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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
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1. What hearing determines in an individual receives the death penalty?






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






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






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






5. What Latin term means great paper?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. State Troopers are what level of law enforcement?






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






17. What were minors who disobeyed orders of the Kings Chancery Court system called?






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






19. What is the legal term for fundamental fairness?






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






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






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






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






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






25. Where are the vast majority of cases heard?






26. What is the best system to compile crime statistics and can stand completely on its own?






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






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






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






30. Stare Decisis has evolved into what concept?






31. Is the Federal or State court system older?






32. What 1883 federal law stressed the need for a civil service system based upon merit?






33. What was name of the era which was distinguished by the Kansas City Patrol Experiment and Flint - Michigan Patrol Program?






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






35. What does the Court of Appeals not possess?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. What does a judge order the probation department to write in order to find more about an individual before sentencing?






44. The three federal courts are known as what?






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






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






47. What is the State Court System's court of last resort?






48. What is the Latin term that means evil or bad in itself?






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






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