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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
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1. According to Hammurabi - what age was considered as the cut off between juveniles and adults?






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






3. What does an aggravating factor make the report?






4. What hearing comes after a misdemeanor arraignment?






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






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






7. When pleading guilty at a felony arrangement - what does the judge generally do for sentencing?






8. What is a local law enforcement agency's head administrator?






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






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






11. The Federal Court system was created through what?






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






13. What does a judge order the probation department to write in order to find more about an individual before sentencing?






14. What hearing determines in an individual receives the death penalty?






15. What are the four main players in the criminal justice system?






16. What two factors does a probation officer consider when writing the presentence report?






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






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






19. State Troopers are what level of law enforcement?






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






21. What crimes is the death penalty used for?






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






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

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






25. Why does someone plea nolo contendre?






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






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






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






29. What does N.C.I.C. stand for?






30. What Latin term means great paper?






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






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






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






34. What was the original staffing of the U.S. Supreme Court?






35. What court system was the same up until the period of the Civil War?






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






37. What is the name for a juvenile complaint?






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






39. What were minors who disobeyed orders of the Kings Chancery Court system called?






40. The California state highway patrol is an example of what type of law enforcement agency?






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






42. How many states use the death penalty?






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






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






45. What criminal statistical agency or method was created in 1987 as a supplement to UCRS?






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






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

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

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49. Stare Decisis has evolved into what concept?






50. What amendment discusses protection from unreasonable searches?