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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Local law enforcement generally display shields on their badges. What do county law enforcement badges appear as?






2. The three federal courts are known as what?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. What are the four Cs of the criminal justice system?






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






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






13. The Federal Court system was authorized through what?






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






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






16. Why does someone plea nolo contendre?






17. What two things do military police entities possess?






18. What does an aggravating factor make the report?






19. What amendment discusses cruel and unusual punishment?






20. What does O.R. mean?






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






22. Jail time - restitution - contact restrictions - drug testing - searches and seizures - employment verification - and counseling can be terms of what?






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






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






25. What is the most important C or level of the criminal justice system?






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






27. What is the name for a felony complaint?






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






29. What federal law enforcement agency was created in 1973 and currently has over 5 -000 agents spread around the world?






30. What 1285 A.D. English law removed the emphasis on law enforcement away from the military and back onto the citizens?






31. This country's criminal justice system is based on the desire for what kind of system?






32. What were minors who disobeyed orders of the Kings Chancery Court system called?






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






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






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






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






37. The term original jurisdiction alludes to what?






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. How many states have State Courts of Appeals?






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






46. What penal code section is used to waive time lines during a trial?






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






48. What amendment discusses protection from self incrimination?






49. The average local law enforcement agency will often employ how many officers and serve what size population?






50. Who was the Supreme Court's third chief justice - credited with making the court more proactive - effective - and powerful?