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Criminal Justice 101

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. What does an aggravating factor make the report?






9. What are small law enforcement agencies often made up of?






10. Where are the vast majority of cases heard?






11. What was the name of the article which encouraged law enforcement not just to focus on crime - but the social factors of crime?






12. What is another term for informal probation?






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






14. What types of law enforcement agency is influenced by federal and territorial sovereignty?






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






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






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






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






19. What hearing determines in an individual receives the death penalty?






20. How many states have State Courts of Appeals?






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






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






23. What is ultimate goal at all early hearings?






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






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






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






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






28. What amendment discusses protection from unreasonable searches?






29. What concept deals with corrections or judicial personal determining how much incarceration a person will serve?






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






31. What is a county law enforcement agency's head administrator?






32. Where does a misdemeanors case begin?






33. What kind of system is our criminal justice system based upon?






34. What is the highest attorney at the federal level?






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






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






37. How is a jury panel selected?






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






39. Negative political influence and corruption impacting 19th century U.S. police agencies was called what?






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






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






42. What is the name for a felony complaint?






43. What are state Courts of Appeals also called?






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






45. What Latin term means great paper?






46. What were minors who disobeyed orders of the Kings Chancery Court system called?






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






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






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






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