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Criminal Justice 101

Subject : law
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1. How many cases go to the local court level each year?






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






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






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






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






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






7. From 1789 to 1799 how was the U.S. Supreme Court?






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






9. The California state highway patrol is an example of what type of law enforcement agency?






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






11. What does an aggravating factor make the report?






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






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






14. What are the two types of defense attorneys?






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






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






17. What Latin term means 'you have the body'?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. Other then UCRS and NIBRS - what entities compile information about crime in the country?






27. What constitutes the major difference between a crime and illegal behavior?






28. What amendment discusses protection from self incrimination?






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






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






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






32. What are the four Cs of the criminal justice system?






33. How many states use the death penalty?






34. The Federal Court system was created through what?






35. What are the three Terms of Imprisonment?






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






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






38. In the wild west what were the people called who banded together to protect each other?






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






40. What is the legal term for fundamental fairness?






41. What do bills of attainer relate to?






42. What two things do military police entities possess?






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






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

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

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46. 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?






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






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






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






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