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Criminal Justice 101

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






2. Both Trial Courts fall under what 'umbrella' Court System?






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






4. The B.I.A. and the F.B.I. often provide support and assistance to what level of law enforcement agencies?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. What are the three duties of Deputy Probation officers in the court room?






13. What word represents the ability of criminal justice players to make independent decisions?






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






15. What is ultimate goal at all early hearings?






16. 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?






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






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






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






20. What is the Latin term that describes a federal peace officer's ability to deputize citizens and give them temporary power?






21. What level of law enforcement generally runs local detention facilities for adults?






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






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






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






25. Where does a felony case begin?






26. What are the oldest law enforcement agencies in the country?

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






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






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






30. What important corrections position was mandated in Massachusetts in 1878?






31. How many states have State Courts of Appeals?






32. What level of law enforcement generally provides services to the local court system?






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






34. The Federal Court system was authorized through what?






35. State Troopers are what level of law enforcement?






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






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






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






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






40. What is the best system to compile crime statistics and can stand completely on its own?






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






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






43. What do bills of attainer relate to?






44. What legal model first attempted the concept of rehabilitation and resocialization?






45. What hearing comes after a misdemeanor arraignment?






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






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






48. Who was the Supreme Court's third chief justice - credited with making the court more proactive - effective - and powerful?






49. What amendment discusses protection from self incrimination?






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






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