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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
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1. What amendment discusses the right to a speedy trial?






2. What is another term for informal probation?






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






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






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






6. What has disappeared among law enforcement agencies is this country?






7. What is meant by inferior courts?






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






9. When court systems or levels disagree or question if rules are properly applied - what type of court is used?






10. What hearing has evidence presented and witnesses testify?






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






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






13. In which two locations did the actual shooting war begin between British soldiers and Colonial militia men?






14. What is a trial where there is no jury and the verdict is given by the judge?






15. What is the Latin term that means an act being wrong because of customs - morals - practices - regulation - or law?






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






17. What are the three main players in the Criminal Justice system known as?






18. This country's criminal justice system is based on the desire for what kind of system?






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






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






21. What law further defined the role and make up of the U.S. Supreme court?






22. What penal code section is used to waive time lines during a trial?






23. After the U.S. Constitution was ratified - what type of court system did the U.S. realize it needed to have?






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






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






26. What is the Latin term for the plea of the no contest?






27. How is a jury panel selected?






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






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






30. How many states have State Courts of Appeals?






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






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






33. State Troopers are what level of law enforcement?






34. What Penal Code section states that the court shall refer to probation for a report?






35. What is ultimate goal at all early hearings?






36. What are the two parts of the Constitution called?






37. What two things do military police entities possess?






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






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






40. What are the two ancient codes that contributed to our current legal system?






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






49. Why does someone plea nolo contendre?






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