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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What does ex-post facto law relate to?






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






3. State Troopers are what level of law enforcement?






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






5. How many states use the death penalty?






6. What does a judge order the probation department to write in order to find more about an individual before sentencing?






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






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






9. The term original jurisdiction alludes to what?






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






11. What two things do military police entities possess?






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






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






14. Which 1760s British tax law placed tax quotes on all paper based products imported into the colonies?






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






16. What is the name for a felony complaint?






17. The Federal Court system was created through what?






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






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






20. What are the five levels of force among agencies?






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






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






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






24. What is the system that puts two conflicting parties against each other with a third neutral part overseeing the process?






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






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






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






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






29. Who is in charge of staffing - calender - budget - and other material needs of the court room?






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






31. What was the original staffing of the U.S. Supreme Court?






32. What amendment discusses protection from unreasonable searches?






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






34. Which of the five major phases in the criminal justice system since 1965 produced major case law?






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






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






37. What are the three branches of government enchanced or created by the U.S. Constitution?






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






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






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






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






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






43. Local California courts which handle felonies and major civil matters are called what?






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






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






46. Where are the vast majority of cases heard?






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






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






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






50. What are the three Terms of Imprisonment?