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Criminal Justice 101

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1. What are the branches of federal law enforcement?






2. State Troopers are what level of law enforcement?






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






4. What is another term for informal probation?






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






6. What amendment discuses issues if incorporation - citizenship - and due process?






7. When there is a supposed legal error or discrepancy with a case - what type of hearing does it go to?






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






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






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






11. The Federal Court system was created through what?






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






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






14. Where does a misdemeanors case begin?






15. What amendment discusses protection from self incrimination?






16. What is a trial where there is no jury and the verdict is given by the judge?






17. What are the two types of defense attorneys?






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






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






20. Why does someone plea nolo contendre?






21. UCRS and NIBRS recieve information from how many agencies?






22. Where does a felony case begin?






23. What crimes is the death penalty used for?






24. What two additional sentences can come from a Formal Felony Sentencing Hearing different from a misdemeanor?






25. What legal model first attempted the concept of rehabilitation and resocialization?






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






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






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






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






30. Local California courts which handle misdemeanors - minor civil matters - and traffic violations are called what?






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






32. What Latin term means 'you have the body'?






33. What law enforcement agency maintains the largest training academy in the U.S.?






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






35. The Federal Court system was authorized through what?






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






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






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






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






40. What does a mitigating factor make the report?






41. What Latin term means - 'father or parent of the country?'






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






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






44. In 1829 which English government employee pushed a new law which followed the ideas of Patrick Colquhoun?






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






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






47. In Orange County - what type of prosecuting attorneys handle the day to day issues in the court room?






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






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






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







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