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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
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1. What are the two main functions of criminal courts?

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






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






4. What is meant by inferior courts?






5. If you plea guilty at a misdemeanor arraignment - when can a judge sentence you?






6. Both Trial Courts fall under what 'umbrella' Court System?






7. What does an aggravating factor make the report?






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






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






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






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






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






13. What is the legal term for fundamental fairness?






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






15. What two things do military police entities possess?






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






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






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






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






20. What is a local law enforcement agency's head administrator?






21. What criminal statistical agency or method was created in 1930?






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






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






24. What crimes is the death penalty used for?






25. What are the four Cs of the criminal justice system?






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






27. What two types of employees do law enforcement agencies employ?






28. Does a county law enforcement agency head administrator generally require law enforcement experience?






29. What amendment discusses protection from self incrimination?






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






31. In what year did California pass its juvenile justice system act known as Juvenile Court Act?






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






33. What does a mitigating factor make the report?






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






35. The third federal inferior court of authority is known as what?






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






37. Who runs the N.C.I.C.?






38. Indeterminate sentencing was a mainstay within the California juvenile justice system until what year?






39. What is the first hearing or court appearance for all cases?






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






41. What are the five levels of law enforcement in this country?






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






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






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






45. The three federal courts are known as what?






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






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






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






49. Jail time - restitution - contact restrictions - drug testing - searches and seizures - employment verification - and counseling can be terms of what?






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







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