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Criminal Justice 101
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1. Besides the U.S. Marshall Service - what is the other oldest federal law enforcement agency?
U.S. Postal Inspectors
Mala Prohibita
U.S. Constitution
Formal Probation
2. What is the highest attorney at the federal level?
Intermediate Courts
Indeterminate Sentencing
Attorney General
State Supreme Court
3. What do the majority of cases going into the U.S. District Court involve?
Law of Hammurabi - Law of Moses
Drug Violations - White Collar Crimes
Judicial System = Institutional System
State
4. When there is a supposed legal error or discrepancy with a case - what type of hearing does it go to?
Life
$1.7 million
Appeal
Constitutional Law
5. What are the two main functions of criminal courts?
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6. After the Bill of Rights was ratified - how many more times was the U.S. Constitution amended?
John Marshall
Evidence
Military Police - Tribal Police = Civilian Federal Law Enforcement
17
7. What criteria does the judge use when setting bail?
Seriousness of Offense - Flight Risk - Prior Record
D&R - Disposition and Resetting
Trial Court of Limited Jurisdiction
14
8. What concept did the 1800 Babylonian King Hammurabi create that said juveniles could be considered for lessor penalties?
Deterrence
Retribution
4th Amendment
Limited or Reduced Capacity - Layers of Justice
9. During the Revolutionary War what major document helped to guide the colonies in fighting their war against Britain?
Articles of Confederation
State/Local Court System
Possecomintatus
1203(b)(1) - Felony
10. What court system was the same up until the period of the Civil War?
Judges - Prosecuting Attorneys - Defense Attorneys
State/Local Court System
Aggravating - Mitigating
Judiciary Act
11. The second federal inferior court of authority is known as what?
Sheriff or Shireeve
Discretion
U.S. Court of Appeals
Miranda versus Arizona
12. What is the Latin term that means an act being wrong because of customs - morals - practices - regulation - or law?
Mala Prohibita
Broken Windows
Boston Massacre
Crime Control - Due Process
13. What are the five levels of force among agencies?
State
Judiciary Act
King Chamberlain's Court
Reputation and Appearance - Dialogue and Counseling - Empty Hands - Physical Restraint - Mechanical Restraint - Chemical Restraint
14. How long is a federal judge's term of office for?
Crime Control - Due Process
Courts - Cops - Citizens - Corrections
Life
John Augustus
15. Other then UCRS and NIBRS - what entities compile information about crime in the country?
Chief
1203(b)(1) - Felony
State Supreme Court
Self Report Studies Victimization Surveys
16. Generally speaking - what type of attorney is a prosecuting attorney?
5th Amendment 6th Amendment
Lexington - Concord
Incapaciation
Government Attorney
17. What is the most important thing that a probation officer does in the presentence court report?
Marbury versus Madison
U.S. Court of Appeals
Stars
Evaluation
18. Who is in charge of staffing - calender - budget - and other material needs of the court room?
Stars
Sworn - Non-sworn
90%
Court Administrator
19. What is the name for a felony complaint?
Information
Process criminals and criminal charges - Ensure everyone's due process
Trial Courts of Limited Jurisdiction
Review charges again because felony stakes are higher
20. What is a county law enforcement agency's head administrator?
Sheriff
Mala en Se
Severity of the crime - Where it was committed
Crime Control - Due Process
21. Which of the five major phases in the criminal justice system since 1965 produced major case law?
Information
U.S. Court of Appeals - State Supreme Court
Due Process Phase
Right away
22. The California state highway patrol is an example of what type of law enforcement agency?
Bench Trial
Judicial - Executive
State
Special Police Force
23. What type of bodies do our current laws come from?
Right away
Trial
Judicial/Legislative
Trial Court of Limited Jurisdiction
24. Local California courts which handle felonies and major civil matters are called what?
Secret Service
State
Infraction
Trial Courts of General Jurisdiction
25. What are the two ancient codes that contributed to our current legal system?
Local - County - Tribal - State - Federal
Law of Hammurabi - Law of Moses
Jurisdiction
Cannot be used against you later in civil court
26. Does a county law enforcement agency head administrator generally require law enforcement experience?
Community Sensitive Programs
U.S. Federal District Courts
Yes
Community Orientated Policing Era
27. What percent of the time will a judge go with what a presentence court report says?
85%
Limited
Low Term - Mid Term - High Term
Seriousness of Offense - Flight Risk - Prior Record
28. What does a judge order the probation department to write in order to find more about an individual before sentencing?
Drug Violations - White Collar Crimes
County
50 - 25000
Presentence Court Report
29. What 1865 federal law enforcement agency was initially responsible for excessive counterfeiting following the civil war?
Secret Service
Discretion
John Marshall
Potential for Incarceration
30. What west coast supreme court case in 1876 further established the philosophy of Parens Patriae and no due process for juveniles?
U.S. Supreme Court U.S. Court of Appeals U.S. Federal District Courts
Mary Ann Crouse
Punishment without trial
Ah Peen
31. What kind of system is our criminal justice system based upon?
Loosely Coupled
Deterrence
Appeal
George Washington - John Adams
32. What hearing determines in an individual receives the death penalty?
Incorrigibles
Trial Court of Limited Jurisdiction
Assistant District Attorneys
Jury Panel Death Penalty Phase
33. What federal law enforcement agency delegated peace officer powers to citizens during the era of the wild west?
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34. What major 1829 English law created a centralized urban police force in London?
Potential for Incarceration
The Family Model
English Common Law
London Metropolitan Police Act
35. What document was eventually created in order to replace the Articles of Confederation?
17
U.S. Constitution
Magna Carta
Pretrial Hearing
36. What is the most important C or level of the criminal justice system?
Courts
Articles of Confederation
Infraction
Government Attorney
37. What does the U.S. Federal District Court possess regarding cases heard?
English Common Law
5th Amendment 6th Amendment
Secret Service
Original Jurisdiction
38. What English Common Law court system could arguably be seen as the world's first dedicated juvenile court?
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39. Why does someone plea nolo contendre?
Cannot be used against you later in civil court
Magna Carta
1977 Dixon Bill
1383
40. What 1770 shooting incident heightened tensions between Boston colonists and newly arrived British soldiers?
1 and 8
Incapaciation
Sworn - Non-sworn
Boston Massacre
41. What Latin term means - 'father or parent of the country?'
Parens Patriae
17 -500
Evidence
Trial Court of Limited Jurisdiction
42. What hearing comes after a misdemeanor arraignment?
1383
Pretrial Hearing
Sheriff or Shireeve
8th Amendment
43. What does the U.S. Supreme Court have regarding what cases to hear?
Adversarial System
90 Million
Boston Massacre
Discretion
44. What is the Latin term that literally means - 'to adhere to what has come before'?
U.S. Court of Appeals
Formal Probation
State Supreme Court
Stare Decisis
45. What is a trial where there is no jury and the verdict is given by the judge?
Local level
U.S. Supreme Court U.S. Court of Appeals U.S. Federal District Courts
Bench Trial
Court Room Work Group
46. What major 1966 U.S. Supreme Court case provided new guidelines in how police arrested and interrogated adult defendants?
Original Jurisdiction
U.S. Postal Service Inspectors - Federal Marshall's Department
Quasi-Military - Strict Chain of Command
Miranda versus Arizona
47. What are the branches of federal law enforcement?
Indeterminate Sentencing
Law of Hammurabi - Law of Moses
Discretion
Military Police - Tribal Police = Civilian Federal Law Enforcement
48. What English king circa 1154 A.D. sent representatives out to the eight English 'regions' in order to organize some type of common law?
Marbury versus Madison
Local level
Trial Courts of General Jurisdiction
King Henry II
49. How many cases go to the local court level each year?
90 Million
Stamp Act of 1765
Better
Formal Probation
50. What type of hearing does a felony case go to after arrangement?
Preliminary Hearing
Pendelton Act
Discretion
Makes deals and not go to trial