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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
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1. What is a crime punishable by jail - fines or prison?






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






3. What is ultimate goal at all early hearings?






4. What does O.R. mean?






5. In 1789 which London magistrate stressed the need for a 'centralized' law enforcement agency?






6. What hearing comes after a misdemeanor arraignment?






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






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






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






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






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






14. Where does a misdemeanors case begin?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. What was the original staffing of the U.S. Supreme Court?






26. Where are the vast majority of cases heard?






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






28. What are state Courts of Appeals also called?






29. What two additional branches of government did the Constitution add to government?






30. What 1838 Ohio State Supreme Court Case established the concept of Parens Patriae and no need for due process in juvenile matters?






31. Both Trial Courts fall under what 'umbrella' Court System?






32. What is discovery?






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






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






35. If you plea guilty at a misdemeanor arraignment - when can a judge sentence you?






36. What amendment discusses the right to a speedy trial?






37. What does ex-post facto law relate to?






38. Who is referred to as the father of probation?






39. Local California courts which handle misdemeanors - minor civil matters - and traffic violations are called what?






40. What crimes is the death penalty used for?






41. Why does someone plea nolo contendre?






42. What does the Court of Appeals not possess?






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






44. What hearing has evidence presented and witnesses testify?






45. What is the legal term for fundamental fairness?






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






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






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






49. Stare Decisis has evolved into what concept?






50. What concepts attempts to protect society by isolating others?