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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
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1. What type of bodies do our current laws come from?






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






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






4. The Federal Court system was authorized through what?






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






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






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






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


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






10. What does a mitigating factor make the report?






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






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






13. What kind of powers do corrections and probation officers have?






14. State Troopers are what level of law enforcement?






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






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






17. Stare Decisis has evolved into what concept?






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






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






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






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






22. What are the three branches of government enchanced or created by the U.S. Constitution?






23. What two things do military police entities possess?






24. What level of law enforcement generally provides services to the local court system?






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






26. What amendment discusses protection from self incrimination?






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






28. How many states use the death penalty?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. What was the name of the article which encouraged law enforcement not just to focus on crime - but the social factors of crime?






39. What does O.R. mean?






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






41. What Latin term means - 'father or parent of the country?'






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






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






44. What does the Court of Appeals not possess?






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






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






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






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






49. What law further defined the role and make up of the U.S. Supreme court?






50. What do bills of attainer relate to?