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Criminal Justice 101
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1. What are the two conflicting philosophies which talk of a desire for individual freedom and a crime free society?
Mala en Se
Life
1203(d) - Misdemeanor
Crime Control Due Process
2. What are the five levels of force among agencies?
F.B.I.
Mala Prohibita
Reputation and Appearance - Dialogue and Counseling - Empty Hands - Physical Restraint - Mechanical Restraint - Chemical Restraint
State
3. How many states use the death penalty?
Tribal
34
U.S. Constitution
Intermediate Courts
4. What is known as the highest source of law found within either a country or state?
Drug Violations - White Collar Crimes
Constitutional Law
Generalists
Law of Hammurabi - Law of Moses
5. What federal law enforcement agency had its origins in 1908?
Judicial/Legislative
F.B.I.
Trial Courts of Limited Jurisdiction
39
6. What kind of powers do corrections and probation officers have?
Judges - Prosecuting Attorneys - Defense Attorneys
1382
Limited
Retribution
7. What concept did the 1800 Babylonian King Hammurabi create that said juveniles could be considered for lessor penalties?
Serpico
Information
Sufficient evidence that a felony was committed - Should it go to a felony trial
Limited or Reduced Capacity - Layers of Justice
8. What are the two types of defense attorneys?
State
Private Attorneys - Public Defenders
State/Local Court System
Complaint
9. The Kansas City Patrol Experiment and Flint - Michigan Patrol Program motivated police to try what new procedures?
Community Sensitive Programs
Articles of Confederation
Due Process
Reputation and Appearance - Dialogue and Counseling - Empty Hands - Physical Restraint - Mechanical Restraint - Chemical Restraint
10. What Penal Code section states that the court shall refer to probation for a report?
Infraction
Stars
1203(b)(1) - Felony
50 - 25000
11. Who were the country's first president and vice president?
F.B.I
George Washington - John Adams
The Penal Code
Judicial - Executive
12. What two additional sentences can come from a Formal Felony Sentencing Hearing different from a misdemeanor?
Cannot be used against you later in civil court
Crime Control Due Process
Prison Time - Death Sentence
State
13. What hearing has evidence presented and witnesses testify?
$1.7 million
Habeas Corpus
Severity of the crime - Where it was committed
Trial
14. The average local law enforcement agency will often employ how many officers and serve what size population?
Arrangement
Boston Massacre
Serpico
50 - 25000
15. What major 1966 U.S. Supreme Court case provided new guidelines in how police arrested and interrogated adult defendants?
Patrick Colquhoun
Miranda versus Arizona
830.1
Worse
16. What level of law enforcement generally runs local detention facilities for adults?
County
Limited
F.B.I
Preliminary Hearing
17. What amendment discuses issues if incorporation - citizenship - and due process?
Challenge for Cause and Peremptory Challenges at a Jury Panel Hearing
14th Amendment
Trial Court of Limited Jurisdiction
Superior Court
18. What does a judge order the probation department to write in order to find more about an individual before sentencing?
Presentence Court Report
1903
State
34
19. What was created in order to convince several of the new states to agree to the Constitution?
The Family Model
Bill of Rights
Articles of Confederation
Statue of Winchester
20. UCRS and NIBRS recieve information from how many agencies?
John Augustus
Loosely Coupled System
Marbury versus Madison
17 -500
21. In what year did California pass its juvenile justice system act known as Juvenile Court Act?
Broken Windows
1903
English Common Law
Makes deals and not go to trial
22. What 1838 Ohio State Supreme Court Case established the concept of Parens Patriae and no need for due process in juvenile matters?
Provide investigation services - Sentencing Recommendations - Provide Supervision
Adversarial System
Bill of Rights
Mary Ann Crouse
23. What concept discusses 'an eye for an eye'?
Civil Rights Movement Vietnam War
State
1382
Retribution
24. What west coast supreme court case in 1876 further established the philosophy of Parens Patriae and no due process for juveniles?
Ah Peen
17 -500
Trials
Change
25. What concepts attempts to protect society by isolating others?
Incapaciation
Right away
8th Amendment
Crime Control - Due Process
26. In what year and state was the country's first dedicated juvenile justice system and court legally established?
Courts - Cops - Citizens - Corrections
1899 Illinois
Reputation and Appearance - Dialogue and Counseling - Empty Hands - Physical Restraint - Mechanical Restraint - Chemical Restraint
Magna Carta
27. Where does the U.S. Supreme Court hear cases from?
Body - Amendments
17 -500
Mala en Se
U.S. Court of Appeals - State Supreme Court
28. Who is referred to as the father of probation?
Makes deals and not go to trial
85%
Civil Rights Movement Vietnam War
John Augustus
29. What is a county law enforcement agency's head administrator?
Sheriff
Petition
Possecomintatus
Sufficient evidence that a felony was committed - Should it go to a felony trial
30. What does ex-post facto law relate to?
U.S. Court of Appeals - State Supreme Court
Future laws not passed yet
Trials
U.S. Postal Service Inspectors - Federal Marshall's Department
31. Negative political influence and corruption impacting 19th century U.S. police agencies was called what?
Precedent
Evidence
Patronage
Sir Robert Peel
32. In which two locations did the actual shooting war begin between British soldiers and Colonial militia men?
Lexington - Concord
50 - 25000
Statue of Winchester
Adversarial System
33. Railroad Police - Port/Harbor Police - Campus Police - and Mass Transit Police are examples of what?
Trial Court of Limited Jurisdiction
Limited
Special Police Force
Government Attorney
34. What amendment discusses protection from unreasonable searches?
Ah Peen
County
Incorrigibles
4th Amendment
35. Local law enforcement generally display shields on their badges. What do county law enforcement badges appear as?
Right away
Stars
State/Local Court System
Formal Probation
36. State Troopers are what level of law enforcement?
Pretrial Hearing
14th Amendment
State
Evaluation
37. What crimes is the death penalty used for?
830.1
Court Administrator
First Degree Murder - Federal drug trafficking and treason
Yes
38. According to Hammurabi - what age was considered as the cut off between juveniles and adults?
6th Amendment
14
Conditional Sentence
Better
39. What important corrections position was mandated in Massachusetts in 1878?
County
1903
Adversarial System
Probation Officer
40. What level of law enforcement generally provides services to the local court system?
Community Orientated Policing Era
Worse
County
Adversarial System
41. What are the oldest law enforcement agencies in the country?
42. What does N.C.I.C. stand for?
National Crime Information Center
Trial Courts of Limited Jurisdiction
Sufficient evidence that a felony was committed - Should it go to a felony trial
Patronage and Corruption
43. What penal code states that a felony must go to trial within 60 days of the second arrangement unless time lines are waived?
Local - County - Tribal - State - Federal
1203(d) - Misdemeanor
1382
Military Police - Tribal Police = Civilian Federal Law Enforcement
44. Jail time - restitution - contact restrictions - drug testing - searches and seizures - employment verification - and counseling can be terms of what?
Due Process Phase
1203(b)(1) - Felony
Patrick Colquhoun
Formal Probation
45. Which California code section gives police and corrections their 'peace officer powers'?
Adversarial System
830.1
King John
Deterrence
46. What two types of employees do law enforcement agencies employ?
Sworn - Non-sworn
Discretion
First Continental Congress
Article III of the Constitution
47. What are the two general characteristics evident among most law enforcement agencies?
State/Local Court System
Quasi-Military - Strict Chain of Command
90%
Adversarial System
48. What are the five levels of law enforcement in this country?
Assistant District Attorneys
First Continental Congress
Future laws not passed yet
Local - County - Tribal - State - Federal
49. Who runs the N.C.I.C.?
County
Marbury versus Madison
90%
F.B.I
50. What law further defined the role and make up of the U.S. Supreme court?
Judiciary Act
Evidence
State
Chief