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Criminal Justice 101

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






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






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






4. What does O.R. mean?






5. The Kansas City Patrol Experiment and Flint - Michigan Patrol Program motivated police to try what new procedures?






6. What is meant by inferior courts?






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






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






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






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






11. What does a mitigating factor make the report?






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






13. What amendment discusses protection from unreasonable searches?






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






15. What are the three Terms of Imprisonment?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






24. What two things do military police entities possess?






25. What English king was responsible for generating the concept of the Magna Carta?






26. What hearing comes after a misdemeanor arraignment?






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






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






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






30. How is a jury panel selected?






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






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






33. What is the most important thing that a probation officer does in the presentence court report?






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






35. What does N.C.I.C. stand for?






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






37. What amendment discusses the right to a speedy trial?






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






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






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

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






42. What law further defined the role and make up of the U.S. Supreme court?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. What are the two parts of the Constitution called?