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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What does the U.S. Court of Appeals not have regarding what cases to hear?






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






3. What is a trial where there is no jury and the verdict is given by the judge?






4. What is the system that puts two conflicting parties against each other with a third neutral part overseeing the process?






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






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






7. How many states have State Courts of Appeals?






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






9. What are the three main players in the Criminal Justice system known as?






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






11. What do bills of attainer relate to?






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






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






14. Where does a felony case begin?






15. What law enforcement agency maintains the largest training academy in the U.S.?






16. What type of hearing does a felony case go to after arrangement?






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






18. What 1770 shooting incident heightened tensions between Boston colonists and newly arrived British soldiers?






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






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






21. What is meant by inferior courts?






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






23. What type of bodies do our current laws come from?






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






25. What is the name for a felony complaint?






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






27. What concept attempts to alter future behaviors through threats of punishment and consequences?






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






29. What federal law enforcement agency had its origins in 1908?






30. Under English Common Law what was the general cut off age in distinguishing between those who could charged with felonies?






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






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






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






34. What hearing has evidence presented and witnesses testify?






35. What was the name of the article which encouraged law enforcement not just to focus on crime - but the social factors of crime?






36. What is the legal term for fundamental fairness?






37. What does a judge order the probation department to write in order to find more about an individual before sentencing?






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






39. Both Trial Courts fall under what 'umbrella' Court System?






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






41. What are the oldest law enforcement agencies in the country?


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






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






44. What two types of employees do law enforcement agencies employ?






45. State Troopers are what level of law enforcement?






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






47. What current California legal code did the Law of Hammurabi and the Law of Moses contribute to?






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






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






50. What two factors does a probation officer consider when writing the presentence report?