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Criminal Justice 101

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






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






3. What are the branches of federal law enforcement?






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






5. What hearing comes after a misdemeanor arraignment?






6. How many states use the death penalty?






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






8. Our criminal justice system tries to maintain a balance between which two conflicting models/ideologies?






9. Indeterminate sentencing was a mainstay within the California juvenile justice system until what year?






10. The Federal Court system was created through what?






11. What is a crime punishable by jail - fines or prison?






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






13. What is the Latin term that describes a federal peace officer's ability to deputize citizens and give them temporary power?






14. What does the Court of Appeals not possess?






15. What do the majority of cases going into the U.S. District Court involve?






16. If you plea guilty at a misdemeanor arraignment - when can a judge sentence you?






17. What does an aggravating factor make the report?






18. What law enforcement agency maintains the largest training academy in the U.S.?






19. UCRS and NIBRS recieve information from how many agencies?






20. What concept discusses 'an eye for an eye'?






21. During the Revolutionary War what major document helped to guide the colonies in fighting their war against Britain?






22. What does O.R. mean?






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






24. What crimes is the death penalty used for?






25. What amendment discusses cruel and unusual punishment?






26. What major 1829 English law created a centralized urban police force in London?






27. What amendment discusses protection from unreasonable searches?






28. What does a preliminary hearing determine?






29. What does the U.S. Federal District Court possess regarding cases heard?






30. What are the two main functions of criminal courts?

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31. What 1865 federal law enforcement agency was initially responsible for excessive counterfeiting following the civil war?






32. What federal law enforcement agency was created in 1973 and currently has over 5 -000 agents spread around the world?






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






34. What types of law enforcement agency is influenced by federal and territorial sovereignty?






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






36. What is another term for informal probation?






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






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






39. The California state highway patrol is an example of what type of law enforcement agency?






40. What Latin term means great paper?






41. What two factors does a probation officer consider when writing the presentence report?






42. What is the Latin term for the plea of the no contest?






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






44. What is ultimate goal at all early hearings?






45. The Reintegration Model - circa 1960s - failed due to community concern over leniency toward criminals and what two major social events?






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






47. What is the average budget of a local law enforcement agency?






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






49. What are small law enforcement agencies often made up of?






50. State Troopers are what level of law enforcement?







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