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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
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1. In 1829 which English government employee pushed a new law which followed the ideas of Patrick Colquhoun?






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






3. What are state Courts of Appeals also called?






4. What are the two ancient codes that contributed to our current legal system?






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






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






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






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






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






10. Is the Federal or State court system older?






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

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






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






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






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






16. What word represents the ability of criminal justice players to make independent decisions?






17. What does the U.S. Federal District Court possess regarding cases heard?






18. How many cases go to the local court level each year?






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






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






21. What are the branches of federal law enforcement?






22. What is the Latin term that literally means - 'to adhere to what has come before'?






23. In Orange County - what type of prosecuting attorneys handle the day to day issues in the court room?






24. Stare Decisis has evolved into what concept?






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






26. What amendment discusses cruel and unusual punishment?






27. What current California legal code did the Law of Hammurabi and the Law of Moses contribute to?






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






29. Who said - 'The police are the public and the public are the police'?






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






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






32. The term original jurisdiction alludes to what?






33. What does the Court of Appeals not possess?






34. What crimes is the death penalty used for?






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






36. How is a jury panel selected?






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






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






39. The Federal Court system was authorized through what?






40. What federal law enforcement agency was created in 1973 and currently has over 5 -000 agents spread around the world?






41. UCRS and NIBRS recieve information from how many agencies?






42. How many states have State Courts of Appeals?






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






44. This country's criminal justice system is based on the desire for what kind of system?






45. What is the Latin term for the plea of the no contest?






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






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






48. The third federal inferior court of authority is known as what?






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






50. Where does a misdemeanors case begin?