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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
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1. What kind of powers do corrections and probation officers have?






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






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






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






5. What does the Court of Appeals not possess?






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






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






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






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






10. What federal law enforcement agency was created in 1973 and currently has over 5 -000 agents spread around the world?






11. Jail time - restitution - contact restrictions - drug testing - searches and seizures - employment verification - and counseling can be terms of what?






12. Who are the three main players in the Criminal Justice system?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. What are the two main functions of criminal courts?

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






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






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






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






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






26. The Federal Court system was authorized through what?






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






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






29. What major 1966 U.S. Supreme Court case provided new guidelines in how police arrested and interrogated adult defendants?






30. In the wild west what were the people called who banded together to protect each other?






31. What does O.R. mean?






32. Is the Federal or State court system older?






33. What criminal statistical agency or method was created in 1930?






34. Does a county law enforcement agency head administrator generally require law enforcement experience?






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






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






37. Local California courts which handle felonies and major civil matters are called what?






38. After the U.S. Constitution was ratified - what type of court system did the U.S. realize it needed to have?






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






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






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






42. The Federal Court system was created through what?






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






44. Why does someone plea nolo contendre?






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






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






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






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






49. What Latin term allowed the Magna Carta to be enhanced and reinforced and means to adhere to what has come before?






50. What does the U.S. Supreme Court have regarding what cases to hear?