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Criminal Justice 101

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1. What does ex-post facto law relate to?






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






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






4. What major 1829 English law created a centralized urban police force in London?






5. What type of bodies do our current laws come from?






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






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






8. What percent of the time are deals makes and cases do not go to trial?






9. What is the best system to compile crime statistics and can stand completely on its own?






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






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






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






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






14. What is ultimate goal at all early hearings?






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






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






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






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






19. During the Revolutionary War what major document helped to guide the colonies in fighting their war against Britain?






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






21. Jail time - restitution - contact restrictions - drug testing - searches and seizures - employment verification - and counseling can be terms of what?






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






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






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. What type of hearing does a felony case go to after arrangement?






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






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






28. The three federal courts are known as what?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. The Kansas City Patrol Experiment and Flint - Michigan Patrol Program motivated police to try what new procedures?






39. What are state Courts of Appeals also called?






40. What does a mitigating factor make the report?






41. What crimes is the death penalty used for?






42. What two factors does a probation officer consider when writing the presentence report?






43. What concept did the 1800 Babylonian King Hammurabi create that said juveniles could be considered for lessor penalties?






44. Who gave the Bureau of Investigation validity during the late 1920s?






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






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






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






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






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






50. What are the branches of federal law enforcement?







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