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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
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1. Where does a misdemeanors case begin?






2. What two additional sentences can come from a Formal Felony Sentencing Hearing different from a misdemeanor?






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






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






5. What was created in order to convince several of the new states to agree to the Constitution?






6. The B.I.A. and the F.B.I. often provide support and assistance to what level of law enforcement agencies?






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

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






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






10. What does a preliminary hearing determine?






11. What hearing comes after a misdemeanor arraignment?






12. Why does someone plea nolo contendre?






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






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






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






16. The Federal Court system was created through what?






17. What crimes is the death penalty used for?






18. How many chief justice and associate justices currently make up the U.S. Supreme Court?






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






20. How many states have State Courts of Appeals?






21. What amendment discusses the right to a speedy trial?






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






23. The Federal Court system was authorized through what?






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






25. What Latin term means great paper?






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






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






28. Where are the vast majority of cases heard?






29. What penal code section is used to waive time lines during a trial?






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






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






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






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






34. What is the name of the New York police officer - circa 1970s - who had to deal with corruption and patronage in the NYPD?






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






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






37. Local law enforcement generally display shields on their badges. What do county law enforcement badges appear as?






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






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






40. What are state Courts of Appeals also called?






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






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






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






44. What amendment discusses protection from self incrimination?






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






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






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






48. State Troopers are what level of law enforcement?






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






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