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Criminal Justice 101

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






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






3. What English king circa 1154 A.D. sent representatives out to the eight English 'regions' in order to organize some type of common law?






4. Where are the vast majority of cases heard?






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. What are the two types of defense attorneys?






12. What word represents the ability of criminal justice players to make independent decisions?






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






14. What are the two parts of the Constitution called?






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






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






17. What major 1829 English law created a centralized urban police force in London?






18. Who gave the Bureau of Investigation validity during the late 1920s?






19. Besides the U.S. Marshall Service - what is the other oldest federal law enforcement agency?






20. What kind of system is our criminal justice system based upon?






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






22. Local California courts which handle misdemeanors - minor civil matters - and traffic violations are called what?






23. The Federal Court system was created through what?






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






25. From 1789 to 1799 how was the U.S. Supreme Court?






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






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






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






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






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






31. What constitutional amendments were alluded to in Miranda versus Arizona?






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






33. The three federal courts are known as what?






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






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






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






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






38. What was name of the era which was distinguished by the Kansas City Patrol Experiment and Flint - Michigan Patrol Program?






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






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






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






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






43. What major 1966 U.S. Supreme Court case provided new guidelines in how police arrested and interrogated adult defendants?






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






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






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






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






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






49. What are the three main players in the Criminal Justice system known as?






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