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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
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1. What are the four main players in the criminal justice system?






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






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






4. What was the missing component of those persons working with in the Birth of Probation Model circa 1841?






5. What is the main criteria which determines whether a mater goes to a federal or state court?






6. The Federal Court system was authorized through what?






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






8. What constitutional amendments were alluded to in Miranda versus Arizona?






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






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






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






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






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






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

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15. Stare Decisis has evolved into what concept?






16. What does a mitigating factor make the report?






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






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






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






20. What penal code states that a felony must go to trial within 60 days of the second arrangement unless time lines are waived?






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






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






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






24. What two factors does a probation officer consider when writing the presentence report?






25. Who runs the N.C.I.C.?






26. What are the five levels of law enforcement in this country?






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






28. The average local law enforcement agency will often employ how many officers and serve what size population?






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






30. Under English Common Law what was the general cut off age in distinguishing between those who could charged with felonies?






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






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






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






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






35. Where does a felony case begin?






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






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






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






39. What is the point of a second preliminary hearing?






40. Why does someone plea nolo contendre?






41. What amendment discusses protection from self incrimination?






42. What does the U.S. Court of Appeals not have regarding what cases to hear?






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






44. How many states have State Courts of Appeals?






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






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






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






48. What are the three Terms of Imprisonment?






49. What is another term for informal probation?






50. Where are the vast majority of cases heard?