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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
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1. What important corrections position was mandated in Massachusetts in 1878?






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






3. The Kansas City Patrol Experiment and Flint - Michigan Patrol Program motivated police to try what new procedures?






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






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






6. What constitutes the major difference between a crime and illegal behavior?






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






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






9. What is the most important C or level of the criminal justice system?






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






11. What are the two types of defense attorneys?






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






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






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






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






16. What Latin term means great paper?






17. The Texas Rangers are the oldest law enforcement agency in this country at what level?






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






19. What 1838 Ohio State Supreme Court Case established the concept of Parens Patriae and no need for due process in juvenile matters?






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






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






22. After the Bill of Rights was ratified - how many more times was the U.S. Constitution amended?






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






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






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






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

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27. What are the three Terms of Imprisonment?






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






29. What penal code states that a felony must go to trial within 60 days of the second arrangement unless time lines are waived?






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






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






32. What is ultimate goal at all early hearings?






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. What are the two main functions of criminal courts?

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40. What concept discusses 'an eye for an eye'?






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






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






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






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






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






46. Negative political influence and corruption impacting 19th century U.S. police agencies was called what?






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






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






49. What type of 'law' evolved and became a predictable and anticipated set of laws to the English people circa 1000 A.D.?






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