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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
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1. Where are the vast majority of cases heard?






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






3. What is a trial where there is no jury and the verdict is given by the judge?






4. What amendment discusses protection from self incrimination?






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






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






7. How many states have State Courts of Appeals?






8. What was created in order to convince several of the new states to agree to the Constitution?






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






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






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






12. What current U.S. law enforcement position/title had its origins with the English legal system circa 1000 A.D.?






13. What is the name for a felony complaint?






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






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






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






17. What hearing comes after a misdemeanor arraignment?






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






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






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






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

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22. What are the branches of federal law enforcement?






23. When a court has control or authority over certain matters/issues - what is it called?






24. What do bills of attainer relate to?






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






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






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






28. Our criminal justice system tries to maintain a balance between which two conflicting models/ideologies?






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






30. Is the Federal or State court system older?






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






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






33. What penal code section is used to waive time lines during a trial?






34. What is the legal term for fundamental fairness?






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






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






37. What is a local law enforcement agency's head administrator?






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






39. Stare Decisis has evolved into what concept?






40. What concept attempts to alter future behaviors through threats of punishment and consequences?






41. What is the first hearing or court appearance for all cases?






42. What was the name of the article which encouraged law enforcement not just to focus on crime - but the social factors of crime?






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






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






45. What are state Courts of Appeals also called?






46. What does a mitigating factor make the report?






47. What was the missing component of those persons working with in the Birth of Probation Model circa 1841?






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






49. Where does a felony case begin?






50. What are the two parts of the Constitution called?