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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
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1. What concept deals with corrections or judicial personal determining how much incarceration a person will serve?






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






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






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






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






6. When a court has control or authority over certain matters/issues - what is it called?






7. What crimes is the death penalty used for?






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






9. What are the two conflicting philosophies which talk of a desire for individual freedom and a crime free society?






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






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






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






13. The Federal Court system was authorized through what?






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






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






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






17. What amendment discusses protection from self incrimination?






18. What is ultimate goal at all early hearings?






19. What is a legal system that pits two opposing parties against one another with a third neutral party applying the rules?






20. What was the missing component of those persons working with in the Birth of Probation Model circa 1841?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. What is known as the highest source of law found within either a country or state?






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






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






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






33. What amendment discusses protection from unreasonable searches?






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






35. What is another term for informal probation?






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






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






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






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






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






41. Who gave the Bureau of Investigation validity during the late 1920s?






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






43. Why does someone plea nolo contendre?






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






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






46. What type of 'law' evolved and became a predictable and anticipated set of laws to the English people circa 1000 A.D.?






47. What was name of the era which was distinguished by the Kansas City Patrol Experiment and Flint - Michigan Patrol Program?






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






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






50. What amendment discusses cruel and unusual punishment?