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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Railroad Police - Port/Harbor Police - Campus Police - and Mass Transit Police are examples of what?






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






3. Why does someone plea nolo contendre?






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






5. What is ultimate goal at all early hearings?






6. What law enforcement agency maintains the largest training academy in the U.S.?






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






8. What is the average budget of a local law enforcement agency?






9. The term original jurisdiction alludes to what?






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






11. Who gave the Bureau of Investigation validity during the late 1920s?






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






13. What has disappeared among law enforcement agencies is this country?






14. The California state highway patrol is an example of what type of law enforcement agency?






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






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






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






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






19. What is the point of a second preliminary hearing?






20. Generally speaking - what type of attorney is a prosecuting attorney?






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






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






23. What are the five levels of law enforcement in this country?






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






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






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






27. What Latin term means great paper?






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






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






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






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






32. Where does a misdemeanors case begin?






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






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






35. What English king circa 1154 A.D. sent representatives out to the eight English 'regions' in order to organize some type of common law?






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






37. What was the missing component of those persons working with in the Birth of Probation Model circa 1841?






38. What is the name for a juvenile complaint?






39. When court systems or levels disagree or question if rules are properly applied - what type of court is used?






40. What are the three Terms of Imprisonment?






41. Where does a felony case begin?






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






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






44. What types of law enforcement agency is influenced by federal and territorial sovereignty?






45. What are the two general characteristics evident among most law enforcement agencies?






46. What hearing has evidence presented and witnesses testify?






47. What is a local law enforcement agency's head administrator?






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






49. What amendment discusses protection from unreasonable searches?






50. What kind of system is our criminal justice system based upon?