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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
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1. What is a crime publishable by six months to one yer in jail - fines - or probation?






2. UCRS and NIBRS recieve information from how many agencies?






3. What is a local law enforcement agency's head administrator?






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






5. How is a jury panel selected?






6. What is the Latin term that means evil or bad in itself?






7. What was created in order to convince several of the new states to agree to the Constitution?






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






9. What are the five levels of force among agencies?






10. What law further defined the role and make up of the U.S. Supreme court?






11. What English king circa 1154 A.D. sent representatives out to the eight English 'regions' in order to organize some type of common law?






12. According to Hammurabi - what age was considered as the cut off between juveniles and adults?






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






14. What hearing comes after a misdemeanor arraignment?






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






16. What is the Latin term that literally means - 'to adhere to what has come before'?






17. For a felony matter to leave a Trial Court of Limited Jurisdiction - what special hearing must it go to?






18. What Penal Code section states that the court may refer to probation for a report?






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






20. What amendment discusses cruel and unusual punishment?






21. What criminal statistical agency or method was created in 1987 as a supplement to UCRS?






22. Who said - 'The police are the public and the public are the police'?






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






24. Which California code section gives police and corrections their 'peace officer powers'?






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






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






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






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






29. What does ex-post facto law relate to?






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

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






32. What are the two main functions of criminal courts?

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33. What is the legal term for fundamental fairness?






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






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






36. What was name of the era which was distinguished by the Kansas City Patrol Experiment and Flint - Michigan Patrol Program?






37. How long is a federal judge's term of office for?






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






39. What document was eventually created in order to replace the Articles of Confederation?






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






41. What two things do military police entities possess?






42. How many states use the death penalty?






43. What does O.R. mean?






44. Stare Decisis has evolved into what concept?






45. What types of law enforcement agency is influenced by federal and territorial sovereignty?






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






47. What is meant by inferior courts?






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






49. Why does someone plea nolo contendre?






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