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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
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1. In which two locations did the actual shooting war begin between British soldiers and Colonial militia men?






2. How many states use the death penalty?






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






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






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






6. Which of the five major phases in the criminal justice system since 1965 produced major case law?






7. What amendment discusses protection from self incrimination?






8. What type of bodies do our current laws come from?






9. What is a county law enforcement agency's head administrator?






10. What is discovery?






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. What are the four Cs of the criminal justice system?






18. What kind of powers do corrections and probation officers have?






19. What is the Latin term for the plea of the no contest?






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






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






22. What is the most important C or level of the criminal justice system?






23. How many cases go to the local court level each year?






24. What penal code section is used to waive time lines during a trial?






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






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






27. What is the Latin term that means evil or bad in itself?






28. What is meant by inferior courts?






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






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






31. Both felonies are misdemeanors are first filed as what?






32. Where are the vast majority of cases heard?






33. What does the U.S. Court of Appeals not have regarding what cases to hear?






34. What hearing comes after a misdemeanor arraignment?






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






36. What does O.R. mean?






37. What Latin term means great paper?






38. What current California legal code did the Law of Hammurabi and the Law of Moses contribute to?






39. During the Revolutionary War what major document helped to guide the colonies in fighting their war against Britain?






40. Who are the three main players in the Criminal Justice system?






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






42. What is a trial where there is no jury and the verdict is given by the judge?






43. What does the Court of Appeals not possess?






44. What constitutional amendments were alluded to in Miranda versus Arizona?






45. What are state Courts of Appeals also called?






46. Under English Common Law what was the general cut off age in distinguishing between those who could charged with felonies?






47. What two types of employees do law enforcement agencies employ?






48. What Latin term means 'you have the body'?






49. Local California courts which handle felonies and major civil matters are called what?






50. Who is in charge of staffing - calender - budget - and other material needs of the court room?