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Criminal Justice 101

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1. What do bills of attainer relate to?






2. The power of the U.S. Supreme Court to interpret what the constitution says and means - via case law - is known as what?






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. During the Revolutionary War what major document helped to guide the colonies in fighting their war against Britain?






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






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






12. What Latin term means - 'father or parent of the country?'






13. What are the two types of defense attorneys?






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






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






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






17. What hearing determines in an individual receives the death penalty?






18. What is the system that puts two conflicting parties against each other with a third neutral part overseeing the process?






19. What Latin term means great paper?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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?






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






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






32. What amendment discusses protection from unreasonable searches?






33. What does a mitigating factor make the report?






34. The Federal Court system was created through what?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. When court systems or levels disagree or question if rules are properly applied - what type of court is used?






43. What is the most important thing that a probation officer does in the presentence court report?






44. What kind of system is our criminal justice system based upon?






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






46. How is a jury panel selected?






47. What are the two general characteristics evident among most law enforcement agencies?






48. What is the highest attorney at the federal level?






49. Where does a misdemeanors case begin?






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







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