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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
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1. What are the two conflicting philosophies which talk of a desire for individual freedom and a crime free society?






2. What has disappeared among law enforcement agencies is this country?






3. Negative political influence and corruption impacting 19th century U.S. police agencies was called what?






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






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






6. The three federal courts are known as what?






7. Both felonies are misdemeanors are first filed as what?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. According to Hammurabi - what age was considered as the cut off between juveniles and adults?






16. Generally speaking - what type of attorney is a prosecuting attorney?






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






18. What two things do military police entities possess?






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






20. Who said - 'The police are the public and the public are the police'?






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






22. What is a county law enforcement agency's head administrator?






23. In Orange County - what is the misdemeanor Pretrial Hearing called?






24. Which 1760s British tax law placed tax quotes on all paper based products imported into the colonies?






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






26. What is a legal system that pits two opposing parties against one another with a third neutral party applying the rules?






27. The Federal Court system was created through what?






28. What amendment discusses protection from unreasonable searches?






29. In the wild west what were the people called who banded together to protect each other?






30. What amendment discusses cruel and unusual punishment?






31. State Troopers are what level of law enforcement?






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






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






34. What federal law enforcement agency had its origins in 1908?






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






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






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






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






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






40. Which of the five major phases in the criminal justice system since 1965 produced major case law?






41. What criminal statistical agency or method was created in 1987 as a supplement to UCRS?






42. Both Trial Courts fall under what 'umbrella' Court System?






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






44. Is the Federal or State court system older?






45. What are the two types of defense attorneys?






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






47. Who runs the N.C.I.C.?






48. What do bills of attainer relate to?






49. Railroad Police - Port/Harbor Police - Campus Police - and Mass Transit Police are examples of what?






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