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Criminal Justice 101

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






2. What is meant by inferior courts?






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






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






5. The second federal inferior court of authority is known as what?






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






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






8. What is the main criteria which determines whether a mater goes to a federal or state court?






9. What two things do military police entities possess?






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






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






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






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






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






15. The third federal inferior court of authority is known as what?






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






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






18. What hearing comes after a misdemeanor arraignment?






19. What does the U.S. Court of Appeals not have regarding what cases to hear?






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






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






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






23. What was the name of the group of people who went to Philadelphia in 1774 in order to discuss their unhappiness with Britain and its taxes?






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






25. What does O.R. mean?






26. What do bills of attainer relate to?






27. What does a preliminary hearing determine?






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






29. Where does a misdemeanors case begin?






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






31. What does the Court of Appeals not possess?






32. What is the name of our criminal justice system that is made up of both federal and state levels?






33. What Latin term means 'you have the body'?






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Both Trial Courts fall under what 'umbrella' Court System?






41. What are the three Terms of Imprisonment?






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






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






44. What crimes is the death penalty used for?






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






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






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






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






49. What amendment discusses cruel and unusual punishment?






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