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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
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1. What are small law enforcement agencies often made up of?






2. What 1770 shooting incident heightened tensions between Boston colonists and newly arrived British soldiers?






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






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






5. The Texas Rangers are the oldest law enforcement agency in this country at what level?






6. What 1883 federal law stressed the need for a civil service system based upon merit?






7. Where does the U.S. Supreme Court hear cases from?






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






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






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






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






12. According to Hammurabi - what age was considered as the cut off between juveniles and adults?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. The three federal courts are known as what?






21. What do the majority of cases going into the U.S. District Court involve?






22. Which California code section gives police and corrections their 'peace officer powers'?






23. What is discovery?






24. In Orange County - what is the misdemeanor Pretrial Hearing called?






25. The Federal Court system was created through what?






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






27. What is another term for informal probation?






28. What is the legal term for fundamental fairness?






29. How many chief justice and associate justices currently make up the U.S. Supreme Court?






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






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






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






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






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






35. What amendment discusses the right to a speedy trial?






36. What federal law enforcement agency delegated peace officer powers to citizens during the era of the wild west?

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






38. Where are the vast majority of cases heard?






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






40. What amendment discusses protection from self incrimination?






41. What does ex-post facto law relate to?






42. The Federal Court system was authorized through what?






43. What is ultimate goal at all early hearings?






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






45. What amendment discusses cruel and unusual punishment?






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






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






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






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






50. What are the branches of federal law enforcement?