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Criminal Justice 101

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






2. What crimes is the death penalty used for?






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






4. What does a mitigating factor make the report?






5. What amendment discusses protection from self incrimination?






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






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






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






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






10. Does a county law enforcement agency head administrator generally require law enforcement experience?






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






12. What percent of the time are deals makes and cases do not go to trial?






13. What is the legal term for fundamental fairness?






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






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






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






17. What Latin term means 'you have the body'?






18. The B.I.A. and the F.B.I. often provide support and assistance to what level of law enforcement agencies?






19. What amendment discusses protection from unreasonable searches?






20. Why does someone plea nolo contendre?






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






22. The three federal courts are known as what?






23. Where does a misdemeanors case begin?






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






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






26. What does a preliminary hearing determine?






27. What is meant by inferior courts?






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






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






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






31. What are the branches of federal law enforcement?






32. What is another term for informal probation?






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






34. What was created in order to convince several of the new states to agree to the Constitution?






35. State Troopers are what level of law enforcement?






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






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






38. What are small law enforcement agencies often made up of?






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

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






41. What hearing comes after a misdemeanor arraignment?






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






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






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






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






46. Where does the U.S. Supreme Court hear cases from?






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






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

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






50. What is discovery?