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Criminal Justice 101

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






2. What type of 'law' evolved and became a predictable and anticipated set of laws to the English people circa 1000 A.D.?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Railroad Police - Port/Harbor Police - Campus Police - and Mass Transit Police are examples of what?






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






16. What is the Latin term that means evil or bad in itself?






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






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






19. What amendment discuses issues if incorporation - citizenship - and due process?






20. Local California courts which handle felonies and major civil matters are called what?






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






22. What was the original staffing of the U.S. Supreme Court?






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






24. 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?






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






26. What crimes is the death penalty used for?






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






28. Who was the Supreme Court's third chief justice - credited with making the court more proactive - effective - and powerful?






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






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






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






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






33. What does an aggravating factor make the report?






34. What are state Courts of Appeals also called?






35. Stare Decisis has evolved into what concept?






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






37. Why does someone plea nolo contendre?






38. During the Revolutionary War what major document helped to guide the colonies in fighting their war against Britain?






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






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






41. What is another term for informal probation?






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






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






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






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






46. What amendment discusses cruel and unusual punishment?






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






48. State Troopers are what level of law enforcement?






49. Is the Federal or State court system older?






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







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