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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
Instructions:
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1. Who were the country's first president and vice president?






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






3. What hearing has evidence presented and witnesses testify?






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






5. What is an offense that consists of illegal conduct but no jail time?






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






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






8. Railroad Police - Port/Harbor Police - Campus Police - and Mass Transit Police are examples of what?






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






10. Both Trial Courts fall under what 'umbrella' Court System?






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






12. What is the name for a felony complaint?






13. In which two locations did the actual shooting war begin between British soldiers and Colonial militia men?






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

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15. After the U.S. Constitution was ratified - what type of court system did the U.S. realize it needed to have?






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






17. What was the name of the article which encouraged law enforcement not just to focus on crime - but the social factors of crime?






18. What is another term for informal probation?






19. What is the State Court System's court of last resort?






20. Where does a misdemeanors case begin?






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






22. Is the Federal or State court system older?






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






24. What is the legal term for fundamental fairness?






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. In 1829 which English government employee pushed a new law which followed the ideas of Patrick Colquhoun?






32. What is the name of our criminal justice system that is made up of both federal and state levels?






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






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






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






36. What are the three Terms of Imprisonment?






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






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






39. How is a jury panel selected?






40. After the Bill of Rights was ratified - how many more times was the U.S. Constitution amended?






41. Where are the vast majority of cases heard?






42. What amendment discusses cruel and unusual punishment?






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






44. The Federal Court system was authorized through what?






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






46. What English king was responsible for generating the concept of the Magna Carta?






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






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






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






50. What is the best system to compile crime statistics and can stand completely on its own?