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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
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1. What is discovery?






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






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






4. What court system was the same up until the period of the Civil War?






5. What are the oldest law enforcement agencies in the country?

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6. What amendment discusses protection from unreasonable searches?






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






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






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






10. If you plea guilty at a misdemeanor arraignment - when can a judge sentence you?






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






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






13. What document was eventually created in order to replace the Articles of Confederation?






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






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

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16. What is a legal system that pits two opposing parties against one another with a third neutral party applying the rules?






17. The Reintegration Model - circa 1960s - failed due to community concern over leniency toward criminals and what two major social events?






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






19. Where are the vast majority of cases heard?






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






21. What were minors who disobeyed orders of the Kings Chancery Court system called?






22. What does an aggravating factor make the report?






23. What is the Latin term that describes a federal peace officer's ability to deputize citizens and give them temporary power?






24. In Orange County - what type of prosecuting attorneys handle the day to day issues in the court room?






25. What 1838 Ohio State Supreme Court Case established the concept of Parens Patriae and no need for due process in juvenile matters?






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






27. What is the name of the New York police officer - circa 1970s - who had to deal with corruption and patronage in the NYPD?






28. The term original jurisdiction alludes to what?






29. How is a jury panel selected?






30. What concept did the 1800 Babylonian King Hammurabi create that said juveniles could be considered for lessor penalties?






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






32. In the wild west what were the people called who banded together to protect each other?






33. What does O.R. mean?






34. What word represents the ability of criminal justice players to make independent decisions?






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






36. What amendment discusses protection from self incrimination?






37. What is known as the highest source of law found within either a country or state?






38. What are state Courts of Appeals also called?






39. Where does a misdemeanors case begin?






40. What is meant by inferior courts?






41. Stare Decisis has evolved into what concept?






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






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






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






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






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






47. Who were the country's first president and vice president?






48. What two additional sentences can come from a Formal Felony Sentencing Hearing different from a misdemeanor?






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






50. After the Bill of Rights was ratified - how many more times was the U.S. Constitution amended?