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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
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1. What are the five levels of force among agencies?






2. What important corrections position was mandated in Massachusetts in 1878?






3. Local California courts which handle misdemeanors - minor civil matters - and traffic violations are called what?






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






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






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






7. The three federal courts are known as what?






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






9. What is ultimate goal at all early hearings?






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






11. What amendment discusses the right to a speedy trial?






12. What do the majority of cases going into the U.S. District Court involve?






13. What does O.R. mean?






14. What hearing has evidence presented and witnesses testify?






15. What is the State Court System's court of last resort?






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






17. The Texas Rangers are the oldest law enforcement agency in this country at what level?






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






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






20. Who runs the N.C.I.C.?






21. What is a crime publishable by six months to one yer in jail - fines - or probation?






22. After the U.S. Constitution was ratified - what type of court system did the U.S. realize it needed to have?






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






24. What was the name of the article which encouraged law enforcement not just to focus on crime - but the social factors of crime?






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






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






27. What percent of the time will a judge go with what a presentence court report says?






28. What current California legal code did the Law of Hammurabi and the Law of Moses contribute to?






29. In 1789 which London magistrate stressed the need for a 'centralized' law enforcement agency?






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






31. What is a trial where there is no jury and the verdict is given by the judge?






32. What is the name for a felony complaint?






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






34. What criteria does the judge use when setting bail?






35. The Federal Court system was created through what?






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






37. What criminal statistical agency or method was created in 1930?






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






39. Generally speaking - what type of attorney is a prosecuting attorney?






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






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






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






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






44. What federal law enforcement agency was created in 1973 and currently has over 5 -000 agents spread around the world?






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






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






47. What is a county law enforcement agency's head administrator?






48. What are the five levels of law enforcement in this country?






49. The B.I.A. and the F.B.I. often provide support and assistance to what level of law enforcement agencies?






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