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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
Instructions:
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1. Who gave the Bureau of Investigation validity during the late 1920s?






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






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






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






5. Stare Decisis has evolved into what concept?






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






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






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






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






10. What does the U.S. Federal District Court possess regarding cases heard?






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






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






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






14. What is the name for a juvenile complaint?






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






16. What does O.R. mean?






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






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


19. Does a county law enforcement agency head administrator generally require law enforcement experience?






20. The Federal Court system was created through what?






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






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






23. What is another term for informal probation?






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






25. What was the name of the group of people who went to Philadelphia in 1774 in order to discuss their unhappiness with Britain and its taxes?






26. What Latin term means 'you have the body'?






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






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






29. The term original jurisdiction alludes to what?






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






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






32. What does the Court of Appeals not possess?






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






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






35. From 1789 to 1799 how was the U.S. Supreme Court?






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






37. How many law enforcement agencies exist in this country?






38. What are the two conflicting philosophies which talk of a desire for individual freedom and a crime free society?






39. In what year did California pass its juvenile justice system act known as Juvenile Court Act?






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






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






42. What percent of the time are deals makes and cases do not go to trial?






43. Where does the U.S. Supreme Court hear cases from?






44. In Orange County - what type of prosecuting attorneys handle the day to day issues in the court room?






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






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






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






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






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






50. The Federal Court system was authorized through what?