnam War
None
Sworn - Non-sworn
32. What concept attempts to alter future behaviors through threats of punishment and consequences?
Possecomintatus
Deterrence
Discretion
Self Report Studies Victimization Surveys
33. What does the U.S. Federal District Court possess regarding cases heard?
Law of Hammurabi - Law of Moses
Federal Court System
Bill of Rights
Original Jurisdiction
34. What has disappeared among law enforcement agencies is this country?
Jurisdiction
Patronage and Corruption
4th Amendment
Generalists
35. Where are the vast majority of cases heard?
F.B.I.
Appeal
Evidence
Local level
36. In what year did California pass its juvenile justice system act known as Juvenile Court Act?
Quasi-Military - Strict Chain of Command
Patrick Colquhoun
1903
Change
37. The Kansas City Patrol Experiment and Flint - Michigan Patrol Program motivated police to try what new procedures?
Community Sensitive Programs
Civil Rights Movement Vietnam War
Judges - Prosecuting Attorneys - Defense Attorneys
Cannot be used against you later in civil court
38. What current U.S. law enforcement position/title had its origins with the English legal system circa 1000 A.D.?
State/Local Court System
Adversarial System
Better
Sheriff or Shireeve
39. Is the Federal or State court system older?
Citizens - Cops - Courts - Corrections
Patrick Colquhoun
State/Local Court System
State
40. If you plea guilty at a misdemeanor arraignment - when can a judge sentence you?
Pretrial Hearing
Right away
London Metropolitan Police Act
Bench Trial
41. What legal model first attempted the concept of rehabilitation and resocialization?
None
The Family Model
Trials
Stars
42. What is the best system to compile crime statistics and can stand completely on its own?
85%
U.S. Court of Appeals
5th Amendment 6th Amendment
None
43. What is known as the highest source of law found within either a country or state?
Constitutional Law
F.B.I
Precedent
Punishment without trial
44. Jail time - restitution - contact restrictions - drug testing - searches and seizures - employment verification - and counseling can be terms of what?
Formal Probation
Seriousness of Offense - Flight Risk - Prior Record
Judicial - Executive
Jury Panel Death Penalty Phase
45. How many cases go to the local court level each year?
90 Million
Trial Courts of Limited Jurisdiction
None
Government Attorney
46. What are the three branches of government enchanced or created by the U.S. Constitution?
Legislative - Executive - Judicial
Judiciary Act
39
Mala Prohibita
47. What current California legal code did the Law of Hammurabi and the Law of Moses contribute to?
The Penal Code
Broken Windows
King John
Possecomintatus
48. What was name of the era which was distinguished by the Kansas City Patrol Experiment and Flint - Michigan Patrol Program?
Court Administrator
Sheriff or Shireeve
Community Orientated Policing Era
Trial Court of Limited Jurisdiction
49. Local California courts which handle misdemeanors - minor civil matters - and traffic violations are called what?
Trial Courts of Limited Jurisdiction
14th Amendment
Vigilantes
UCRS or Uniform Crime Reporting System
50. What was the name of the article which encouraged law enforcement not just to focus on crime - but the social factors of crime?
Quasi-Military - Strict Chain of Command
34
Broken Windows
D.E.A.or Drug Enforcement Agency
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