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Criminal Justice 101

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






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






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






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






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






6. What is a trial where there is no jury and the verdict is given by the judge?






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






8. UCRS and NIBRS recieve information from how many agencies?






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






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






11. What criminal statistical agency or method was created in 1987 as a supplement to UCRS?






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






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






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






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






16. What Latin term means great paper?






17. What English king was responsible for generating the concept of the Magna Carta?






18. Railroad Police - Port/Harbor Police - Campus Police - and Mass Transit Police are examples of what?






19. Who were the country's first president and vice president?






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






21. What hearing comes after a misdemeanor arraignment?






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






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






24. Where does a misdemeanors case begin?






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






26. What is the legal term for fundamental fairness?






27. What do bills of attainer relate to?






28. The Federal Court system was authorized through what?






29. The power of the U.S. Supreme Court to interpret what the constitution says and means - via case law - is known as what?






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






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






32. This country's criminal justice system is based on the desire for what kind of system?






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






34. Local California courts which handle felonies and major civil matters are called what?






35. What crimes is the death penalty used for?






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






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






38. The three federal courts are known as what?






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






40. What is the Latin term for the plea of the no contest?






41. What amendment discusses protection from unreasonable searches?






42. What do the majority of cases going into the U.S. District Court involve?






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






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






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






46. The average local law enforcement agency will often employ how many officers and serve what size population?






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

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






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






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