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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
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1. Law enforcement has been traditionally very resistant to what?






2. What is an offense that consists of illegal conduct but no jail time?






3. The Federal Court system was created through what?






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






5. What does a preliminary hearing determine?






6. What are the three Terms of Imprisonment?






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






8. What is the name for a juvenile complaint?






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






10. Negative political influence and corruption impacting 19th century U.S. police agencies was called what?






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






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






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






14. What hearing comes after a misdemeanor arraignment?






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. What are the oldest law enforcement agencies in the country?

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22. What was the name of the group of people who went to Philadelphia in 1774 in order to discuss their unhappiness with Britain and its taxes?






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






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






25. What are the five levels of force among agencies?






26. What hearing has evidence presented and witnesses testify?






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






28. What is a legal system that pits two opposing parties against one another with a third neutral party applying the rules?






29. What was created in order to convince several of the new states to agree to the Constitution?






30. What is discovery?






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






32. What crimes is the death penalty used for?






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






34. In Orange County - what type of prosecuting attorneys handle the day to day issues in the court room?






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






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






37. The Kansas City Patrol Experiment and Flint - Michigan Patrol Program motivated police to try what new procedures?






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






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






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






41. What are the two types of defense attorneys?






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






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






44. What criteria does the judge use when setting bail?






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






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






47. What major 1966 U.S. Supreme Court case provided new guidelines in how police arrested and interrogated adult defendants?






48. What are the branches of federal law enforcement?






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






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