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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What does the U.S. Court of Appeals not have regarding what cases to hear?






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






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






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






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






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

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7. What is the name of the New York police officer - circa 1970s - who had to deal with corruption and patronage in the NYPD?






8. Where are the vast majority of cases heard?






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






10. What Latin term means great paper?






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






12. What is the name for a juvenile complaint?






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






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






15. Is the Federal or State court system older?






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






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






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






19. The three federal courts are known as what?






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






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






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






23. What crimes is the death penalty used for?






24. What are the oldest law enforcement agencies in the country?

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25. What amendment discusses the right to a speedy trial?






26. What does a mitigating factor make the report?






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






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






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






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






31. How many states have State Courts of Appeals?






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






33. What legal model first attempted the concept of rehabilitation and resocialization?






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






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






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






37. What is the name for a felony complaint?






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






39. Stare Decisis has evolved into what concept?






40. How is a jury panel selected?






41. Which 1760s British tax law placed tax quotes on all paper based products imported into the colonies?






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






43. What does the Court of Appeals not possess?






44. What are state Courts of Appeals also called?






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






46. State Troopers are what level of law enforcement?






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






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






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






50. What concept did the 1800 Babylonian King Hammurabi create that said juveniles could be considered for lessor penalties?