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Criminal Justice 101

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






2. How many law enforcement agencies exist in this country?






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






4. How many states use the death penalty?






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






6. What hearing comes after a misdemeanor arraignment?






7. What is the Latin term for the plea of the no contest?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






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

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






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






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






24. The three federal courts are known as what?






25. Stare Decisis has evolved into what concept?






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






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






28. What 1883 federal law stressed the need for a civil service system based upon merit?






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






30. What 1865 federal law enforcement agency was initially responsible for excessive counterfeiting following the civil war?






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






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






33. The third federal inferior court of authority is known as what?






34. What are the five levels of law enforcement in this country?






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






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






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






38. Where are the vast majority of cases heard?






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






40. The Federal Court system was created through what?






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






42. What is meant by inferior courts?






43. What does an aggravating factor make the report?






44. In what year did California pass its juvenile justice system act known as Juvenile Court Act?






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






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






47. Where does a misdemeanors case begin?






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






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






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







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