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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
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1. Does a county law enforcement agency head administrator generally require law enforcement experience?






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






3. What percent of the time will a judge go with what a presentence court report says?






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






5. What is the system that puts two conflicting parties against each other with a third neutral part overseeing the process?






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






7. What two additional branches of government did the Constitution add to government?






8. What are the three Terms of Imprisonment?






9. What federal law enforcement agency was created in 1973 and currently has over 5 -000 agents spread around the world?






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. When there is a supposed legal error or discrepancy with a case - what type of hearing does it go to?






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






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






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






20. What are the five levels of force among agencies?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. What do bills of attainer relate to?






32. What crimes is the death penalty used for?






33. What amendment discusses protection from self incrimination?






34. The three federal courts are known as what?






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

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






37. What does a mitigating factor make the report?






38. What law further defined the role and make up of the U.S. Supreme court?






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






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






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






42. What amendment discusses the right to a speedy trial?






43. Our criminal justice system tries to maintain a balance between which two conflicting models/ideologies?






44. Where does the U.S. Supreme Court hear cases from?






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






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






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






48. What are the two types of defense attorneys?






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






50. Where does a felony case begin?