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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
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1. What are the three duties of Deputy Probation officers in the court room?






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






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






4. How many chief justice and associate justices currently make up the U.S. Supreme Court?






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

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






7. What are the five levels of law enforcement in this country?






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






9. What was created in order to convince several of the new states to agree to the Constitution?






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






11. What level of law enforcement generally runs local detention facilities for adults?






12. What is the Latin term that describes a federal peace officer's ability to deputize citizens and give them temporary power?






13. What does the U.S. Court of Appeals not have regarding what cases to hear?






14. The Federal Court system was created through what?






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






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






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






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






19. Both Trial Courts fall under what 'umbrella' Court System?






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






21. What does a preliminary hearing determine?






22. What legal model first attempted the concept of rehabilitation and resocialization?






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






24. What major 1829 English law created a centralized urban police force in London?






25. The B.I.A. and the F.B.I. often provide support and assistance to what level of law enforcement agencies?






26. According to Hammurabi - what age was considered as the cut off between juveniles and adults?






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






28. Why does someone plea nolo contendre?






29. Is the Federal or State court system older?






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






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






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






33. In which two locations did the actual shooting war begin between British soldiers and Colonial militia men?






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






35. Who said - 'The police are the public and the public are the police'?






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






37. What are the two ancient codes that contributed to our current legal system?






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






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

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40. What does an aggravating factor make the report?






41. Who are the three main players in the Criminal Justice system?






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






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






44. What is a local law enforcement agency's head administrator?






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






46. What Latin term means great paper?






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






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






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






50. What is the main criteria which determines whether a mater goes to a federal or state court?