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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
Instructions:
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1. What does O.R. mean?






2. What two things do military police entities possess?






3. The three federal courts are known as what?






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






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






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






7. How is a jury panel selected?






8. What were minors who disobeyed orders of the Kings Chancery Court system called?






9. Is the Federal or State court system older?






10. What hearing has evidence presented and witnesses testify?






11. What does the U.S. Court of Appeals not have regarding what cases to hear?






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






13. The California state highway patrol is an example of what type of law enforcement agency?






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






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






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






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






18. What are the branches of federal law enforcement?






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






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






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






22. What does an aggravating factor make the report?






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






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






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






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






27. What federal law enforcement agency delegated peace officer powers to citizens during the era of the wild west?

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28. What concept discusses 'an eye for an eye'?






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






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






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






32. What hearing comes after a misdemeanor arraignment?






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






34. What amendment discusses protection from unreasonable searches?






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. The Federal Court system was authorized through what?






42. Who is referred to as the father of probation?






43. What is the Latin term that describes a federal peace officer's ability to deputize citizens and give them temporary power?






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






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






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






47. What amendment discusses cruel and unusual punishment?






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






49. What major 1966 U.S. Supreme Court case provided new guidelines in how police arrested and interrogated adult defendants?






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