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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
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1. What amendment discusses the right to a speedy trial?






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






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






4. Generally speaking - what type of attorney is a prosecuting attorney?






5. The California state highway patrol is an example of what type of law enforcement agency?






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

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7. What is the name for a felony complaint?






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






9. What is a local law enforcement agency's head administrator?






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






11. In 1789 which London magistrate stressed the need for a 'centralized' law enforcement agency?






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






13. What are the branches of federal law enforcement?






14. How is a jury panel selected?






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






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






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






18. What does an aggravating factor make the report?






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






20. What is another term for informal probation?






21. What concept attempts to alter future behaviors through threats of punishment and consequences?






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






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






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






25. What is the most important C or level of the criminal justice system?






26. What amendment discusses protection from self incrimination?






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






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






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

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






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






32. Where does a felony case begin?






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






34. What Latin term allowed the Magna Carta to be enhanced and reinforced and means to adhere to what has come before?






35. What English king was responsible for generating the concept of the Magna Carta?






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






37. What was the name of the group of people who went to Philadelphia in 1774 in order to discuss their unhappiness with Britain and its taxes?






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






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






40. What hearing comes after a misdemeanor arraignment?






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






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






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






44. What is discovery?






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






46. What are the two ancient codes that contributed to our current legal system?






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






48. What is the legal term for fundamental fairness?






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






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