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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What was the missing component of those persons working with in the Birth of Probation Model circa 1841?






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






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






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






5. What amendment discusses protection from unreasonable searches?






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






7. What constitutes the major difference between a crime and illegal behavior?






8. What does the U.S. Federal District Court possess regarding cases heard?






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






10. UCRS and NIBRS recieve information from how many agencies?






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






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






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






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






15. What does a preliminary hearing determine?






16. The term original jurisdiction alludes to what?






17. What does an aggravating factor make the report?






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






19. The Texas Rangers are the oldest law enforcement agency in this country at what level?






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






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






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






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






24. The California state highway patrol is an example of what type of law enforcement agency?






25. What does the U.S. Court of Appeals not have regarding what cases to hear?






26. How many states have State Courts of Appeals?






27. What type of 'law' evolved and became a predictable and anticipated set of laws to the English people circa 1000 A.D.?






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






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






30. What is the State Court System's court of last resort?






31. The Federal Court system was created through what?






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






33. What does O.R. mean?






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






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






36. What criminal statistical agency or method was created in 1987 as a supplement to UCRS?






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






38. What are the two parts of the Constitution called?






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






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






41. The Federal Court system was authorized through what?






42. What Latin term means great paper?






43. What amendment discuses issues if incorporation - citizenship - and due process?






44. What amendment discusses the right to a speedy trial?






45. Why does someone plea nolo contendre?






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






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






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






49. What are state Courts of Appeals also called?






50. Where does a felony case begin?