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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
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1. Is the Federal or State court system older?






2. What does O.R. mean?






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






4. How many states use the death penalty?






5. What are state Courts of Appeals also called?






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






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






8. What is the name for a felony complaint?






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






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






11. What important corrections position was mandated in Massachusetts in 1878?






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






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






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






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






16. What are the two conflicting philosophies which talk of a desire for individual freedom and a crime free society?






17. What kind of system is our criminal justice system based upon?






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






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






20. What is the most important thing that a probation officer does in the presentence court report?






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






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






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






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






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






26. What major 1803 U.S. Supreme Court case established that the court would begin to interpret what the constitution was all about?






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






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






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






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






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






32. What are the two types of defense attorneys?






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






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






35. Local California courts which handle misdemeanors - minor civil matters - and traffic violations are called what?






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

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






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






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






40. Where does a misdemeanors case begin?






41. What is another term for informal probation?






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






43. What are the branches of federal law enforcement?






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






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






46. What west coast supreme court case in 1876 further established the philosophy of Parens Patriae and no due process for juveniles?






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






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






49. The Federal Court system was created through what?






50. What two things do military police entities possess?