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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
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1. The Kansas City Patrol Experiment and Flint - Michigan Patrol Program motivated police to try what new procedures?






2. What does O.R. mean?






3. What level of law enforcement generally provides services to the local court system?






4. What concept deals with corrections or judicial personal determining how much incarceration a person will serve?






5. What are the two ancient codes that contributed to our current legal system?






6. What are the oldest law enforcement agencies in the country?


7. From 1789 to 1799 how was the U.S. Supreme Court?






8. What kind of system is our criminal justice system based upon?






9. Other then UCRS and NIBRS - what entities compile information about crime in the country?






10. What does the U.S. Court of Appeals not have regarding what cases to hear?






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






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






13. When a court has control or authority over certain matters/issues - what is it called?






14. What concepts attempts to protect society by isolating others?






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






16. What does an aggravating factor make the report?






17. What amendment discusses protection from unreasonable searches?






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






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






20. Under English Common Law what was the general cut off age in distinguishing between those who could charged with felonies?






21. When there is a supposed legal error or discrepancy with a case - what type of hearing does it go to?






22. What are the four Cs of the criminal justice system?






23. What English king circa 1154 A.D. sent representatives out to the eight English 'regions' in order to organize some type of common law?






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






25. The second federal inferior court of authority is known as what?






26. What amendment discusses protection from self incrimination?






27. What does a mitigating factor make the report?






28. The third federal inferior court of authority is known as what?






29. What constitutes the major difference between a crime and illegal behavior?






30. What concept attempts to alter future behaviors through threats of punishment and consequences?






31. What amendment discusses cruel and unusual punishment?






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






33. How many cases go to the local court level each year?






34. What was name of the era which was distinguished by the Kansas City Patrol Experiment and Flint - Michigan Patrol Program?






35. The power of the U.S. Supreme Court to interpret what the constitution says and means - via case law - is known as what?






36. When pleading guilty at a felony arrangement - what does the judge generally do for sentencing?






37. What is ultimate goal at all early hearings?






38. What is discovery?






39. How many states have State Courts of Appeals?






40. What does ex-post facto law relate to?






41. Who are the three main players in the Criminal Justice system?






42. What does a judge order the probation department to write in order to find more about an individual before sentencing?






43. In 1829 which English government employee pushed a new law which followed the ideas of Patrick Colquhoun?






44. What are the three main players in the Criminal Justice system known as?






45. What Latin term means 'you have the body'?






46. What hearing determines in an individual receives the death penalty?






47. What two types of employees do law enforcement agencies employ?






48. What are the three Terms of Imprisonment?






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






50. What were minors who disobeyed orders of the Kings Chancery Court system called?