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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
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1. What are the two ancient codes that contributed to our current legal system?






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






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






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






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






6. Generally speaking - what type of attorney is a prosecuting attorney?






7. What is meant by inferior courts?






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






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






10. Negative political influence and corruption impacting 19th century U.S. police agencies was called what?






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






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






13. What are state Courts of Appeals also called?






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






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






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






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






18. What does the U.S. Supreme Court have regarding what cases to hear?






19. What is the name of our criminal justice system that is made up of both federal and state levels?






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






21. What hearing comes after a misdemeanor arraignment?






22. Who are the three main players in the Criminal Justice system?






23. From 1789 to 1799 how was the U.S. Supreme Court?






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






25. Which California code section gives police and corrections their 'peace officer powers'?






26. What are the five levels of law enforcement in this country?






27. What is the Latin term that means an act being wrong because of customs - morals - practices - regulation - or law?






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






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






30. What 1838 Ohio State Supreme Court Case established the concept of Parens Patriae and no need for due process in juvenile matters?






31. What was created in order to convince several of the new states to agree to the Constitution?






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






33. What has disappeared among law enforcement agencies is this country?






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






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






36. What is discovery?






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






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






39. What does O.R. mean?






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. What does an aggravating factor make the report?






47. What Latin term means 'you have the body'?






48. What concept attempts to alter future behaviors through threats of punishment and consequences?






49. What type of hearing does a felony case go to after arrangement?






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