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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. How is a jury panel selected?






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






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






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






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






6. What court system was the same up until the period of the Civil War?






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






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






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






10. What document was eventually created in order to replace the Articles of Confederation?






11. What amendment discusses cruel and unusual punishment?






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






13. Why does someone plea nolo contendre?






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






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






16. What concepts attempts to protect society by isolating others?






17. What English Common Law court system could arguably be seen as the world's first dedicated juvenile court?


18. What Penal Code section states that the court may refer to probation for a report?






19. What west coast supreme court case in 1876 further established the philosophy of Parens Patriae and no due process for juveniles?






20. What types of law enforcement agency is influenced by federal and territorial sovereignty?






21. What is another term for informal probation?






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






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






24. What criteria does the judge use when setting bail?






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






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






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






28. The Federal Court system was authorized through what?






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






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






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






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






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






34. What does an aggravating factor make the report?






35. What major 1803 U.S. Supreme Court case established that the court would begin to interpret what the constitution was all about?






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






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






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






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






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






41. What hearing comes after a misdemeanor arraignment?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. What does a judge order the probation department to write in order to find more about an individual before sentencing?






50. What Latin term means great paper?