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Criminal Justice 101

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






2. What is the system that puts two conflicting parties against each other with a third neutral part overseeing the process?






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






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






5. What is the name for a felony complaint?






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






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






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






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






10. What Latin term means great paper?






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






12. The B.I.A. and the F.B.I. often provide support and assistance to what level of law enforcement agencies?






13. What 1770 shooting incident heightened tensions between Boston colonists and newly arrived British soldiers?






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






15. What does O.R. mean?






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






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






18. Where does a felony case begin?






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






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






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






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






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






24. What are the five levels of force among agencies?






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






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






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






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






29. What is the legal term for fundamental fairness?






30. Which California code section gives police and corrections their 'peace officer powers'?






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






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






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






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






35. What two things do military police entities possess?






36. What amendment discusses protection from self incrimination?






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






38. What are the four main players in the criminal justice system?






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






40. What amendment discusses protection from unreasonable searches?






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






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






43. What is ultimate goal at all early hearings?






44. Where does the U.S. Supreme Court hear cases from?






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






46. What 1883 federal law stressed the need for a civil service system based upon merit?






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






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






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






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