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Criminal Justice 101

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1. Law enforcement has been traditionally very resistant to what?






2. What west coast supreme court case in 1876 further established the philosophy of Parens Patriae and no due process for juveniles?






3. What is an offense that consists of illegal conduct but no jail time?






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






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






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






7. What two things do military police entities possess?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. What are the two types of defense attorneys?






19. What is the legal term for fundamental fairness?






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






21. What amendment discusses cruel and unusual punishment?






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






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






24. How long is a federal judge's term of office for?






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

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






27. The Texas Rangers are the oldest law enforcement agency in this country at what level?






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






29. The term original jurisdiction alludes to what?






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






31. The three federal courts are known as what?






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






33. What does O.R. mean?






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






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






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






37. What is the Latin term that means evil or bad in itself?






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






39. What is a crime punishable by jail - fines or prison?






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






41. What is discovery?






42. What penal code states that a felony must go to trial within 60 days of the second arrangement unless time lines are waived?






43. What court system was the same up until the period of the Civil War?






44. Who is in charge of staffing - calender - budget - and other material needs of the court room?






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






46. What hearing comes after a misdemeanor arraignment?






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






48. Why does someone plea nolo contendre?






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






50. What two additional branches of government did the Constitution add to government?







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