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Criminal Justice 101
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1. What is a crime publishable by six months to one yer in jail - fines - or probation?
Article III of the Constitution
Quasi-Military - Strict Chain of Command
Worse
Misdemeanor
2. From 1789 to 1799 how was the U.S. Supreme Court?
Appeals
Very inactive
Hoover
Worse
3. When there is a supposed legal error or discrepancy with a case - what type of hearing does it go to?
Assistant District Attorneys
John Augustus
Appeal
830.1
4. What are the two general characteristics evident among most law enforcement agencies?
Quasi-Military - Strict Chain of Command
The Family Model
Judicial Review
1 and 8
5. What are the five levels of force among agencies?
1 Chief Justice 5 Associate Justices
Reputation and Appearance - Dialogue and Counseling - Empty Hands - Physical Restraint - Mechanical Restraint - Chemical Restraint
5th Amendment
Evaluation
6. What type of bodies do our current laws come from?
Attorney General
Judicial/Legislative
State/Local Court System
Punishment without trial
7. What 1838 Ohio State Supreme Court Case established the concept of Parens Patriae and no need for due process in juvenile matters?
Mary Ann Crouse
F.B.I.
830.1
Stamp Act of 1765
8. Generally speaking - what type of attorney is a prosecuting attorney?
Infraction
Government Attorney
Jury Panel Death Penalty Phase
Worse
9. What were minors who disobeyed orders of the Kings Chancery Court system called?
Sir Robert Peel
Incorrigibles
Discretion
Reputation and Appearance - Dialogue and Counseling - Empty Hands - Physical Restraint - Mechanical Restraint - Chemical Restraint
10. What two types of employees do law enforcement agencies employ?
Sworn - Non-sworn
Stamp Act of 1765
County
Appeal
11. For a felony matter to leave a Trial Court of Limited Jurisdiction - what special hearing must it go to?
Preliminary Hearing
Sufficient evidence that a felony was committed - Should it go to a felony trial
Drug Violations - White Collar Crimes
State
12. What types of law enforcement agency is influenced by federal and territorial sovereignty?
Hoover
Constitutional Law
Pretrial Hearing
Tribal
13. In which two locations did the actual shooting war begin between British soldiers and Colonial militia men?
Patronage and Corruption
Lexington - Concord
D.E.A.or Drug Enforcement Agency
George Washington - John Adams
14. What is the name for a juvenile complaint?
Tribal
Bench Trial
Evidence
Petition
15. Does a county law enforcement agency head administrator generally require law enforcement experience?
Statue of Winchester
F.B.I.
Stars
Yes
16. What was the missing component of those persons working with in the Birth of Probation Model circa 1841?
Local - County - Tribal - State - Federal
King Henry II
Federal Court System
All volunteers
17. What concept did the 1800 Babylonian King Hammurabi create that said juveniles could be considered for lessor penalties?
Conditional Sentence
F.B.I
NIBRS or National Incident Based Reporting System
Limited or Reduced Capacity - Layers of Justice
18. In Orange County - what type of prosecuting attorneys handle the day to day issues in the court room?
Assistant District Attorneys
Trial Courts of Limited Jurisdiction
Seriousness of Offense - Flight Risk - Prior Record
Private Attorneys - Public Defenders
19. What criteria does the judge use when setting bail?
Change
Aggravating - Mitigating
Seriousness of Offense - Flight Risk - Prior Record
None
20. How many states have State Courts of Appeals?
Law of Hammurabi - Law of Moses
NIBRS or National Incident Based Reporting System
Provide investigation services - Sentencing Recommendations - Provide Supervision
39
21. What is the best system to compile crime statistics and can stand completely on its own?
Legislative - Executive - Judicial
None
1203(d) - Misdemeanor
UCRS or Uniform Crime Reporting System
22. What major 1966 U.S. Supreme Court case provided new guidelines in how police arrested and interrogated adult defendants?
Appeals
Miranda versus Arizona
Law of Hammurabi - Law of Moses
State Supreme Court
23. The B.I.A. and the F.B.I. often provide support and assistance to what level of law enforcement agencies?
Potential for Incarceration
Law of Hammurabi - Law of Moses
Tribal
U.S. Federal District Courts
24. What is ultimate goal at all early hearings?
Statue of Winchester
Makes deals and not go to trial
Adversarial System
Petition
25. In the wild west what were the people called who banded together to protect each other?
Boston Massacre
Citizens - Cops - Courts - Corrections
Vigilantes
Cannot be used against you later in civil court
26. Our criminal justice system tries to maintain a balance between which two conflicting models/ideologies?
34
Crime Control - Due Process
Discretion
Own Recognizance
27. What is a local law enforcement agency's head administrator?
4th Amendment
Judicial - Executive
Chief
Felony
28. What 1770 shooting incident heightened tensions between Boston colonists and newly arrived British soldiers?
1 Chief Justice 5 Associate Justices
Boston Massacre
Limited or Reduced Capacity - Layers of Justice
D&R - Disposition and Resetting
29. What was created in order to convince several of the new states to agree to the Constitution?
Precedent
Evidence
17
Bill of Rights
30. What level of law enforcement generally runs local detention facilities for adults?
D.E.A.or Drug Enforcement Agency
Trial Court of Limited Jurisdiction
Attorney General
County
31. What Penal Code section states that the court may refer to probation for a report?
Community Orientated Policing Era
King Chamberlain's Court
1203(d) - Misdemeanor
Punishment without trial
32. Both felonies are misdemeanors are first filed as what?
National Crime Information Center
17 -500
Appeal
Complaint
33. UCRS and NIBRS recieve information from how many agencies?
Complaint
17 -500
Tribal
King John
34. What are the three main players in the Criminal Justice system known as?
Hoover
Mala Prohibita
Habeas Corpus
Court Room Work Group
35. What kind of system is our criminal justice system based upon?
Loosely Coupled
Retribution
Self Report Studies Victimization Surveys
Evidence
36. The term original jurisdiction alludes to what?
UCRS or Uniform Crime Reporting System
Preliminary Hearing
Life
Trials
37. During the Revolutionary War what major document helped to guide the colonies in fighting their war against Britain?
Generalists
Own Recognizance
Articles of Confederation
U.S. Court of Appeals
38. What is the highest attorney at the federal level?
Attorney General
Trials
5th Amendment 6th Amendment
F.B.I.
39. What are the oldest law enforcement agencies in the country?
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40. The third federal inferior court of authority is known as what?
Judicial System = Institutional System
Sir Robert Peel
1383
U.S. Federal District Courts
41. What federal law enforcement agency delegated peace officer powers to citizens during the era of the wild west?
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42. What is the main criteria which determines whether a mater goes to a federal or state court?
Severity of the crime - Where it was committed
D.E.A.or Drug Enforcement Agency
F.B.I.
Sir Robert Peel
43. In what year did California pass its juvenile justice system act known as Juvenile Court Act?
Crime Control - Due Process
Law of Hammurabi - Law of Moses
U.S. Postal Inspectors
1903
44. In 1789 which London magistrate stressed the need for a 'centralized' law enforcement agency?
Stare Decisis
Patrick Colquhoun
Nolo Contendre
Body - Amendments
45. What is the most important C or level of the criminal justice system?
U.S. Supreme Court U.S. Court of Appeals U.S. Federal District Courts
Continue to another date
Courts
Challenge for Cause and Peremptory Challenges at a Jury Panel Hearing
46. Where are the vast majority of cases heard?
6th Amendment
Local level
U.S. Federal District Courts
NIBRS or National Incident Based Reporting System
47. Who are the three main players in the Criminal Justice system?
Bill of Rights
Judges - Prosecuting Attorneys - Defense Attorneys
Statue of Winchester
Government Attorney
48. When court systems or levels disagree or question if rules are properly applied - what type of court is used?
Adversarial System
Appeals
Review charges again because felony stakes are higher
Sufficient evidence that a felony was committed - Should it go to a felony trial
49. In 1829 which English government employee pushed a new law which followed the ideas of Patrick Colquhoun?
Appeals
Preliminary Hearing
Incapaciation
Sir Robert Peel
50. What are the four Cs of the criminal justice system?
Judicial/Legislative
County
Courts - Cops - Citizens - Corrections
County
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