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Criminal Justice 101

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1. If you plea guilty at a misdemeanor arraignment - when can a judge sentence you?






2. What hearing has evidence presented and witnesses testify?






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






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






5. What is the highest attorney at the federal level?






6. What two types of employees do law enforcement agencies employ?






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






8. What does O.R. mean?






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






10. What are the oldest law enforcement agencies in the country?

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






12. Where does a felony case begin?






13. What is discovery?






14. What does a preliminary hearing determine?






15. What two things do military police entities possess?






16. What word represents the ability of criminal justice players to make independent decisions?






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






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






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






20. What are the four Cs of the criminal justice system?






21. Who were the country's first president and vice president?






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






23. What amendment discusses protection from self incrimination?






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






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






26. What does the Court of Appeals not possess?






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






28. What Latin term means great paper?






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






30. What is a legal system that pits two opposing parties against one another with a third neutral party applying the rules?






31. Stare Decisis has evolved into what concept?






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






33. What is the point of a second preliminary hearing?






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






35. Where are the vast majority of cases heard?






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






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






38. What are the two conflicting philosophies which talk of a desire for individual freedom and a crime free society?






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






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






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






42. From 1789 to 1799 how was the U.S. Supreme Court?






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






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






45. What major 1803 U.S. Supreme Court case established that the court would begin to interpret what the constitution was all about?






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






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






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






49. What kind of powers do corrections and probation officers have?






50. The Federal Court system was created through what?







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