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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
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1. The Federal Court system was created through what?






2. What hearing comes after a misdemeanor arraignment?






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






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






5. What amendment discusses protection from unreasonable searches?






6. What are the two types of defense attorneys?






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






8. What is discovery?






9. What are state Courts of Appeals also called?






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






11. What was the name of the article which encouraged law enforcement not just to focus on crime - but the social factors of crime?






12. What 1865 federal law enforcement agency was initially responsible for excessive counterfeiting following the civil war?






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






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






15. What type of bodies do our current laws come from?






16. How is a jury panel selected?






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






18. What does the Court of Appeals not possess?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. What Latin term means great paper?






28. What legal model first attempted the concept of rehabilitation and resocialization?






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






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






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






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






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






34. When pleading guilty at a felony arrangement - what does the judge generally do for sentencing?






35. What does a preliminary hearing determine?






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






37. What English Common Law court system could arguably be seen as the world's first dedicated juvenile court?

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






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






40. What is the State Court System's court of last resort?






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






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






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






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






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






46. What concept deals with corrections or judicial personal determining how much incarceration a person will serve?






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






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






49. In 1789 which London magistrate stressed the need for a 'centralized' law enforcement agency?






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