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Criminal Justice 101

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






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






3. What is a legal system that pits two opposing parties against one another with a third neutral party applying the rules?






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






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






6. Railroad Police - Port/Harbor Police - Campus Police - and Mass Transit Police are examples of what?






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






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






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






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






11. How many states have State Courts of Appeals?






12. What were minors who disobeyed orders of the Kings Chancery Court system called?






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






14. What Latin term means great paper?






15. What amendment discusses protection from unreasonable searches?






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






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






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






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






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






21. What amendment discuses issues if incorporation - citizenship - and due process?






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






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






24. What two additional sentences can come from a Formal Felony Sentencing Hearing different from a misdemeanor?






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






26. What is the first hearing or court appearance for all cases?






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






28. Where are the vast majority of cases heard?






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






30. The Federal Court system was created through what?






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






32. During the Revolutionary War what major document helped to guide the colonies in fighting their war against Britain?






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


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






35. What concepts attempts to protect society by isolating others?






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






37. What 1838 Ohio State Supreme Court Case established the concept of Parens Patriae and no need for due process in juvenile matters?






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






39. What is another term for informal probation?






40. From 1789 to 1799 how was the U.S. Supreme Court?






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






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






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






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






45. Where does a felony case begin?






46. What are the branches of federal law enforcement?






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






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






49. What two things do military police entities possess?






50. What is the point of a second preliminary hearing?