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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
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1. What is a local law enforcement agency's head administrator?






2. What does O.R. mean?






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






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






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






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






7. What is the name for a juvenile complaint?






8. How is a jury panel selected?






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






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






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






12. What constitutional amendments were alluded to in Miranda versus Arizona?






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






14. When court systems or levels disagree or question if rules are properly applied - what type of court is used?






15. What constitutes the major difference between a crime and illegal behavior?






16. What are small law enforcement agencies often made up of?






17. What current U.S. law enforcement position/title had its origins with the English legal system circa 1000 A.D.?






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






19. What English king was responsible for generating the concept of the Magna Carta?






20. What 1838 Ohio State Supreme Court Case established the concept of Parens Patriae and no need for due process in juvenile matters?






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






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






23. What Latin term means - 'father or parent of the country?'






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






25. What is the legal term for fundamental fairness?






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






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






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






29. What are the three duties of Deputy Probation officers in the court room?






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






31. What penal code section is used to waive time lines during a trial?






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






33. What level of law enforcement generally runs local detention facilities for adults?






34. The Federal Court system was authorized through what?






35. What 1285 A.D. English law removed the emphasis on law enforcement away from the military and back onto the citizens?






36. What amendment discusses protection from self incrimination?






37. Where does a misdemeanors case begin?






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Stare Decisis has evolved into what concept?






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






46. What are state Courts of Appeals also called?






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






48. The power of the U.S. Supreme Court to interpret what the constitution says and means - via case law - is known as what?






49. Where are the vast majority of cases heard?






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