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Criminal Justice 101

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






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






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






4. What are the two types of defense attorneys?






5. According to Hammurabi - what age was considered as the cut off between juveniles and adults?






6. Who is referred to as the father of probation?






7. This country's criminal justice system is based on the desire for what kind of system?






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






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






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






11. Local law enforcement generally display shields on their badges. What do county law enforcement badges appear as?






12. What are the branches of federal law enforcement?






13. What are the three main players in the Criminal Justice system known as?






14. What two additional branches of government did the Constitution add to government?






15. State Troopers are what level of law enforcement?






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






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






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






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






20. What type of hearing does a felony case go to after arrangement?






21. UCRS and NIBRS recieve information from how many agencies?






22. What is a trial where there is no jury and the verdict is given by the judge?






23. What two things do military police entities possess?






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






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






26. What crimes is the death penalty used for?






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






28. What constitutional amendments were alluded to in Miranda versus Arizona?






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






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






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






32. What does a mitigating factor make the report?






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






34. Both felonies are misdemeanors are first filed as what?






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






36. What hearing determines in an individual receives the death penalty?






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






38. What concept discusses 'an eye for an eye'?






39. What was the name of the article which encouraged law enforcement not just to focus on crime - but the social factors of crime?






40. What is the name for a juvenile complaint?






41. What does O.R. mean?






42. What do bills of attainer relate to?






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






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






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






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






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






48. What federal law enforcement agency had its origins in 1908?






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






50. Where does a felony case begin?