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Criminal Justice 101

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






2. What crimes is the death penalty used for?






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


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






5. What are the branches of federal law enforcement?






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






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






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






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






10. What concept attempts to alter future behaviors through threats of punishment and consequences?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. What amendment discusses protection from self incrimination?






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






21. What has disappeared among law enforcement agencies is this country?






22. What amendment discusses cruel and unusual punishment?






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






24. What does a mitigating factor make the report?






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






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






27. What does the U.S. Federal District Court possess regarding cases heard?






28. What are the three Terms of Imprisonment?






29. Who was the Supreme Court's third chief justice - credited with making the court more proactive - effective - and powerful?






30. Our criminal justice system tries to maintain a balance between which two conflicting models/ideologies?






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






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






33. Where does a misdemeanors case begin?






34. What does an aggravating factor make the report?






35. What does the Court of Appeals not possess?






36. What are the two parts of the Constitution called?






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






38. What law further defined the role and make up of the U.S. Supreme court?






39. What major 1803 U.S. Supreme Court case established that the court would begin to interpret what the constitution was all about?






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






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






42. What are the two general characteristics evident among most law enforcement agencies?






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






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






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






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






47. What is ultimate goal at all early hearings?






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






49. What is the Latin term that means an act being wrong because of customs - morals - practices - regulation - or law?






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