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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
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1. What kind of powers do corrections and probation officers have?






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






3. In 1789 which London magistrate stressed the need for a 'centralized' law enforcement agency?






4. What concept deals with corrections or judicial personal determining how much incarceration a person will serve?






5. When a court has control or authority over certain matters/issues - what is it called?






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






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






8. 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?






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






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






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






12. What does the U.S. Supreme Court have regarding what cases to hear?






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






14. Who were the country's first president and vice president?






15. Our criminal justice system tries to maintain a balance between which two conflicting models/ideologies?






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






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






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






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






20. The Federal Court system was authorized through what?






21. What is another term for informal probation?






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






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






24. Why does someone plea nolo contendre?






25. What two additional branches of government did the Constitution add to government?






26. Where are the vast majority of cases heard?






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






28. How many states have State Courts of Appeals?






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






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






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

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32. What are the four main players in the criminal justice system?






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






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






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






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






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






38. What are the two types of defense attorneys?






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






40. How many states use the death penalty?






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






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






43. Stare Decisis has evolved into what concept?






44. What percent of the time will a judge go with what a presentence court report says?






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






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






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






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






49. What is a county law enforcement agency's head administrator?






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