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Criminal Justice 101
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1. What concept deals with corrections or judicial personal determining how much incarceration a person will serve?
Judges - Prosecuting Attorneys - Defense Attorneys
Article III of the Constitution
Indeterminate Sentencing
Review charges again because felony stakes are higher
2. What English Common Law court system could arguably be seen as the world's first dedicated juvenile court?
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3. What does a preliminary hearing determine?
Statue of Winchester
Incapaciation
King Henry II
Sufficient evidence that a felony was committed - Should it go to a felony trial
4. What is the average budget of a local law enforcement agency?
17 -500
1899 Illinois
$1.7 million
Evidence
5. Under English Common Law what was the general cut off age in distinguishing between those who could charged with felonies?
King John
Bill of Rights
14
Misdemeanor
6. What is a legal system that pits two opposing parties against one another with a third neutral party applying the rules?
Due Process
Appeal
Adversarial System
None
7. For a felony matter to leave a Trial Court of Limited Jurisdiction - what special hearing must it go to?
Process criminals and criminal charges - Ensure everyone's due process
Preliminary Hearing
1899 Illinois
Limited or Reduced Capacity - Layers of Justice
8. What does the U.S. Court of Appeals not have regarding what cases to hear?
Discretion
Body - Amendments
None
Infraction
9. The second federal inferior court of authority is known as what?
Discretion
U.S. Court of Appeals
Drug Violations - White Collar Crimes
Infraction
10. What amendment discuses issues if incorporation - citizenship - and due process?
14th Amendment
The Penal Code
Process criminals and criminal charges - Ensure everyone's due process
U.S. Marshall's
11. According to Hammurabi - what age was considered as the cut off between juveniles and adults?
14
Broken Windows
Pretrial Hearing
U.S. Court of Appeals
12. What does the U.S. Supreme Court have regarding what cases to hear?
Courts - Cops - Citizens - Corrections
Special Police Force
Discretion
County
13. What constitutional amendments were alluded to in Miranda versus Arizona?
1382
Boston Massacre
5th Amendment 6th Amendment
Stamp Act of 1765
14. How many states have State Courts of Appeals?
39
John Augustus
Indeterminate Sentencing
17 -500
15. What Latin term means great paper?
County
Magna Carta
Attorney General
Appeal
16. In what year and state was the country's first dedicated juvenile justice system and court legally established?
Very inactive
U.S. Supreme Court U.S. Court of Appeals U.S. Federal District Courts
1899 Illinois
1 Chief Justice 5 Associate Justices
17. Who was the Supreme Court's third chief justice - credited with making the court more proactive - effective - and powerful?
John Marshall
Patrick Colquhoun
Private Attorneys - Public Defenders
County
18. What are the two ancient codes that contributed to our current legal system?
Mary Ann Crouse
Complaint
Judiciary Act
Law of Hammurabi - Law of Moses
19. How many chief justice and associate justices currently make up the U.S. Supreme Court?
4th Amendment
1 and 8
14
Special Police Force
20. What type of hearing does a felony case go to after arrangement?
Better
Incorrigibles
Stare Decisis
Preliminary Hearing
21. The term original jurisdiction alludes to what?
Trials
50 - 25000
90%
Continue to another date
22. Other then UCRS and NIBRS - what entities compile information about crime in the country?
Reputation and Appearance - Dialogue and Counseling - Empty Hands - Physical Restraint - Mechanical Restraint - Chemical Restraint
The Penal Code
Self Report Studies Victimization Surveys
Prison Time - Death Sentence
23. What was the missing component of those persons working with in the Birth of Probation Model circa 1841?
1203(d) - Misdemeanor
All volunteers
Generalists
Provide investigation services - Sentencing Recommendations - Provide Supervision
24. What concepts attempts to protect society by isolating others?
Bill of Rights
Incapaciation
Petition
Preliminary Hearing
25. When a court has control or authority over certain matters/issues - what is it called?
John Marshall
Evidence
Magna Carta
Jurisdiction
26. When pleading guilty at a felony arrangement - what does the judge generally do for sentencing?
Continue to another date
Local - County - Tribal - State - Federal
Seriousness of Offense - Flight Risk - Prior Record
Crime Control - Due Process
27. How many law enforcement agencies exist in this country?
Yes
17 -500
The Family Model
Severity of the crime - Where it was committed
28. What does the U.S. Federal District Court possess regarding cases heard?
Due Process
The Penal Code
Special Police Force
Original Jurisdiction
29. Generally speaking - what type of attorney is a prosecuting attorney?
Government Attorney
Self Report Studies Victimization Surveys
Crime Control - Due Process
Mala en Se
30. What Latin term allowed the Magna Carta to be enhanced and reinforced and means to adhere to what has come before?
Potential for Incarceration
Prison Time - Death Sentence
Stare Decisis
F.B.I.
31. What is a county law enforcement agency's head administrator?
U.S. Court of Appeals - State Supreme Court
Secret Service
Sheriff
Sworn - Non-sworn
32. Law enforcement has been traditionally very resistant to what?
Change
Due Process Phase
Adversarial System
6th Amendment
33. After the U.S. Constitution was ratified - what type of court system did the U.S. realize it needed to have?
Limited
Federal Court System
Precedent
Loosely Coupled
34. How is a jury panel selected?
Reputation and Appearance - Dialogue and Counseling - Empty Hands - Physical Restraint - Mechanical Restraint - Chemical Restraint
Challenge for Cause and Peremptory Challenges at a Jury Panel Hearing
Patronage and Corruption
Assistant District Attorneys
35. What percent of the time are deals makes and cases do not go to trial?
Complaint
Articles of Confederation
90%
John Marshall
36. Who is in charge of staffing - calender - budget - and other material needs of the court room?
Court Administrator
Hoover
All volunteers
U.S. Constitution
37. What criteria does the judge use when setting bail?
Seriousness of Offense - Flight Risk - Prior Record
Potential for Incarceration
London Metropolitan Police Act
Trials
38. What is the name for a felony complaint?
Information
Superior Court
Preliminary Hearing
Judicial System = Institutional System
39. In 1829 which English government employee pushed a new law which followed the ideas of Patrick Colquhoun?
14
U.S. Federal District Courts
1 Chief Justice 5 Associate Justices
Sir Robert Peel
40. UCRS and NIBRS recieve information from how many agencies?
17 -500
Pendelton Act
4th Amendment
Superior Court
41. In which two locations did the actual shooting war begin between British soldiers and Colonial militia men?
Tribal
Article III of the Constitution
Judicial/Legislative
Lexington - Concord
42. What law enforcement agency maintains the largest training academy in the U.S.?
830.1
The Penal Code
F.B.I.
14
43. State Troopers are what level of law enforcement?
Patronage
State
Community Orientated Policing Era
Boston Massacre
44. In Orange County - what is the misdemeanor Pretrial Hearing called?
5th Amendment
D&R - Disposition and Resetting
Law of Hammurabi - Law of Moses
Parens Patriae
45. During the Revolutionary War what major document helped to guide the colonies in fighting their war against Britain?
5th Amendment
Presentence Court Report
Appeals
Articles of Confederation
46. What are the two conflicting philosophies which talk of a desire for individual freedom and a crime free society?
Judiciary Act
Review charges again because felony stakes are higher
Crime Control Due Process
D.E.A.or Drug Enforcement Agency
47. What important corrections position was mandated in Massachusetts in 1878?
Probation Officer
F.B.I
Trial
Appeal
48. What are the two general characteristics evident among most law enforcement agencies?
The Family Model
County
Parens Patriae
Quasi-Military - Strict Chain of Command
49. What Latin term means 'you have the body'?
Habeas Corpus
34
Sir Robert Peel
Trial
50. Besides the U.S. Marshall Service - what is the other oldest federal law enforcement agency?
Private Attorneys - Public Defenders
U.S. Postal Inspectors
Jurisdiction
Prison Time - Death Sentence
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