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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
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1. What does N.C.I.C. stand for?






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






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






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






5. What current California legal code did the Law of Hammurabi and the Law of Moses contribute to?






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






7. What amendment discusses protection from self incrimination?






8. How many cases go to the local court level each year?






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






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






11. What law further defined the role and make up of the U.S. Supreme court?






12. If you plea guilty at a misdemeanor arraignment - when can a judge sentence you?






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






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






15. What is the main criteria which determines whether a mater goes to a federal or state court?






16. What does an aggravating factor make the report?






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






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






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






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






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






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

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23. What percent of the time will a judge go with what a presentence court report says?






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






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






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






27. Who was the Supreme Court's third chief justice - credited with making the court more proactive - effective - and powerful?






28. What is an offense that consists of illegal conduct but no jail time?






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






30. When pleading guilty at a felony arrangement - what does the judge generally do for sentencing?






31. What are the five levels of force among agencies?






32. What does the Court of Appeals not possess?






33. Is the Federal or State court system older?






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






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






36. Negative political influence and corruption impacting 19th century U.S. police agencies was called what?






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






38. What are the two types of defense attorneys?






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






40. What amendment discusses protection from unreasonable searches?






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






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

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43. For a felony matter to leave a Trial Court of Limited Jurisdiction - what special hearing must it go to?






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






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






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






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






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






49. State Troopers are what level of law enforcement?






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