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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
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1. What federal law enforcement agency had its origins in 1908?






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






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






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






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






6. Indeterminate sentencing was a mainstay within the California juvenile justice system until what year?






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






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






9. What is the name for a felony complaint?






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






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






12. Both felonies are misdemeanors are first filed as what?






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






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






15. How many chief justice and associate justices currently make up the U.S. Supreme Court?






16. What are the three main players in the Criminal Justice system known as?






17. In Orange County - what is the misdemeanor Pretrial Hearing called?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. What does N.C.I.C. stand for?






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 is the legal term for fundamental fairness?






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






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






30. In the wild west what were the people called who banded together to protect each other?






31. What criminal statistical agency or method was created in 1987 as a supplement to UCRS?






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






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






34. What is another term for informal probation?






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






36. Where does a misdemeanors case begin?






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






38. What are the three duties of Deputy Probation officers in the court room?






39. What is ultimate goal at all early hearings?






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






41. Which 1760s British tax law placed tax quotes on all paper based products imported into the colonies?






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






43. When there is a supposed legal error or discrepancy with a case - what type of hearing does it go to?






44. What amendment discusses cruel and unusual punishment?






45. How is a jury panel selected?






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






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






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






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






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

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