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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
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1. What criminal statistical agency or method was created in 1930?






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






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






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






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






6. What amendment discusses cruel and unusual punishment?






7. What is another term for informal probation?






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






18. What was the name of the article which encouraged law enforcement not just to focus on crime - but the social factors of crime?






19. What kind of powers do corrections and probation officers have?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. What is ultimate goal at all early hearings?






31. What amendment discusses protection from self incrimination?






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






33. The term original jurisdiction alludes to what?






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






35. What level of law enforcement generally runs local detention facilities for adults?






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. State Troopers are what level of law enforcement?






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






44. What concept deals with corrections or judicial personal determining how much incarceration a person will serve?






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






46. What two types of employees do law enforcement agencies employ?






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






48. What are the three branches of government enchanced or created by the U.S. Constitution?






49. What are the two parts of the Constitution called?






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