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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
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1. The Federal Court system was authorized through what?






2. What is the most important thing that a probation officer does in the presentence court report?






3. In which two locations did the actual shooting war begin between British soldiers and Colonial militia men?






4. What is the most important C or level of the criminal justice system?






5. After the Bill of Rights was ratified - how many more times was the U.S. Constitution amended?






6. What type of 'law' evolved and became a predictable and anticipated set of laws to the English people circa 1000 A.D.?






7. What west coast supreme court case in 1876 further established the philosophy of Parens Patriae and no due process for juveniles?






8. In what year and state was the country's first dedicated juvenile justice system and court legally established?






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






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






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






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






13. What does O.R. mean?






14. What does N.C.I.C. stand for?






15. Indeterminate sentencing was a mainstay within the California juvenile justice system until what year?






16. If you plea guilty at a misdemeanor arraignment - when can a judge sentence you?






17. Where does the U.S. Supreme Court hear cases from?






18. What hearing has evidence presented and witnesses testify?






19. What is the name for a juvenile complaint?






20. The California state highway patrol is an example of what type of law enforcement agency?






21. What is the legal term for fundamental fairness?






22. What is ultimate goal at all early hearings?






23. What penal code states that a felony must go to trial within 60 days of the second arrangement unless time lines are waived?






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






25. How many chief justice and associate justices currently make up the U.S. Supreme Court?






26. What Latin term means 'you have the body'?






27. The average local law enforcement agency will often employ how many officers and serve what size population?






28. What is meant by inferior courts?






29. What Latin term means great paper?






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






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






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






33. In 1829 which English government employee pushed a new law which followed the ideas of Patrick Colquhoun?






34. Local California courts which handle felonies and major civil matters are called what?






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. Why does someone plea nolo contendre?






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






38. Who are the three main players in the Criminal Justice system?






39. Law enforcement has been traditionally very resistant to what?






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






41. Besides the U.S. Marshall Service - what is the other oldest federal law enforcement agency?






42. What is the first hearing or court appearance for all cases?






43. What two things do military police entities possess?






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






45. What does the U.S. Supreme Court have regarding what cases to hear?






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






47. What crimes is the death penalty used for?






48. Where does a misdemeanors case begin?






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






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