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Criminal Justice 101

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






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






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






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






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

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






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






8. What concept did the 1800 Babylonian King Hammurabi create that said juveniles could be considered for lessor penalties?






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






10. What court system was the same up until the period of the Civil War?






11. The second federal inferior court of authority is known as what?






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






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






14. How long is a federal judge's term of office for?






15. Other then UCRS and NIBRS - what entities compile information about crime in the country?






16. Generally speaking - what type of attorney is a prosecuting attorney?






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






18. Who is in charge of staffing - calender - budget - and other material needs of the court room?






19. What is the name for a felony complaint?






20. What is a county law enforcement agency's head administrator?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. What west coast supreme court case in 1876 further established the philosophy of Parens Patriae and no due process for juveniles?






31. What kind of system is our criminal justice system based upon?






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






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

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






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






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






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






38. What English Common Law court system could arguably be seen as the world's first dedicated juvenile court?

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39. Why does someone plea nolo contendre?






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






41. What Latin term means - 'father or parent of the country?'






42. What hearing comes after a misdemeanor arraignment?






43. What does the U.S. Supreme Court have regarding what cases to hear?






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






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






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






47. What are the branches of federal law enforcement?






48. What English king circa 1154 A.D. sent representatives out to the eight English 'regions' in order to organize some type of common law?






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






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