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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
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1. What two additional branches of government did the Constitution add to government?






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






3. What are state Courts of Appeals also called?






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






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






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






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






8. What is discovery?






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






10. What amendment discusses protection from unreasonable searches?






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






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






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






14. What amendment discusses protection from self incrimination?






15. What are the two general characteristics evident among most law enforcement agencies?






16. Where does a felony case begin?






17. What are small law enforcement agencies often made up of?






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






19. Other then UCRS and NIBRS - what entities compile information about crime in the country?






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






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






22. What is the most important thing that a probation officer does in the presentence court report?






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






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






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






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






27. What is the highest attorney at the federal level?






28. What does the Court of Appeals not possess?






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






30. What is the legal term for fundamental fairness?






31. What is the best system to compile crime statistics and can stand completely on its own?






32. The Kansas City Patrol Experiment and Flint - Michigan Patrol Program motivated police to try what new procedures?






33. What two things do military police entities possess?






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






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






36. What are the two types of defense attorneys?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. When there is a supposed legal error or discrepancy with a case - what type of hearing does it go to?






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






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






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