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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
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1. What is the Latin term that literally means - 'to adhere to what has come before'?






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






3. What percent of the time are deals makes and cases do not go to trial?






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






5. Local law enforcement generally display shields on their badges. What do county law enforcement badges appear as?






6. What is ultimate goal at all early hearings?






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






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






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






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






11. What concept discusses 'an eye for an eye'?






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






13. What is discovery?






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






15. Other then UCRS and NIBRS - what entities compile information about crime in the country?






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






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






18. Where does a misdemeanors case begin?






19. Is the Federal or State court system older?






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






21. What is the most important C or level of the criminal justice system?






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






23. Railroad Police - Port/Harbor Police - Campus Police - and Mass Transit Police are examples of what?






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






25. From 1789 to 1799 how was the U.S. Supreme Court?






26. The Federal Court system was authorized through what?






27. How long is a federal judge's term of office for?






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






29. What two things do military police entities possess?






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






31. What do bills of attainer relate to?






32. What are state Courts of Appeals also called?






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






34. In what year and state was the country's first dedicated juvenile justice system and court legally established?






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






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






37. What is the legal term for fundamental fairness?






38. What are the four Cs of the criminal justice system?






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






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






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






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






43. What does O.R. mean?






44. What were minors who disobeyed orders of the Kings Chancery Court system called?






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






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






47. What 1865 federal law enforcement agency was initially responsible for excessive counterfeiting following the civil war?






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






49. What is the name for a juvenile complaint?






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