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DSST Criminal Justice

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state






2. Evidence that consists of physical material or traces of physical activity






3. Parole is earned - probation is part of a sentence






4. A writ whcih requires a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court. This ensure that a prisoner can be released form unlawful detention.






5. Excusing a juror from a trial for a stated - specific reason - such as the juror knows the parties or witnesses in a case. Each side has an unlimited number of challenges for cause.






6. 2005 - illegal to execute minors






7. Probation






8. A public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice






9. (law) a way of dealing with offenders without imprisoning them






10. The unlawful use of force or violence by an individual or a group that is based and operatues entirely within the U.S. and its territories - acts without foreign direction and directs its activites agaits elements of the us government or population






11. Physical material or traces of physical activity






12. A principle developed by the courts and applied to the corrections arena by pell v. procunier that attempts to weigh the rights of an individual as guaranteed by the Constituion - against the authority of states of make laws or to otherwise restrict






13. Prohibits peremptory challenges based on gender






14. A common law principle that allows the state to assume a parental role and to take custody of a child when he or she becomes delinquent - is abandoned or is need of care taht the natural parents are unable or unwilling to provide






15. Prohibits peremptory challenges based on race






16. Run by the Federal government. Charged with protecting the nation's critical infrastructure against terrorist attack.






17. Prisoners challenged the constitutionality of state regulations covering censorship of prisoner mail on the grounds that they violated the prisoners free-speech rights. REstrictions on speech must be justified as the necessity for security and the ru






18. Investigation into the history of the person convicted of a crime to see if tehere are an extenuating circumstances which would ameliorate or increase sentence






19. Circumstances relating to the commission of a crime that may be considered to reduce the blameworthiness of the defendant






20. Nominated by the President






21. In pre-trial in which each party can obtain evidence from opposing party






22. A fedral law enacted in response to terrorist attacks on the WTC and the Pentagon on September 11 -2001. The law officially titled the Uniting and Strengthening America by providing Appropriate Tools Required to intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act -






23. A legal document calling someone to court to answer an indictment






24. Crime - Investigation - arrest - file criminal complaint - first arraignment - preliminary hearing - second arraignment - trial - sentencing - appeal






25. Amnesty - Bail - good behavior






26. The act of a person repeating of an undesirable behavior after thay have either experienced negative consequences of that behavior or have been treated or trained to extinguish that behavior.






27. Procedural safeguards are necessary in revocation hearing involving parolees






28. A prisoner has no reasoable expectations of privacy in his prison cell and no protections against what would otherwise be unreasonable searches 4th amendment






29. U.S Districts Courts - U.S. Court of Appeal - U.S. Supreme Court






30. Geographic area of the court






31. Trial Court - superior court - pellet superior court - supreme court






32. Most widely used goal is to individualize punishment - inmates eligible for parole after serving minimum






33. Consecutive - one after the other and Concurrent is at same time






34. Presumption of innocence- cannot be convicted unless the evidence is proved without a reasonable doubt






35. The in court use of victim or survivor supplied information supplied by sentencing authorities seeking to make an informed sentencing decision.






36. Full time- salaried






37. Right to a speedy trial with unbiased jury - right to counsel






38. A model of criminal punishment in which an offender is given a fixed term of imprisonment that they may be reduced by good time or gain taim. all offendors convicted of the same crime will reciee the same punishment






39. Jury trial in civil cases






40. The right to challenge a potential juror without discling the reason for the challenge. Used to eliminate juries individuals who although they express no bias are thought to be capable of swaying the jury in an undesirable way






41. Green- low Blue-guarded yellow-elevated orange- high red- severe






42. The lawyer representing the defendant






43. The authorized seizure of money - negotiable instruments - securities - or other things of value. Under federal antidrug laws - judicial representatives are authorized to seize all cash and goods.






44. Less courts - less judges - prompt and final disposition of most cases - reduces time/cost in jail - reduces time spent free on bail- dangerous - serious offenders move more quickly into rehab - counseling - etc. - assures that the guilty will not be






45. Fee based on state rate






46. John Augustus






47. Court holds that bail must be reasonable but set at level to insure defendant's appearance at trial






48. Things that add on to sentencing






49. 2008 - court held that the death penalty is not appropriate for a crime that does not include the taking of a life






50. Grand Jury