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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
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1. Both felonies are misdemeanors are first filed as what?






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






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






4. Stare Decisis has evolved into what concept?






5. Who is in charge of staffing - calender - budget - and other material needs of the court room?






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






7. Where does the U.S. Supreme Court hear cases from?






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






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






10. What major 1829 English law created a centralized urban police force in London?






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






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






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






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






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






16. How many law enforcement agencies exist in this country?






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






18. Who were the country's first president and vice president?






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






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






21. What are the three main players in the Criminal Justice system known as?






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






23. Why does someone plea nolo contendre?






24. What 1838 Ohio State Supreme Court Case established the concept of Parens Patriae and no need for due process in juvenile matters?






25. Both Trial Courts fall under what 'umbrella' Court System?






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






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






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






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






30. What does ex-post facto law relate to?






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






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






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






34. In Orange County - what is the misdemeanor Pretrial Hearing called?






35. State Troopers are what level of law enforcement?






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






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






38. What is the point of a second preliminary hearing?






39. What concept deals with corrections or judicial personal determining how much incarceration a person will serve?






40. What are the three branches of government enchanced or created by the U.S. Constitution?






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






42. Who gave the Bureau of Investigation validity during the late 1920s?






43. 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?






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






45. What are the three Terms of Imprisonment?






46. What has disappeared among law enforcement agencies is this country?






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






48. What hearing has evidence presented and witnesses testify?






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






50. How many chief justice and associate justices currently make up the U.S. Supreme Court?