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Criminal Justice 101

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






2. What is the main criteria which determines whether a mater goes to a federal or state court?






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






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






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






6. Is the Federal or State court system older?






7. What are the four main players in the criminal justice system?






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






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






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






11. What do bills of attainer relate to?






12. What 1865 federal law enforcement agency was initially responsible for excessive counterfeiting following the civil war?






13. What two factors does a probation officer consider when writing the presentence report?






14. What is ultimate goal at all early hearings?






15. The term original jurisdiction alludes to what?






16. Where does a misdemeanors case begin?






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






18. Who is in charge of staffing - calender - budget - and other material needs of the court room?






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






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






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






22. What is discovery?






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






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






25. What does an aggravating factor make the report?






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






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






28. What is the most important thing that a probation officer does in the presentence court report?






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






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






31. What west coast supreme court case in 1876 further established the philosophy of Parens Patriae and no due process for juveniles?






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






33. State Troopers are what level of law enforcement?






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






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






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






37. What amendment discuses issues if incorporation - citizenship - and due process?






38. The Reintegration Model - circa 1960s - failed due to community concern over leniency toward criminals and what two major social events?






39. What are the branches of federal law enforcement?






40. Where does a felony case begin?






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






42. In the wild west what were the people called who banded together to protect each other?






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






44. What has disappeared among law enforcement agencies is this country?






45. The third federal inferior court of authority is known as what?






46. What is another term for informal probation?






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






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






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






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