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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
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1. What concept attempts to alter future behaviors through threats of punishment and consequences?






2. What is the average budget of a local law enforcement agency?






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






4. The second federal inferior court of authority is known as what?






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






6. Who is referred to as the father of probation?






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






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






9. What is the name of the New York police officer - circa 1970s - who had to deal with corruption and patronage in the NYPD?






10. The three federal courts are known as what?






11. What is a local law enforcement agency's head administrator?






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






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






14. What does a mitigating factor make the report?






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






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






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






18. What amendment discusses protection from self incrimination?






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






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






21. What does the Court of Appeals not possess?






22. What is the name for a felony complaint?






23. What major 1829 English law created a centralized urban police force in London?






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






31. What concept did the 1800 Babylonian King Hammurabi create that said juveniles could be considered for lessor penalties?






32. If you plea guilty at a misdemeanor arraignment - when can a judge sentence you?






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






34. What crimes is the death penalty used for?






35. What is another term for informal probation?






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






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






38. In what year did California pass its juvenile justice system act known as Juvenile Court Act?






39. Why does someone plea nolo contendre?






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






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






42. What level of law enforcement generally provides services to the local court system?






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






44. What is the legal term for fundamental fairness?






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






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






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






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






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






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