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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
Instructions:
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1. Where does the U.S. Supreme Court hear cases from?






2. What Latin term allowed the Magna Carta to be enhanced and reinforced and means to adhere to what has come before?






3. What was the missing component of those persons working with in the Birth of Probation Model circa 1841?






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






5. In what year and state was the country's first dedicated juvenile justice system and court legally established?






6. What English Common Law court system could arguably be seen as the world's first dedicated juvenile court?


7. What are the three branches of government enchanced or created by the U.S. Constitution?






8. What are the three duties of Deputy Probation officers in the court room?






9. What is the legal term for fundamental fairness?






10. What major 1803 U.S. Supreme Court case established that the court would begin to interpret what the constitution was all about?






11. Who is referred to as the father of probation?






12. Is the Federal or State court system older?






13. What is the best system to compile crime statistics and can stand completely on its own?






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


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






16. What is the name of the New York police officer - circa 1970s - who had to deal with corruption and patronage in the NYPD?






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






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






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






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






21. What Latin term means great paper?






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






23. What amendment discusses protection from unreasonable searches?






24. Who was the Supreme Court's third chief justice - credited with making the court more proactive - effective - and powerful?






25. What major 1966 U.S. Supreme Court case provided new guidelines in how police arrested and interrogated adult defendants?






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






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






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






29. What penal code section is used to waive time lines during a trial?






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






31. How long is a federal judge's term of office for?






32. After the Bill of Rights was ratified - how many more times was the U.S. Constitution amended?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






41. The Federal Court system was created through what?






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






43. What crimes is the death penalty used for?






44. Who is in charge of staffing - calender - budget - and other material needs of the court room?






45. In 1789 which London magistrate stressed the need for a 'centralized' law enforcement agency?






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






47. What concept did the 1800 Babylonian King Hammurabi create that said juveniles could be considered for lessor penalties?






48. What word represents the ability of criminal justice players to make independent decisions?






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






50. What is the point of a second preliminary hearing?