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Criminal Justice 101

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






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






3. 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?






4. Does a county law enforcement agency head administrator generally require law enforcement experience?






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






6. What is the most important thing that a probation officer does in the presentence court report?






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






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






9. What are state Courts of Appeals also called?






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






11. After the Bill of Rights was ratified - how many more times was the U.S. Constitution amended?






12. The Federal Court system was created through what?






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






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






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






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






17. What two things do military police entities possess?






18. Why does someone plea nolo contendre?






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






20. According to Hammurabi - what age was considered as the cut off between juveniles and adults?






21. The power of the U.S. Supreme Court to interpret what the constitution says and means - via case law - is known as what?






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






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






24. What Latin term means - 'father or parent of the country?'






25. In Orange County - what is the misdemeanor Pretrial Hearing called?






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






27. What hearing determines in an individual receives the death penalty?






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






29. What English king was responsible for generating the concept of the Magna Carta?






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






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






32. What law further defined the role and make up of the U.S. Supreme court?






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






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






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






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






37. What does a preliminary hearing determine?






38. The average local law enforcement agency will often employ how many officers and serve what size population?






39. This country's criminal justice system is based on the desire for what kind of system?






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






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






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






43. What amendment discusses protection from self incrimination?






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






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






46. What is the system that puts two conflicting parties against each other with a third neutral part overseeing the process?






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






48. What Latin term means great paper?






49. What is a crime punishable by jail - fines or prison?






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







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