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Criminal Justice 101

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






2. What penal code section is used to waive time lines during a trial?






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






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






5. Local law enforcement generally display shields on their badges. What do county law enforcement badges appear as?






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

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






8. What do bills of attainer relate to?






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






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






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






12. What is the name for a juvenile complaint?






13. What is the name for a felony complaint?






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






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






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






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






18. Where are the vast majority of cases heard?






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






20. What are the three Terms of Imprisonment?






21. What constitutes the major difference between a crime and illegal behavior?






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






23. Where does a felony case begin?






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






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






26. How is a jury panel selected?






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






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






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






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






31. From 1789 to 1799 how was the U.S. Supreme Court?






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






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






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

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35. What is a crime punishable by jail - fines or prison?






36. What 1285 A.D. English law removed the emphasis on law enforcement away from the military and back onto the citizens?






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






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






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






40. Why does someone plea nolo contendre?






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






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






43. How many states have State Courts of Appeals?






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






45. What is a legal system that pits two opposing parties against one another with a third neutral party applying the rules?






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






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






48. What constitutional amendments were alluded to in Miranda versus Arizona?






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






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