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Criminal Justice 101

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Stare Decisis has evolved into what concept?






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






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






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






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






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






17. What is a crime publishable by six months to one yer in jail - fines - or probation?






18. What does N.C.I.C. stand for?






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






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






21. What are the two types of defense attorneys?






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






23. What does a judge order the probation department to write in order to find more about an individual before sentencing?






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






25. What does the U.S. Supreme Court have regarding what cases to hear?






26. If you plea guilty at a misdemeanor arraignment - when can a judge sentence you?






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






28. What penal code section is used to waive time lines during a trial?






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






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






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






32. Local California courts which handle felonies and major civil matters are called what?






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






34. What are the five levels of force among agencies?






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. What federal law enforcement agency had its origins in 1908?






42. What was the name of the group of people who went to Philadelphia in 1774 in order to discuss their unhappiness with Britain and its taxes?






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






44. What is the best system to compile crime statistics and can stand completely on its own?






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






46. Who is referred to as the father of probation?






47. What are the four main players in the criminal justice system?






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






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






50. What amendment discuses issues if incorporation - citizenship - and due process?







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