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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
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1. What type of bodies do our current laws come from?






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






3. In 1829 which English government employee pushed a new law which followed the ideas of Patrick Colquhoun?






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






5. The term original jurisdiction alludes to what?






6. What is a county law enforcement agency's head administrator?






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

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8. What kind of powers do corrections and probation officers have?






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






10. What law enforcement agency maintains the largest training academy in the U.S.?






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






12. What is meant by inferior courts?






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






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






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






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

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






18. What is the name for a juvenile complaint?






19. Generally speaking - what type of attorney is a prosecuting attorney?






20. What two types of employees do law enforcement agencies employ?






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






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






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






24. Local California courts which handle misdemeanors - minor civil matters - and traffic violations are called what?






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






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






27. What two additional branches of government did the Constitution add to government?






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






29. State Troopers are what level of law enforcement?






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






31. What is another term for informal probation?






32. Where does a felony case begin?






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






34. Other then UCRS and NIBRS - what entities compile information about crime in the country?






35. What amendment discusses cruel and unusual punishment?






36. What is the most important C or level of the criminal justice system?






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






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






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






40. Where are the vast majority of cases heard?






41. Where does a misdemeanors case begin?






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






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






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






45. What amendment discuses issues if incorporation - citizenship - and due process?






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






47. What Latin term means great paper?






48. What is a crime publishable by six months to one yer in jail - fines - or probation?






49. What is the Latin term that literally means - 'to adhere to what has come before'?






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