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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
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1. What are the four main players in the criminal justice system?






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






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






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






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






6. What hearing comes after a misdemeanor arraignment?






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






8. What federal law enforcement agency delegated peace officer powers to citizens during the era of the wild west?

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






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






11. Both Trial Courts fall under what 'umbrella' Court System?






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






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






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






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

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16. Where does a felony case begin?






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






18. If you plea guilty at a misdemeanor arraignment - when can a judge sentence you?






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






20. The term original jurisdiction alludes to what?






21. What is the system that puts two conflicting parties against each other with a third neutral part overseeing the process?






22. What is the legal term for fundamental fairness?






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






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






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






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






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






28. What is another term for informal probation?






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






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






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






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






33. What is the name of our criminal justice system that is made up of both federal and state levels?






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






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






36. What are state Courts of Appeals also called?






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






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






39. What federal law enforcement agency was created in 1973 and currently has over 5 -000 agents spread around the world?






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






41. What is the best system to compile crime statistics and can stand completely on its own?






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






43. The three federal courts are known as what?






44. What does O.R. mean?






45. Who are the three main players in the Criminal Justice system?






46. How many states have State Courts of Appeals?






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






48. Besides the U.S. Marshall Service - what is the other oldest federal law enforcement agency?






49. Where are the vast majority of cases heard?






50. Why does someone plea nolo contendre?