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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
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1. What is a crime publishable by six months to one yer in jail - fines - or probation?






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






3. What is the Latin term that means an act being wrong because of customs - morals - practices - regulation - or law?






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






5. What federal law enforcement agency had its origins in 1908?






6. Where are the vast majority of cases heard?






7. What Latin term allowed the Magna Carta to be enhanced and reinforced and means to adhere to what has come before?






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






9. What does a preliminary hearing determine?






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






11. What federal law enforcement agency delegated peace officer powers to citizens during the era of the wild west?


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






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






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






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






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






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


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






19. What amendment discusses cruel and unusual punishment?






20. What is the name for a juvenile complaint?






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






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






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






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






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






26. What are the two types of defense attorneys?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. What amendment discuses issues if incorporation - citizenship - and due process?






40. What is the legal term for fundamental fairness?






41. Local California courts which handle misdemeanors - minor civil matters - and traffic violations are called what?






42. Why does someone plea nolo contendre?






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






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






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






46. What are the three Terms of Imprisonment?






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






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






49. When court systems or levels disagree or question if rules are properly applied - what type of court is used?






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