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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
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1. What does the U.S. Court of Appeals not have regarding what cases to hear?






2. 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?






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






4. What type of hearing does a felony case go to after arrangement?






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






6. What English Common Law court system could arguably be seen as the world's first dedicated juvenile court?


7. Who said - 'The police are the public and the public are the police'?






8. What does a judge order the probation department to write in order to find more about an individual before sentencing?






9. What federal law enforcement agency had its origins in 1908?






10. What is an offense that consists of illegal conduct but no jail time?






11. What criminal statistical agency or method was created in 1930?






12. The three federal courts are known as what?






13. What does a preliminary hearing determine?






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






15. The third federal inferior court of authority is known as what?






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






17. Indeterminate sentencing was a mainstay within the California juvenile justice system until what year?






18. What is ultimate goal at all early hearings?






19. What 1770 shooting incident heightened tensions between Boston colonists and newly arrived British soldiers?






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






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






22. What are the three duties of Deputy Probation officers in the court room?






23. What was name of the era which was distinguished by the Kansas City Patrol Experiment and Flint - Michigan Patrol Program?






24. The Federal Court system was authorized through what?






25. What major 1803 U.S. Supreme Court case established that the court would begin to interpret what the constitution was all about?






26. After the U.S. Constitution was ratified - what type of court system did the U.S. realize it needed to have?






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






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






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






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






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






32. What is the name of our criminal justice system that is made up of both federal and state levels?






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






34. What are the two main functions of criminal courts?


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






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






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






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






39. What is a crime publishable by six months to one yer in jail - fines - or probation?






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






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






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






43. Where does a misdemeanors case begin?






44. What does a mitigating factor make the report?






45. What do bills of attainer relate to?






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






47. What are the three main players in the Criminal Justice system known as?






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






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






50. Where does the U.S. Supreme Court hear cases from?