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Criminal Justice 101

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1. Where does the U.S. Supreme Court hear cases from?






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






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






4. Who said - 'The police are the public and the public are the police'?






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






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






7. What was name of the era which was distinguished by the Kansas City Patrol Experiment and Flint - Michigan Patrol Program?






8. Why does someone plea nolo contendre?






9. What does an aggravating factor make the report?






10. The term original jurisdiction alludes to what?






11. What major 1829 English law created a centralized urban police force in London?






12. What is ultimate goal at all early hearings?






13. How many states use the death penalty?






14. State Troopers are what level of law enforcement?






15. What does the Court of Appeals not possess?






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






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






18. What is the point of a second preliminary hearing?






19. What is discovery?






20. What are the three Terms of Imprisonment?






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. What does a mitigating factor make the report?






28. What are the four Cs of the criminal justice system?






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






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






31. What are the four main players in the criminal justice system?






32. The Kansas City Patrol Experiment and Flint - Michigan Patrol Program motivated police to try what new procedures?






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






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






35. What Latin term means great paper?






36. What are small law enforcement agencies often made up of?






37. This country's criminal justice system is based on the desire for what kind of system?






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






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






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






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






42. What Latin term means 'you have the body'?






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






44. Who runs the N.C.I.C.?






45. What penal code states that a felony must go to trial within 60 days of the second arrangement unless time lines are waived?






46. Where does a felony case begin?






47. What are the two ancient codes that contributed to our current legal system?






48. What amendment discusses the right to a speedy trial?






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






50. What criminal statistical agency or method was created in 1987 as a supplement to UCRS?







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