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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
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1. What criteria does the judge use when setting bail?






2. Which of the five major phases in the criminal justice system since 1965 produced major case law?






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






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






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






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

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7. What hearing comes after a misdemeanor arraignment?






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






9. What are the oldest law enforcement agencies in the country?

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






11. Which California code section gives police and corrections their 'peace officer powers'?






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






13. What type of bodies do our current laws come from?






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






15. What is meant by inferior courts?






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






17. What is the highest attorney at the federal level?






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






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






20. The Federal Court system was authorized through what?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Which 1760s British tax law placed tax quotes on all paper based products imported into the colonies?






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






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






35. What is the point of a second preliminary hearing?






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






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






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






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






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






41. What concepts attempts to protect society by isolating others?






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






43. What current U.S. law enforcement position/title had its origins with the English legal system circa 1000 A.D.?






44. What is the Latin term that literally means - 'to adhere to what has come before'?






45. State Troopers are what level of law enforcement?






46. What federal law enforcement agency was created in 1973 and currently has over 5 -000 agents spread around the world?






47. Where are the vast majority of cases heard?






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






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






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







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