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Criminal Justice 101

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






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






3. What does a judge order the probation department to write in order to find more about an individual before sentencing?






4. What concept deals with corrections or judicial personal determining how much incarceration a person will serve?






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






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






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






8. What does O.R. mean?






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






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






11. Why does someone plea nolo contendre?






12. What is an offense that consists of illegal conduct but no jail time?






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






14. What are the three Terms of Imprisonment?






15. What does the U.S. Federal District Court possess regarding cases heard?






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






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






18. What amendment discusses protection from self incrimination?






19. What are the three duties of Deputy Probation officers in the court room?






20. Where does a felony case begin?






21. What is ultimate goal at all early hearings?






22. The Texas Rangers are the oldest law enforcement agency in this country at what level?






23. State Troopers are what level of law enforcement?






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






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






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






27. The average local law enforcement agency will often employ how many officers and serve what size population?






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






29. Is the Federal or State court system older?






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






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






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






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

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






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






36. What do bills of attainer relate to?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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46. The second federal inferior court of authority is known as what?






47. What does a preliminary hearing determine?






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






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






50. What is a crime punishable by jail - fines or prison?