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Criminal Justice 101

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






2. The three federal courts are known as what?






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






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






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






6. What is the Latin term for the plea of the no contest?






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






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






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






10. What is a crime punishable by jail - fines or prison?






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






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






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






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






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






16. What amendment discusses protection from self incrimination?






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






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






19. What are the two types of defense attorneys?






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






21. Indeterminate sentencing was a mainstay within the California juvenile justice system until what year?






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






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






24. What two things do military police entities possess?






25. The Kansas City Patrol Experiment and Flint - Michigan Patrol Program motivated police to try what new procedures?






26. What current California legal code did the Law of Hammurabi and the Law of Moses contribute to?






27. Who said - 'The police are the public and the public are the police'?






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

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29. What Latin term allowed the Magna Carta to be enhanced and reinforced and means to adhere to what has come before?






30. Is the Federal or State court system older?






31. How many states have State Courts of Appeals?






32. Where does a misdemeanors case begin?






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






34. What does O.R. mean?






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






36. What criminal statistical agency or method was created in 1930?






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






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






39. What does a mitigating factor make the report?






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






41. What crimes is the death penalty used for?






42. What types of law enforcement agency is influenced by federal and territorial sovereignty?






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






44. What 1285 A.D. English law removed the emphasis on law enforcement away from the military and back onto the citizens?






45. In 1829 which English government employee pushed a new law which followed the ideas of Patrick Colquhoun?






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






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






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






49. What do bills of attainer relate to?






50. What is an offense that consists of illegal conduct but no jail time?







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