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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
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1. What is the best system to compile crime statistics and can stand completely on its own?






2. How many cases go to the local court level each year?






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






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






5. What type of 'law' evolved and became a predictable and anticipated set of laws to the English people circa 1000 A.D.?






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






7. What major 1829 English law created a centralized urban police force in London?






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






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






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






11. Who said - 'The police are the public and the public are the police'?






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






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






14. What crimes is the death penalty used for?






15. What level of law enforcement generally provides services to the local court system?






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






17. If you plea guilty at a misdemeanor arraignment - when can a judge sentence you?






18. What 1770 shooting incident heightened tensions between Boston colonists and newly arrived British soldiers?






19. The three federal courts are known as what?






20. Stare Decisis has evolved into what concept?






21. What does the U.S. Supreme Court have regarding what cases to hear?






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






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






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






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






26. Is the Federal or State court system older?






27. What concept attempts to alter future behaviors through threats of punishment and consequences?






28. Who is in charge of staffing - calender - budget - and other material needs of the court room?






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


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






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






32. Local California courts which handle misdemeanors - minor civil matters - and traffic violations are called what?






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






34. What is discovery?






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






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






37. What concept deals with corrections or judicial personal determining how much incarceration a person will serve?






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






39. Who gave the Bureau of Investigation validity during the late 1920s?






40. When there is a supposed legal error or discrepancy with a case - what type of hearing does it go to?






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






42. What is ultimate goal at all early hearings?






43. In Orange County - what is the misdemeanor Pretrial Hearing called?






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






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






46. What amendment discusses protection from unreasonable searches?






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






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






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






50. What does the Court of Appeals not possess?