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Criminal Justice 101

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1. The Federal Court system was created through what?






2. What crimes is the death penalty used for?






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






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






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






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






7. Who is referred to as the father of probation?






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






9. What are state Courts of Appeals also called?






10. What are the four main players in the criminal justice system?






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






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






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






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






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






16. What amendment discusses protection from self incrimination?






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






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






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






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






21. Both felonies are misdemeanors are first filed as what?






22. In which two locations did the actual shooting war begin between British soldiers and Colonial militia men?






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






24. What English king was responsible for generating the concept of the Magna Carta?






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






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






27. Where does the U.S. Supreme Court hear cases from?






28. What hearing comes after a misdemeanor arraignment?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. What does the Court of Appeals not possess?






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






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






41. What is the name for a felony complaint?






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






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






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






45. What is the average budget of a local law enforcement agency?






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






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






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






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






50. What does an aggravating factor make the report?






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