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Criminal Justice 101

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






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






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






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






5. What Latin term means 'you have the body'?






6. Does a county law enforcement agency head administrator generally require law enforcement experience?






7. What does the U.S. Court of Appeals not have regarding what cases to hear?






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

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9. What law enforcement agency maintains the largest training academy in the U.S.?






10. Where does a felony case begin?






11. What is the average budget of a local law enforcement agency?






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






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






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






15. What is the legal term for fundamental fairness?






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






17. What 1883 federal law stressed the need for a civil service system based upon merit?






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






19. The Federal Court system was authorized through what?






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






21. What current U.S. law enforcement position/title had its origins with the English legal system circa 1000 A.D.?






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






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






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






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






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






27. What is a crime publishable by six months to one yer in jail - fines - or probation?






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






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






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






31. What is a crime punishable by jail - fines or prison?






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






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






34. How many states have State Courts of Appeals?






35. What is the Latin term for the plea of the no contest?






36. What is meant by inferior courts?






37. What two things do military police entities possess?






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






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

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40. What is the Latin term that means evil or bad in itself?






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






42. What does ex-post facto law relate to?






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






44. What does a judge order the probation department to write in order to find more about an individual before sentencing?






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






46. What are the five levels of law enforcement in this country?






47. What criminal statistical agency or method was created in 1930?






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






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






50. What Latin term means - 'father or parent of the country?'