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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
Instructions:
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1. Local law enforcement generally display shields on their badges. What do county law enforcement badges appear as?






2. When court systems or levels disagree or question if rules are properly applied - what type of court is used?






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






4. What do bills of attainer relate to?






5. What important corrections position was mandated in Massachusetts in 1878?






6. Stare Decisis has evolved into what concept?






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






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






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






10. How many chief justice and associate justices currently make up the U.S. Supreme Court?






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






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






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






14. What was the name of the article which encouraged law enforcement not just to focus on crime - but the social factors of crime?






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






16. What does the U.S. Supreme Court have regarding what cases to hear?






17. What amendment discusses cruel and unusual punishment?






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. What are the two general characteristics evident among most law enforcement agencies?






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






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






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






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






29. In which two locations did the actual shooting war begin between British soldiers and Colonial militia men?






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






31. What current California legal code did the Law of Hammurabi and the Law of Moses contribute to?






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






33. What is the first hearing or court appearance for all cases?






34. Local California courts which handle felonies and major civil matters are called what?






35. What was created in order to convince several of the new states to agree to the Constitution?






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






37. What is known as the highest source of law found within either a country or state?






38. What criteria does the judge use when setting bail?






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






40. What percent of the time are deals makes and cases do not go to trial?






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






42. What is another term for informal probation?






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






44. What kind of powers do corrections and probation officers have?






45. Where does a misdemeanors case begin?






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






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






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






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






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