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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
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1. Who is in charge of staffing - calender - budget - and other material needs of the court room?






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






3. The B.I.A. and the F.B.I. often provide support and assistance to what level of law enforcement agencies?






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






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






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






7. From 1789 to 1799 how was the U.S. Supreme Court?






8. What has disappeared among law enforcement agencies is this country?






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






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






11. How many states use the death penalty?






12. What current U.S. law enforcement position/title had its origins with the English legal system circa 1000 A.D.?






13. What is ultimate goal at all early hearings?






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






15. What is the name for a felony complaint?






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






17. What was created in order to convince several of the new states to agree to the Constitution?






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






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






20. What do bills of attainer relate to?






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






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






23. Negative political influence and corruption impacting 19th century U.S. police agencies was called what?






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






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






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






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






28. The third federal inferior court of authority is known as what?






29. What hearing comes after a misdemeanor arraignment?






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






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






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






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






34. What does a preliminary hearing determine?






35. State Troopers are what level of law enforcement?






36. What is the Latin term that describes a federal peace officer's ability to deputize citizens and give them temporary power?






37. What penal code section is used to waive time lines during a trial?






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






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






40. What are the three duties of Deputy Probation officers in the court room?






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






42. What was name of the era which was distinguished by the Kansas City Patrol Experiment and Flint - Michigan Patrol Program?






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






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






45. What amendment discusses cruel and unusual punishment?






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






47. What are state Courts of Appeals also called?






48. What is the name of our criminal justice system that is made up of both federal and state levels?






49. In which two locations did the actual shooting war begin between British soldiers and Colonial militia men?






50. What are the four main players in the criminal justice system?