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Criminal Justice 101

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






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






3. What hearing comes after a misdemeanor arraignment?






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






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






6. In Orange County - what type of prosecuting attorneys handle the day to day issues in the court room?






7. What is known as the highest source of law found within either a country or state?






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






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






10. Which 1760s British tax law placed tax quotes on all paper based products imported into the colonies?






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. What type of bodies do our current laws come from?






18. What hearing has evidence presented and witnesses testify?






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






20. What does O.R. mean?






21. What is meant by inferior courts?






22. What 1770 shooting incident heightened tensions between Boston colonists and newly arrived British soldiers?






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






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






25. What major 1966 U.S. Supreme Court case provided new guidelines in how police arrested and interrogated adult defendants?






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






27. What is the most important thing that a probation officer does in the presentence court report?






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






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






30. What Penal Code section states that the court may refer to probation for a report?






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






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






33. The Federal Court system was authorized through what?






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






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






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






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






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






39. What does ex-post facto law relate to?






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






41. Why does someone plea nolo contendre?






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






43. What federal law enforcement agency had its origins in 1908?






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






45. What is the name of the New York police officer - circa 1970s - who had to deal with corruption and patronage in the NYPD?






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






47. What major 1803 U.S. Supreme Court case established that the court would begin to interpret what the constitution was all about?






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






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






50. Where does a misdemeanors case begin?