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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
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1. What constitutional amendments were alluded to in Miranda versus Arizona?






2. What hearing comes after a misdemeanor arraignment?






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






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






5. What amendment discusses protection from self incrimination?






6. When there is a supposed legal error or discrepancy with a case - what type of hearing does it go to?






7. What criminal statistical agency or method was created in 1930?






8. What concept did the 1800 Babylonian King Hammurabi create that said juveniles could be considered for lessor penalties?






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






10. Where are the vast majority of cases heard?






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






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






13. What hearing has evidence presented and witnesses testify?






14. What important corrections position was mandated in Massachusetts in 1878?






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






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

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17. Why does someone plea nolo contendre?






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






19. How many states use the death penalty?






20. What 1285 A.D. English law removed the emphasis on law enforcement away from the military and back onto the citizens?






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






22. Where does a felony case begin?






23. The power of the U.S. Supreme Court to interpret what the constitution says and means - via case law - is known as what?






24. Who were the country's first president and vice president?






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






26. The Federal Court system was authorized through what?






27. What concepts attempts to protect society by isolating others?






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






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






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






31. The Federal Court system was created through what?






32. Is the Federal or State court system older?






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






34. Where does a misdemeanors case begin?






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






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






37. What is discovery?






38. Stare Decisis has evolved into what concept?






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






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






41. How is a jury panel selected?






42. What west coast supreme court case in 1876 further established the philosophy of Parens Patriae and no due process for juveniles?






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






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






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






46. The three federal courts are known as what?






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






48. Which of the five major phases in the criminal justice system since 1965 produced major case law?






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






50. What amendment discusses protection from unreasonable searches?