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Criminal Justice 101

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






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






3. What does an aggravating factor make the report?






4. What does the Court of Appeals not possess?






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






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






7. What is meant by inferior courts?






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






9. Both Trial Courts fall under what 'umbrella' Court System?






10. What level of law enforcement generally provides services to the local court system?






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






12. What is the main criteria which determines whether a mater goes to a federal or state court?






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






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






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






16. Why does someone plea nolo contendre?






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






18. What does O.R. mean?






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






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






21. What percent of the time are deals makes and cases do not go to trial?






22. What is a trial where there is no jury and the verdict is given by the judge?






23. What Latin term means - 'father or parent of the country?'






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






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






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






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






28. How is a jury panel selected?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. In what year did California pass its juvenile justice system act known as Juvenile Court Act?






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






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






40. What is a crime publishable by six months to one yer in jail - fines - or probation?






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






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






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






44. State Troopers are what level of law enforcement?






45. What amendment discusses protection from self incrimination?






46. Under English Common Law what was the general cut off age in distinguishing between those who could charged with felonies?






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






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






49. What are state Courts of Appeals also called?






50. What kind of system is our criminal justice system based upon?







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