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Criminal Justice 101

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






2. What is the system that puts two conflicting parties against each other with a third neutral part overseeing the process?






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






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






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






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






7. What is the highest attorney at the federal level?






8. Is the Federal or State court system older?






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






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






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






12. What is the name for a juvenile complaint?






13. What Latin term allowed the Magna Carta to be enhanced and reinforced and means to adhere to what has come before?






14. What amendment discusses cruel and unusual punishment?






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






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






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






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






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






20. What amendment discusses protection from self incrimination?






21. What was the missing component of those persons working with in the Birth of Probation Model circa 1841?






22. What crimes is the death penalty used for?






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






24. What are state Courts of Appeals also called?






25. Where does a misdemeanors case begin?






26. What does the Court of Appeals not possess?






27. What are the branches of federal law enforcement?






28. What does a judge order the probation department to write in order to find more about an individual before sentencing?






29. What are the two conflicting philosophies which talk of a desire for individual freedom and a crime free society?






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






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






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






33. What hearing has evidence presented and witnesses testify?






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






35. The Federal Court system was authorized through what?






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. The three federal courts are known as what?






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






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






50. In what year and state was the country's first dedicated juvenile justice system and court legally established?