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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
Instructions:
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1. What is the Latin term that means an act being wrong because of customs - morals - practices - regulation - or law?






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






3. The Federal Court system was created through what?






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






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






6. What are the three Terms of Imprisonment?






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






8. For a felony matter to leave a Trial Court of Limited Jurisdiction - what special hearing must it go to?






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






10. The second federal inferior court of authority is known as what?






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






12. What concept discusses 'an eye for an eye'?






13. Why does someone plea nolo contendre?






14. Which California code section gives police and corrections their 'peace officer powers'?






15. What is the Latin term that literally means - 'to adhere to what has come before'?






16. When pleading guilty at a felony arrangement - what does the judge generally do for sentencing?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. What are state Courts of Appeals also called?






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






26. What does a preliminary hearing determine?






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






28. What criteria does the judge use when setting bail?






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






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






31. What are the two conflicting philosophies which talk of a desire for individual freedom and a crime free society?






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






33. How many states have State Courts of Appeals?






34. What hearing has evidence presented and witnesses testify?






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






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






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






38. What two factors does a probation officer consider when writing the presentence report?






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






40. Stare Decisis has evolved into what concept?






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






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






43. What is the name for a felony complaint?






44. What does a mitigating factor make the report?






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






46. The Federal Court system was authorized through what?






47. What are the branches of federal law enforcement?






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






49. What is the legal term for fundamental fairness?






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