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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is the best system to compile crime statistics and can stand completely on its own?






2. What do bills of attainer relate to?






3. What is another term for informal probation?






4. What has disappeared among law enforcement agencies is this country?






5. What does a preliminary hearing determine?






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






7. What amendment discusses the right to a speedy trial?






8. What was created in order to convince several of the new states to agree to the Constitution?






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






10. Stare Decisis has evolved into what concept?






11. Who was the Supreme Court's third chief justice - credited with making the court more proactive - effective - and powerful?






12. Negative political influence and corruption impacting 19th century U.S. police agencies was called what?






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






14. What does an aggravating factor make the report?






15. What amendment discusses cruel and unusual punishment?






16. What level of law enforcement generally runs local detention facilities for adults?






17. What law enforcement agency maintains the largest training academy in the U.S.?






18. The term original jurisdiction alludes to what?






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






20. 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?






21. What was the missing component of those persons working with in the Birth of Probation Model circa 1841?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Where are the vast majority of cases heard?






30. Who said - 'The police are the public and the public are the police'?






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






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






33. Indeterminate sentencing was a mainstay within the California juvenile justice system until what year?






34. According to Hammurabi - what age was considered as the cut off between juveniles and adults?






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






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






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






38. How is a jury panel selected?






39. What are the three Terms of Imprisonment?






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


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






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






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






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






45. The three federal courts are known as what?






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






47. In Orange County - what is the misdemeanor Pretrial Hearing called?






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






49. What current California legal code did the Law of Hammurabi and the Law of Moses contribute to?






50. What concept discusses 'an eye for an eye'?