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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
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1. What are the two types of defense attorneys?






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






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






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






5. What amendment discusses protection from unreasonable searches?






6. What does the Court of Appeals not possess?






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






8. Besides the U.S. Marshall Service - what is the other oldest federal law enforcement agency?






9. What concepts attempts to protect society by isolating others?






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






11. What 1285 A.D. English law removed the emphasis on law enforcement away from the military and back onto the citizens?






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






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

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






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






16. Where are the vast majority of cases heard?






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

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






19. What is the name of the New York police officer - circa 1970s - who had to deal with corruption and patronage in the NYPD?






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






21. What is the Latin term that describes a federal peace officer's ability to deputize citizens and give them temporary power?






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






23. What is meant by inferior courts?






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






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






26. What does a preliminary hearing determine?






27. The three federal courts are known as what?






28. Which of the five major phases in the criminal justice system since 1965 produced major case law?






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






30. The term original jurisdiction alludes to what?






31. What penal code section is used to waive time lines during a trial?






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






33. What does O.R. mean?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. What type of 'law' evolved and became a predictable and anticipated set of laws to the English people circa 1000 A.D.?






47. What level of law enforcement generally runs local detention facilities for adults?






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






49. For a felony matter to leave a Trial Court of Limited Jurisdiction - what special hearing must it go to?






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