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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
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1. Local law enforcement generally display shields on their badges. What do county law enforcement badges appear as?






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






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






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






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






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






7. What are state Courts of Appeals also called?






8. What hearing determines in an individual receives the death penalty?






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






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






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






12. What are the two main functions of criminal courts?

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13. The term original jurisdiction alludes to what?






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






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






16. What are the two types of defense attorneys?






17. What is the name for a felony complaint?






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






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






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






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






22. What does a preliminary hearing determine?






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






24. What are the branches of federal law enforcement?






25. State Troopers are what level of law enforcement?






26. What amendment discusses cruel and unusual punishment?






27. What 1883 federal law stressed the need for a civil service system based upon merit?






28. What does O.R. mean?






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






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






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






32. What major 1966 U.S. Supreme Court case provided new guidelines in how police arrested and interrogated adult defendants?






33. Where are the vast majority of cases heard?






34. What do bills of attainer relate to?






35. What amendment discusses protection from unreasonable searches?






36. What two things do military police entities possess?






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






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






39. The three federal courts are known as what?






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






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






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






43. What is discovery?






44. What law further defined the role and make up of the U.S. Supreme court?






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






46. What are the oldest law enforcement agencies in the country?

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






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






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






50. Why does someone plea nolo contendre?