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Criminal Justice 101

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

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. State Troopers are what level of law enforcement?






12. How many chief justice and associate justices currently make up the U.S. Supreme Court?






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






14. In 1789 which London magistrate stressed the need for a 'centralized' law enforcement agency?






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






16. What federal law enforcement agency was created in 1973 and currently has over 5 -000 agents spread around the world?






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






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






19. What two additional branches of government did the Constitution add to government?






20. How many states use the death penalty?






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






22. What penal code states that a felony must go to trial within 60 days of the second arrangement unless time lines are waived?






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






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






25. What amendment discusses protection from self incrimination?






26. What is ultimate goal at all early hearings?






27. What is discovery?






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






29. What concept attempts to alter future behaviors through threats of punishment and consequences?






30. The Federal Court system was created through what?






31. Local law enforcement generally display shields on their badges. What do county law enforcement badges appear as?






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






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






34. What two things do military police entities possess?






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






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






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






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






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






40. Our criminal justice system tries to maintain a balance between which two conflicting models/ideologies?






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






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






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






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






45. When there is a supposed legal error or discrepancy with a case - what type of hearing does it go to?






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






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






48. Local California courts which handle misdemeanors - minor civil matters - and traffic violations are called what?






49. What do the majority of cases going into the U.S. District Court involve?






50. What are the branches of federal law enforcement?