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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is the average budget of a local law enforcement agency?






2. What is the Latin term that literally means - 'to adhere to what has come before'?






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






4. The three federal courts are known as what?






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






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






7. Why does someone plea nolo contendre?






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






9. What does O.R. mean?






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






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






12. What two types of employees do law enforcement agencies employ?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. What English Common Law court system could arguably be seen as the world's first dedicated juvenile court?


23. What type of hearing does a felony case go to after arrangement?






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






25. The Federal Court system was authorized through what?






26. What do bills of attainer relate to?






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






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






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






30. Stare Decisis has evolved into what concept?






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






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






33. What crimes is the death penalty used for?






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






35. The term original jurisdiction alludes to what?






36. What criteria does the judge use when setting bail?






37. What 1865 federal law enforcement agency was initially responsible for excessive counterfeiting following the civil war?






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






39. What are small law enforcement agencies often made up of?






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






41. Who are the three main players in the Criminal Justice system?






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






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






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






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






46. What are the two main functions of criminal courts?


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






48. Our criminal justice system tries to maintain a balance between which two conflicting models/ideologies?






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






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