DCJS CCJTA EXAM 1 - CJ SYSTEM, HISTORY, POLICING
ETHICS, CAREER DEVELOPMENT, LIFESTYLE
Three elements of the criminal justice system - Answer -law enforcement, courts,
corrections
Federal courts: - Answer -US District
US Court of Appeals
SCOTUS
State system of courts: - Answer -Magistrates
General District Courts
Circuit Courts
Virginia Court of Appeals
Virginia Supreme Court
Elements of the correctional system - Answer -Jails
Prisons
Detention facilities
Pardon and Parole system
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Types of Law Enforcement - Answer -Federal, Sheriffs, Police Depts., Others (State
parks, railroad police)
Three branches of government - Answer -Legislative, Executive, Judicial
What does the Legislative branch do - Answer -makes laws
What does the executive branch do - Answer -Enforces laws
What does the judicial branch do - Answer -Interprets the laws
Types of resources for LEOs to maintain knowledge of police work - Answer -Code of
Virginia
Networking
Attorney General opinions
Court decisions
Code index
In-service training
DJCS
Reasons for roll call and trainings - Answer -Share information (between shifts)*
Duty assignments/specific duties*
Questions/clarification on info*
, Updates on crime/activities
Changes in suspects
Safety issues
training updates
Early US law was based on... - Answer -English common law
Systems of laws are based on - Answer -Case law
Doctrines
Who is the father of modern policing - Answer -Sir Robert Peel
What were the earliest forms of LE in the United States called? - Answer -Nightwatch
or watchmen
When and where was the first formal night watch founded? - Answer -Boston, 1636
When and where were the earliest elements of patrol? - Answer -Boston, 1723
When and where were the earliest elements of shift work? - Answer -Boston, 1833
When and where were badges and uniforms first utilized - Answer -Boston, 1853 -
1855
Modern definition of a law enforcement officer - Answer -Any full-time or part-time
employee of a police department or sheriff's office that is part of or administered by a
Commonwealth or another political subdivision.
- Responsible for preventing AND detecting crime
Powers and duties of the police force - Answer -Recognizing and enforcing the criminal
laws of the Commonwealth and the local ordinance to which they are assigned
Law enforcement Oath of office (each officer shall) - Answer -- Prevent the commission
of crime
- Observe and enforce law
- Detect and arrest offenders
- Preserve good order
- Protect inhabitants and property from violence and injury
- No authority in civil matters
- Execute warrants served by a magistrate
- Adhere to oath of office, constitution, and BoR
What was the metropolitan police act of 1829? - Answer --established the police force
of England
-act of parliament introduced by Robert Peele
-12 principles of reform
ETHICS, CAREER DEVELOPMENT, LIFESTYLE
Three elements of the criminal justice system - Answer -law enforcement, courts,
corrections
Federal courts: - Answer -US District
US Court of Appeals
SCOTUS
State system of courts: - Answer -Magistrates
General District Courts
Circuit Courts
Virginia Court of Appeals
Virginia Supreme Court
Elements of the correctional system - Answer -Jails
Prisons
Detention facilities
Pardon and Parole system
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Types of Law Enforcement - Answer -Federal, Sheriffs, Police Depts., Others (State
parks, railroad police)
Three branches of government - Answer -Legislative, Executive, Judicial
What does the Legislative branch do - Answer -makes laws
What does the executive branch do - Answer -Enforces laws
What does the judicial branch do - Answer -Interprets the laws
Types of resources for LEOs to maintain knowledge of police work - Answer -Code of
Virginia
Networking
Attorney General opinions
Court decisions
Code index
In-service training
DJCS
Reasons for roll call and trainings - Answer -Share information (between shifts)*
Duty assignments/specific duties*
Questions/clarification on info*
, Updates on crime/activities
Changes in suspects
Safety issues
training updates
Early US law was based on... - Answer -English common law
Systems of laws are based on - Answer -Case law
Doctrines
Who is the father of modern policing - Answer -Sir Robert Peel
What were the earliest forms of LE in the United States called? - Answer -Nightwatch
or watchmen
When and where was the first formal night watch founded? - Answer -Boston, 1636
When and where were the earliest elements of patrol? - Answer -Boston, 1723
When and where were the earliest elements of shift work? - Answer -Boston, 1833
When and where were badges and uniforms first utilized - Answer -Boston, 1853 -
1855
Modern definition of a law enforcement officer - Answer -Any full-time or part-time
employee of a police department or sheriff's office that is part of or administered by a
Commonwealth or another political subdivision.
- Responsible for preventing AND detecting crime
Powers and duties of the police force - Answer -Recognizing and enforcing the criminal
laws of the Commonwealth and the local ordinance to which they are assigned
Law enforcement Oath of office (each officer shall) - Answer -- Prevent the commission
of crime
- Observe and enforce law
- Detect and arrest offenders
- Preserve good order
- Protect inhabitants and property from violence and injury
- No authority in civil matters
- Execute warrants served by a magistrate
- Adhere to oath of office, constitution, and BoR
What was the metropolitan police act of 1829? - Answer --established the police force
of England
-act of parliament introduced by Robert Peele
-12 principles of reform
