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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
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1. The Federal Court system was created through what?






2. The term original jurisdiction alludes to what?






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






4. How many states have State Courts of Appeals?






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






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






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






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






9. Where does a misdemeanors case begin?






10. What law enforcement agency maintains the largest training academy in the U.S.?






11. How many states use the death penalty?






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






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






14. After the U.S. Constitution was ratified - what type of court system did the U.S. realize it needed to have?






15. What does a preliminary hearing determine?






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






17. In 1829 which English government employee pushed a new law which followed the ideas of Patrick Colquhoun?






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






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






20. What hearing comes after a misdemeanor arraignment?






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






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






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






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






25. Who said - 'The police are the public and the public are the police'?






26. Law enforcement has been traditionally very resistant to what?






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






28. What was the original staffing of the U.S. Supreme Court?






29. Why does someone plea nolo contendre?






30. What English Common Law court system could arguably be seen as the world's first dedicated juvenile court?

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31. What amendment discusses the right to a speedy trial?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. What is the Latin term that means an act being wrong because of customs - morals - practices - regulation - or law?






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






41. What two additional branches of government did the Constitution add to government?






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






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






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






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






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






47. What penal code section is used to waive time lines during a trial?






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






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






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