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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
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1. What is meant by inferior courts?






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






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






4. What crimes is the death penalty used for?






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






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






7. Where are the vast majority of cases heard?






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






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






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






11. State Troopers are what level of law enforcement?






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






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

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






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






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






17. Stare Decisis has evolved into what concept?






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






19. What amendment discusses the right to a speedy trial?






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. What are the three Terms of Imprisonment?






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






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






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






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






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






32. What concepts attempts to protect society by isolating others?






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






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






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






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






37. What are state Courts of Appeals also called?






38. What does a preliminary hearing determine?






39. The Federal Court system was authorized through what?






40. What is the name for a felony complaint?






41. In 1829 which English government employee pushed a new law which followed the ideas of Patrick Colquhoun?






42. How many states use the death penalty?






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






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






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






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

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47. What is ultimate goal at all early hearings?






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






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






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