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Criminal Justice 101

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1. What are the three duties of Deputy Probation officers in the court room?






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






3. What hearing has evidence presented and witnesses testify?






4. What court system was the same up until the period of the Civil War?






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






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






7. What west coast supreme court case in 1876 further established the philosophy of Parens Patriae and no due process for juveniles?






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






9. How many states use the death penalty?






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






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






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






13. What are state Courts of Appeals also called?






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






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






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






17. What does N.C.I.C. stand for?






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






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






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






21. What were minors who disobeyed orders of the Kings Chancery Court system called?






22. What amendment discusses protection from unreasonable searches?






23. What are the two general characteristics evident among most law enforcement agencies?






24. Where does a misdemeanors case begin?






25. What are the two main functions of criminal courts?

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






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






28. The Federal Court system was authorized through what?






29. How is a jury panel selected?






30. What criminal statistical agency or method was created in 1930?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. What do bills of attainer relate to?






40. The term original jurisdiction alludes to what?






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






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






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






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






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






46. What is the name for a felony complaint?






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






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

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






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