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Criminal Justice 101

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






2. What major 1966 U.S. Supreme Court case provided new guidelines in how police arrested and interrogated adult defendants?






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






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






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






6. When pleading guilty at a felony arrangement - what does the judge generally do for sentencing?






7. The power of the U.S. Supreme Court to interpret what the constitution says and means - via case law - is known as what?






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






9. The Federal Court system was authorized through what?






10. State Troopers are what level of law enforcement?






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






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






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






14. What is the first hearing or court appearance for all cases?






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. What Latin term means great paper?






22. Where does a misdemeanors case begin?






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






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






25. In Orange County - what type of prosecuting attorneys handle the day to day issues in the court room?






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






27. What is the name for a juvenile complaint?






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






29. What is another term for informal probation?






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






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






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






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






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






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

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36. What amendment discusses protection from unreasonable searches?






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






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






39. What does a mitigating factor make the report?






40. The Kansas City Patrol Experiment and Flint - Michigan Patrol Program motivated police to try what new procedures?






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






42. What two types of employees do law enforcement agencies employ?






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






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






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






46. What are the three Terms of Imprisonment?






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






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






49. Who runs the N.C.I.C.?






50. Both felonies are misdemeanors are first filed as what?







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