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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The Texas Rangers are the oldest law enforcement agency in this country at what level?






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






3. Which 1760s British tax law placed tax quotes on all paper based products imported into the colonies?






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






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






6. How many law enforcement agencies exist in this country?






7. What are the two types of defense attorneys?






8. Other then UCRS and NIBRS - what entities compile information about crime in the country?






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






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






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






12. What are state Courts of Appeals also called?






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






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






15. What is the name for a juvenile complaint?






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






17. What does O.R. mean?






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






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






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






21. Stare Decisis has evolved into what concept?






22. What does an aggravating factor make the report?






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






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






25. Local California courts which handle misdemeanors - minor civil matters - and traffic violations are called what?






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






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






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






29. The Federal Court system was authorized through what?






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






31. What is ultimate goal at all early hearings?






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






33. What are the branches of federal law enforcement?






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






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






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






37. What is meant by inferior courts?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. What is the legal term for fundamental fairness?






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






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






48. When there is a supposed legal error or discrepancy with a case - what type of hearing does it go to?






49. The California state highway patrol is an example of what type of law enforcement agency?






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