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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
Instructions:
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1. Where does the U.S. Supreme Court hear cases from?






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






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






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






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






6. Is the Federal or State court system older?






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






8. What is the system that puts two conflicting parties against each other with a third neutral part overseeing the process?






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






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






11. What amendment discusses protection from unreasonable searches?






12. What 1883 federal law stressed the need for a civil service system based upon merit?






13. What is the Latin term for the plea of the no contest?






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






15. What amendment discusses protection from self incrimination?






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






17. What does an aggravating factor make the report?






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






19. State Troopers are what level of law enforcement?






20. What is the Latin term that describes a federal peace officer's ability to deputize citizens and give them temporary power?






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






22. What hearing determines in an individual receives the death penalty?






23. What court system was the same up until the period of the Civil War?






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






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






26. The Federal Court system was authorized through what?






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






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






29. What is the name of the New York police officer - circa 1970s - who had to deal with corruption and patronage in the NYPD?






30. What is the Latin term that means evil or bad in itself?






31. What is another term for informal probation?






32. What was the missing component of those persons working with in the Birth of Probation Model circa 1841?






33. What are the two ancient codes that contributed to our current legal system?






34. What was the original staffing of the U.S. Supreme Court?






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






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






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






38. What are the two types of defense attorneys?






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






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






41. Other then UCRS and NIBRS - what entities compile information about crime in the country?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. What does the Court of Appeals not possess?






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