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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
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1. How long is a federal judge's term of office for?






2. The Federal Court system was authorized through what?






3. Stare Decisis has evolved into what concept?






4. Besides the U.S. Marshall Service - what is the other oldest federal law enforcement agency?






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






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






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






8. What kind of powers do corrections and probation officers have?






9. What are state Courts of Appeals also called?






10. How many states use the death penalty?






11. What is another term for informal probation?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. What are the four Cs of the criminal justice system?






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






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


22. Is the Federal or State court system older?






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






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






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






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






27. What hearing comes after a misdemeanor arraignment?






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






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






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






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






32. What concepts attempts to protect society by isolating others?






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






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






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






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






37. Who is referred to as the father of probation?






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






39. What is ultimate goal at all early hearings?






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






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






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






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






44. What percent of the time will a judge go with what a presentence court report says?






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






46. What is meant by inferior courts?






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






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






49. The Reintegration Model - circa 1960s - failed due to community concern over leniency toward criminals and what two major social events?






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