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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
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1. What concepts attempts to protect society by isolating others?






2. For a felony matter to leave a Trial Court of Limited Jurisdiction - what special hearing must it go to?






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






10. What amendment discusses protection from self incrimination?






11. What hearing comes after a misdemeanor arraignment?






12. Local California courts which handle felonies and major civil matters are called what?






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






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






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






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






17. What hearing has evidence presented and witnesses testify?






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






19. What concept attempts to alter future behaviors through threats of punishment and consequences?






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






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






22. What do bills of attainer relate to?






23. What does an aggravating factor make the report?






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






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






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






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






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






29. State Troopers are what level of law enforcement?






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






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






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






33. What kind of powers do corrections and probation officers have?






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






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






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






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






38. Is the Federal or State court system older?






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






40. What is the name for a juvenile complaint?






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






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






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






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






45. What are the branches of federal law enforcement?






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






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






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






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






50. What are the three main players in the Criminal Justice system known as?