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Criminal Justice 101

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1. In which two locations did the actual shooting war begin between British soldiers and Colonial militia men?






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






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






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






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






6. What current U.S. law enforcement position/title had its origins with the English legal system circa 1000 A.D.?






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






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






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






10. In 1829 which English government employee pushed a new law which followed the ideas of Patrick Colquhoun?






11. What was the original staffing of the U.S. Supreme Court?






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






13. The Reintegration Model - circa 1960s - failed due to community concern over leniency toward criminals and what two major social events?






14. The Federal Court system was authorized through what?






15. How many law enforcement agencies exist in this country?






16. What does the Court of Appeals not possess?






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






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






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






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






21. What Latin term means great paper?






22. Where does a misdemeanors case begin?






23. What is discovery?






24. Both felonies are misdemeanors are first filed as what?






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






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






27. What does O.R. mean?






28. State Troopers are what level of law enforcement?






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






30. What does an aggravating factor make the report?






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






32. Where does a felony case begin?






33. What is the name for a felony complaint?






34. Negative political influence and corruption impacting 19th century U.S. police agencies was called what?






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






36. What are the five levels of force among agencies?






37. How is a jury panel selected?






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






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






40. Who runs the N.C.I.C.?






41. What type of bodies do our current laws come from?






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






43. Why does someone plea nolo contendre?






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






45. What is a legal system that pits two opposing parties against one another with a third neutral party applying the rules?






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






47. The three federal courts are known as what?






48. The term original jurisdiction alludes to what?






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






50. What are the two ancient codes that contributed to our current legal system?







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