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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
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1. The Federal Court system was created through what?






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






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






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






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






6. How many chief justice and associate justices currently make up the U.S. Supreme Court?






7. Who are the three main players in the Criminal Justice system?






8. The B.I.A. and the F.B.I. often provide support and assistance to what level of law enforcement agencies?






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






10. What amendment discusses protection from self incrimination?






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






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






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






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






15. The three federal courts are known as what?






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






17. Is the Federal or State court system older?






18. Why does someone plea nolo contendre?






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






20. What amendment discusses protection from unreasonable searches?






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






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






23. What constitutes the major difference between a crime and illegal behavior?






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

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25. How many states have State Courts of Appeals?






26. What does O.R. mean?






27. What court system was the same up until the period of the Civil War?






28. What are state Courts of Appeals also called?






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






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






31. The term original jurisdiction alludes to what?






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






33. How many states use the death penalty?






34. What is a crime punishable by jail - fines or prison?






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






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

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






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






39. What is known as the highest source of law found within either a country or state?






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






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






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






43. What types of law enforcement agency is influenced by federal and territorial sovereignty?






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






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






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






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






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






49. What does N.C.I.C. stand for?






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