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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
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1. What are the oldest law enforcement agencies in the country?


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






3. What crimes is the death penalty used for?






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






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






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






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






8. Local California courts which handle misdemeanors - minor civil matters - and traffic violations are called what?






9. What Latin term means great paper?






10. The three federal courts are known as what?






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






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






13. What two factors does a probation officer consider when writing the presentence report?






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






15. State Troopers are what level of law enforcement?






16. What amendment discusses cruel and unusual punishment?






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


18. What is the first hearing or court appearance for all cases?






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






20. What is the name for a juvenile complaint?






21. What does the U.S. Court of Appeals not have regarding what cases to hear?






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






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






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






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






26. What 1865 federal law enforcement agency was initially responsible for excessive counterfeiting following the civil war?






27. What hearing determines in an individual receives the death penalty?






28. What is discovery?






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






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






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






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






33. What is a crime punishable by jail - fines or prison?






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






35. The second federal inferior court of authority is known as what?






36. What are the five levels of law enforcement in this country?






37. Who gave the Bureau of Investigation validity during the late 1920s?






38. What are state Courts of Appeals also called?






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






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






41. What is meant by inferior courts?






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






43. What are the three branches of government enchanced or created by the U.S. Constitution?






44. 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?






45. How long is a federal judge's term of office for?






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






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






48. In 1829 which English government employee pushed a new law which followed the ideas of Patrick Colquhoun?






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






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