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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
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1. How many chief justice and associate justices currently make up the U.S. Supreme Court?






2. What document was eventually created in order to replace the Articles of Confederation?






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






4. The Texas Rangers are the oldest law enforcement agency in this country at what level?






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






6. What is the Latin term for the plea of the no contest?






7. What does a preliminary hearing determine?






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

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9. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






15. During the Revolutionary War what major document helped to guide the colonies in fighting their war against Britain?






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






17. What is another term for informal probation?






18. Is the Federal or State court system older?






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






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






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






22. What types of law enforcement agency is influenced by federal and territorial sovereignty?






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






24. The average local law enforcement agency will often employ how many officers and serve what size population?






25. What type of hearing does a felony case go to after arrangement?






26. What are the three duties of Deputy Probation officers in the court room?






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






28. What percent of the time will a judge go with what a presentence court report says?






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






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






31. What constitutional amendments were alluded to in Miranda versus Arizona?






32. The Reintegration Model - circa 1960s - failed due to community concern over leniency toward criminals and what two major social events?






33. What is the system that puts two conflicting parties against each other with a third neutral part overseeing the process?






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






35. What is the most important C or level of the criminal justice system?






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






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






38. The term original jurisdiction alludes to what?






39. Who runs the N.C.I.C.?






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






41. What is the main criteria which determines whether a mater goes to a federal or state court?






42. What penal code states that a felony must go to trial within 60 days of the second arrangement unless time lines are waived?






43. What amendment discusses protection from self incrimination?






44. When court systems or levels disagree or question if rules are properly applied - what type of court is used?






45. What 1865 federal law enforcement agency was initially responsible for excessive counterfeiting following the civil war?






46. What Latin term means great paper?






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






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






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






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