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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
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1. What level of law enforcement generally runs local detention facilities for adults?






2. What type of 'law' evolved and became a predictable and anticipated set of laws to the English people circa 1000 A.D.?






3. How is a jury panel selected?






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






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






6. What are the branches of federal law enforcement?






7. What 1770 shooting incident heightened tensions between Boston colonists and newly arrived British soldiers?






8. What hearing has evidence presented and witnesses testify?






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






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






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

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12. What 1285 A.D. English law removed the emphasis on law enforcement away from the military and back onto the citizens?






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






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






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






16. What are the two main functions of criminal courts?

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17. What does a mitigating factor make the report?






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






19. What is the legal term for fundamental fairness?






20. What document was eventually created in order to replace the Articles of Confederation?






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






22. What are the three Terms of Imprisonment?






23. In 1789 which London magistrate stressed the need for a 'centralized' law enforcement agency?






24. What Latin term means great paper?






25. The term original jurisdiction alludes to what?






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






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






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






29. In the wild west what were the people called who banded together to protect each other?






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






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






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






33. What level of law enforcement generally provides services to the local court system?






34. What are state Courts of Appeals also called?






35. What does the U.S. Supreme Court have regarding what cases to hear?






36. Who were the country's first president and vice president?






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






38. Is the Federal or State court system older?






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






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






41. What does a preliminary hearing determine?






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






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






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






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






46. Stare Decisis has evolved into what concept?






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






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






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






50. What does O.R. mean?