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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
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1. What 1770 shooting incident heightened tensions between Boston colonists and newly arrived British soldiers?






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






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






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






5. What amendment discusses protection from self incrimination?






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






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






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






9. What is discovery?






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






11. What does O.R. mean?






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






13. What do the majority of cases going into the U.S. District Court involve?






14. Railroad Police - Port/Harbor Police - Campus Police - and Mass Transit Police are examples of what?






15. What concept discusses 'an eye for an eye'?






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

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17. What is the first hearing or court appearance for all cases?






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






19. The term original jurisdiction alludes to what?






20. UCRS and NIBRS recieve information from how many agencies?






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






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






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






24. Is the Federal or State court system older?






25. What amendment discusses protection from unreasonable searches?






26. How many states have State Courts of Appeals?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. What are the branches of federal law enforcement?






35. What does a preliminary hearing determine?






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






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






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






39. Which 1760s British tax law placed tax quotes on all paper based products imported into the colonies?






40. What Latin term means great paper?






41. What are the two types of defense attorneys?






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






43. How is a jury panel selected?






44. What is known as the highest source of law found within either a country or state?






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






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






47. What level of law enforcement generally runs local detention facilities for adults?






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






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






50. What is the Latin term that means evil or bad in itself?