crj 220 exam 1

united states

what country had the first president?

only applied to federal government

the bill of rights had a major flaw, what was it?

100

how many senators?

2

how many senators per state?

6

how many years is a senators term?

1/3

every 2 years how much of the senate is changed?

435

how many members of the house?

population

what is the number of house reps per state based off of?

legislative

which branch writes laws?

the states

if the federal government isn’t specifically given a power who does it belong to?

police officer

who is the only person that can be changed for federally and at the state level for the same crime?

secretarys

what are the heads of executive offices called?

attorney general

what is the head of the department of justice called?

commander in cheif

another name for the president that implies they have control of the military

vice president

who is the head/president of the senate?

executive

what branch do police fall under?

9

how many justices on the supreme court?

94

how many federal U.S. court districts are there?

13

how many circuit court of appeals are there?

chief justice of america

what is the head justice of the supreme court called?

superintendent

what is the name for the head of a state highway patrol/police?

attorney general

who does the state bureau of investigation report to?

sherrif

what is the only elected police position?

sherriff

who most of the time runs the county jail?

kentucky

what is one of the 10% of states that elect their jailer separate from their sheriff

jurisdiction

the area on the map that a police department has control over

citizens

who gives the government its power?

state

in a state level crime who charges you with the crime?

social contract

what is right and wrong and how will it be enforced?

federalism

the idea that power belongs to the state unless given to the federal government

decentralized

a term for power that is very broken up

65

how many different federal police agencies are there?

constution

what gives a policeman power?

substantive law

criminal statuses that define behaviors that are acceptable

procedural law

how police officers apply substantive laws

civil law

regulates social interactions from different relations

case law

written opinions of the court

police

who is the first in the system to invoke criminal justice?

gatekeepers

another name for police that explains they are the first to invoke criminal justice

1/3

how much crime is known to police and in UCR

67%

what percentage of crime goes unreported?

protect and serve

what is the main role of police?

broken windows

police action to reduce minor violations will have an impact on property and violent crime

watchman

what style of police department emphasizes order maintenance and crime control, often ignores minor infractions

legalistic

what style of police department has highly centralizes authority and requires officers to enforce ALL laws

service

what style of police department emphasizes providing services to citizens

19000

how many different police agencies nation wide

pam bondi

who is the current attorney general?

federal bureau of investigation

what agency used to be very into organized crime but following 9/11 focuses more on terrorism?

FBI

who runs the automated fingerprint identification system?

FBI

who runs CODIS, the DNA matching system?

FBI

who runs the UCR

Quantico

where is the most advance crime lab in the world located?

sleeper cells

terrorists undercover in america waiting to attack

drug enforcement agency

what agency handles most issues dealing with drug use in america?

us marshalls service

what is the oldest federal agency?

1789

when did the us marshalls service start?

us marshalls service

what agency tracks fugitives of the federal government?

federal witness protection program

what is the most successful program in american law enforcement?

convict air

what is the name of the airline owned by the us marshall service

extradition

when an an american citizen commits a crime in another country and is sent back to america for punishment

taxes and underage sale

what two reasons does the ATF police alcohol?

ATF

who takes possession of any gun used in a crime?

department of homeland security

what agency was formed as a result of 9/11

transportation security agency

what was the only example where we went from private security back to government

customs

what investigates goods coming across the border

border protection

what investigates people coming across the border

catch counterfiters

why was the secret service originally created?

civil war

what event was the secret service created during?

treasury

what department did the secret service originally belong to?

1901

what year did the secret service take on the job of president protection

william mckinley

following what presidents assassination did the secret service begin protecting presidents?

JFK

who was the only president killed under the secret services watch?

gerald ford

who was the only president who was never elected as president or vp

u.s coast guard

what branch of military moved into the DHS following 9/11

u.s. coast guard

what agency patrols waterways checking licenses and looking for DUIs

alcoholic beverage control

who controls the sale of alcohol at the state level?

fish and wildlife control

who protects wildlife, natural resources and hunting regulations

game wardens

another name for fish and wildlife control officers

motor vehicle compliance officers

who runs truck weigh stations and performs permit checks of trucks on roads

chief

what postion is hired by the city mayor and can be fired by the mayor w/o reason

4

how many year terms does a sheriff serve?

chief deputy

who serves as interim if the sheriff is removed?

NYPD

what is the largest police department?

texas rangers and pennsylvania state police

who claims to be the first state police department

hammurabi’s code

what was the first written law?

rome

who had the longest continuous ancient government?

manga carta

the document written following king johns rule to protect the rights of the people

frank pledge system

early legal method pushed by the duke of normandy that began using laws and enforcement

henry fielding

famous magistrate of the bow street court who revolutionized crime prevention

bow street runners

group made by henry fielding to catch robbers

metropolitian

both the city and the surrounding suburbs

robert peel

who passed the metropolitan police act

robert peel

who is the inventor of modern policing?

slave patrols

groups created in the south to catch slaves that would later become southern police departments

us marshalls service

this agency was created to catch crooks who would flee railroad towns to other counties and states

sherrifs

what law enforcement officers were called in wild west railroad towns

texas rangers

the state agency created to catch crooks running through this sate fleeing to mexico

colt company

created a new kind of gun that could be shot one handed on horse back

alan pinkerton

the person who created private security agencies