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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
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1. What percent of the time are deals makes and cases do not go to trial?






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






3. What does an aggravating factor make the report?






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






5. What is another term for informal probation?






6. What do bills of attainer relate to?






7. What are the three Terms of Imprisonment?






8. Generally speaking - what type of attorney is a prosecuting attorney?






9. For a felony matter to leave a Trial Court of Limited Jurisdiction - what special hearing must it go to?






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






11. What amendment discusses protection from unreasonable searches?






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

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13. How is a jury panel selected?






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






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






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






17. What is the name for a juvenile complaint?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. What was the original staffing of the U.S. Supreme Court?






29. What is ultimate goal at all early hearings?






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






31. Law enforcement has been traditionally very resistant to what?






32. What does a preliminary hearing determine?






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






41. Where does a misdemeanors case begin?






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






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






44. The Texas Rangers are the oldest law enforcement agency in this country at what level?






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






46. What criminal statistical agency or method was created in 1987 as a supplement to UCRS?






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






48. Local law enforcement generally display shields on their badges. What do county law enforcement badges appear as?






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






50. What was the name of the group of people who went to Philadelphia in 1774 in order to discuss their unhappiness with Britain and its taxes?