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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
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1. This country's criminal justice system is based on the desire for what kind of system?






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






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






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






5. State Troopers are what level of law enforcement?






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






7. What federal law enforcement agency was created in 1973 and currently has over 5 -000 agents spread around the world?






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






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






10. Is the Federal or State court system older?






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






12. Why does someone plea nolo contendre?






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






14. The Federal Court system was created through what?






15. Who gave the Bureau of Investigation validity during the late 1920s?






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






17. What law enforcement agency maintains the largest training academy in the U.S.?






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






19. What amendment discusses protection from unreasonable searches?






20. What is the name for a felony complaint?






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






22. What amendment discusses protection from self incrimination?






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






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






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






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






27. What is discovery?






28. What major 1966 U.S. Supreme Court case provided new guidelines in how police arrested and interrogated adult defendants?






29. What criminal statistical agency or method was created in 1987 as a supplement to UCRS?






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






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






32. What are state Courts of Appeals also called?






33. What amendment discuses issues if incorporation - citizenship - and due process?






34. How many states have State Courts of Appeals?






35. What is meant by inferior courts?






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






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






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






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






40. The three federal courts are known as what?






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






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






43. What is the most important thing that a probation officer does in the presentence court report?






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






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






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






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






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

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






50. What are the four Cs of the criminal justice system?