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Criminal Justice 101

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






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

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3. What does a preliminary hearing determine?






4. What is the average budget of a local law enforcement agency?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. What does the U.S. Supreme Court have regarding what cases to hear?






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






14. How many states have State Courts of Appeals?






15. What Latin term means great paper?






16. In what year and state was the country's first dedicated juvenile justice system and court legally established?






17. Who was the Supreme Court's third chief justice - credited with making the court more proactive - effective - and powerful?






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






19. How many chief justice and associate justices currently make up the U.S. Supreme Court?






20. What type of hearing does a felony case go to after arrangement?






21. The term original jurisdiction alludes to what?






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






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






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






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






26. When pleading guilty at a felony arrangement - what does the judge generally do for sentencing?






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. After the U.S. Constitution was ratified - what type of court system did the U.S. realize it needed to have?






34. How is a jury panel selected?






35. What percent of the time are deals makes and cases do not go to trial?






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






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






38. What is the name for a felony complaint?






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






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






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






42. What law enforcement agency maintains the largest training academy in the U.S.?






43. State Troopers are what level of law enforcement?






44. In Orange County - what is the misdemeanor Pretrial Hearing called?






45. During the Revolutionary War what major document helped to guide the colonies in fighting their war against Britain?






46. What are the two conflicting philosophies which talk of a desire for individual freedom and a crime free society?






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






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






49. What Latin term means 'you have the body'?






50. Besides the U.S. Marshall Service - what is the other oldest federal law enforcement agency?






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