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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
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1. Local California courts which handle misdemeanors - minor civil matters - and traffic violations are called what?






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






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






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






5. What does O.R. mean?






6. What percent of the time will a judge go with what a presentence court report says?






7. What legal model first attempted the concept of rehabilitation and resocialization?






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






9. What are the three branches of government enchanced or created by the U.S. Constitution?






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






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






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






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






14. Under English Common Law what was the general cut off age in distinguishing between those who could charged with felonies?






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






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






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






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






19. Where does a misdemeanors case begin?






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

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






22. What is a crime publishable by six months to one yer in jail - fines - or probation?






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. What is the name for a felony complaint?






30. What is the name of the New York police officer - circa 1970s - who had to deal with corruption and patronage in the NYPD?






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






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






33. What amendment discusses cruel and unusual punishment?






34. Stare Decisis has evolved into what concept?






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






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






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






38. What is another term for informal probation?






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






40. What type of 'law' evolved and became a predictable and anticipated set of laws to the English people circa 1000 A.D.?






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






42. Who was the Supreme Court's third chief justice - credited with making the court more proactive - effective - and powerful?






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






44. What does the Court of Appeals not possess?






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






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






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






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






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






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