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Criminal Justice 101

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






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






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






4. The Federal Court system was created through what?






5. What is the legal term for fundamental fairness?






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






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






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






9. What two types of employees do law enforcement agencies employ?






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






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






12. What hearing comes after a misdemeanor arraignment?






13. After the Bill of Rights was ratified - how many more times was the U.S. Constitution amended?






14. What is the highest attorney at the federal level?






15. What are the four Cs of the criminal justice system?






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






17. After the U.S. Constitution was ratified - what type of court system did the U.S. realize it needed to have?






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






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






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






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






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






24. When there is a supposed legal error or discrepancy with a case - what type of hearing does it go to?






25. What are the two types of defense attorneys?






26. What is the Latin term that describes a federal peace officer's ability to deputize citizens and give them temporary power?






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






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






29. What does O.R. mean?






30. What does an aggravating factor make the report?






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






32. In Orange County - what is the misdemeanor Pretrial Hearing called?






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






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






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






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






37. The power of the U.S. Supreme Court to interpret what the constitution says and means - via case law - is known as what?






38. 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?






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






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






41. What are the three Terms of Imprisonment?






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






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






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






45. What are the five levels of force among agencies?






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






47. What does a mitigating factor make the report?






48. Other then UCRS and NIBRS - what entities compile information about crime in the country?






49. What current California legal code did the Law of Hammurabi and the Law of Moses contribute to?






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







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