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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
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1. What is the name of our criminal justice system that is made up of both federal and state levels?






2. What are the two general characteristics evident among most law enforcement agencies?






3. What does a mitigating factor make the report?






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


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






6. What are the three main players in the Criminal Justice system known as?






7. What is discovery?






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






9. The Federal Court system was authorized through what?






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






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






12. What are the five levels of force among agencies?






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






14. In what year and state was the country's first dedicated juvenile justice system and court legally established?






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






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






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






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






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






20. How long is a federal judge's term of office for?






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. What is the Latin term that means an act being wrong because of customs - morals - practices - regulation - or law?






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






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






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






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






32. For a felony matter to leave a Trial Court of Limited Jurisdiction - what special hearing must it go to?






33. What is a crime publishable by six months to one yer in jail - fines - or probation?






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






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






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






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






38. What Latin term allowed the Magna Carta to be enhanced and reinforced and means to adhere to what has come before?






39. What crimes is the death penalty used for?






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






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






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






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






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






45. What does the Court of Appeals not possess?






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






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






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






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






50. What kind of system is our criminal justice system based upon?