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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Why does someone plea nolo contendre?






2. Is the Federal or State court system older?






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






4. In the wild west what were the people called who banded together to protect each other?






5. What is the legal term for fundamental fairness?






6. In what year did California pass its juvenile justice system act known as Juvenile Court Act?






7. In Orange County - what is the misdemeanor Pretrial Hearing called?






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






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






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






11. What amendment discuses issues if incorporation - citizenship - and due process?






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






13. What is a crime punishable by jail - fines or prison?






14. Which 1760s British tax law placed tax quotes on all paper based products imported into the colonies?






15. This country's criminal justice system is based on the desire for what kind of system?






16. Where does a misdemeanors case begin?






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






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






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






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






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






22. Our criminal justice system tries to maintain a balance between which two conflicting models/ideologies?






23. What two things do military police entities possess?






24. What concept discusses 'an eye for an eye'?






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






26. What does the U.S. Federal District Court possess regarding cases heard?






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






28. Both Trial Courts fall under what 'umbrella' Court System?






29. What major 1966 U.S. Supreme Court case provided new guidelines in how police arrested and interrogated adult defendants?






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






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






32. What does O.R. mean?






33. When pleading guilty at a felony arrangement - what does the judge generally do for sentencing?






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






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






36. What two additional branches of government did the Constitution add to government?






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






38. What kind of system is our criminal justice system based upon?






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






40. What level of law enforcement generally provides services to the local court system?






41. The third federal inferior court of authority is known as what?






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






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






44. What legal model first attempted the concept of rehabilitation and resocialization?






45. What are the two general characteristics evident among most law enforcement agencies?






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






47. What is another term for informal probation?






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






49. State Troopers are what level of law enforcement?






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