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DSST Criminal Justice

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Evidence that if believed proves a fact- eyewitnesses - videtapes - ec.






2. Geographic area of the court






3. A goal of criminal sentencing that attempts to make the victim whole again. a court requirement that an accused or convicted offender pay money or provide services to the victim of the cimre or provie services to the community






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






5. Held that juveniles accused of crimes in a delinquency proceeding must be afforded many of the same due process rights as adults - such as the right to timely notification of the cahrges - the right to confront witnesses - the right against self-incr






6. Process of negotiating an agreement w/ defendant - protectors - and the court






7. Grand Jury






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






9. Pretrial proceedings at which the prosecutor must prove that a crime was committed and establish the probable guilt of the defendant.






10. Probation is a sentencing usually given instead of jail but not always - parole is a conditional release from prison






11. A sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury






12. 2005 - illegal to execute minors






13. Plea bargaining is an essential component of the new admistration of justice and must be highly encouraged






14. Circumstances relating to the commission of a crime that make it more grave than average instance of that crime






15. 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.






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






17. A government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state






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






19. Physical material or traces of physical activity






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






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






22. 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






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






24. Opening statements --> Prosecution always starts- statement --> Defense statement --> Prosecutors evidence (burden of proof lies on prosecution) --> defense evidence --> rebuttal (prosecution)






25. A written statement of the essential facts making up the offense charged






26. A formal charge or accusation of a serious crime






27. Prohibits peremptory challenges based on gender






28. Things that add on to sentencing






29. 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






30. Mitigating - Lessens criminal responsibility and lightens sentence. Aggravating - factors that makes harsher sentence






31. 2003 - illegal to execute mentally retarded






32. A legal term for judges delaying of the sentence after they have been found guilty - in order to allow the defendant to perform a period of probation






33. Criminals recieve lighter/easier punishments- nota true sentence- endangers the correct legal outcome. It's coercion- bluffing- violation of human rights- prosecutors bluff and defendants plead to things they didn't do out of fear






34. 2008 - court held that the death penalty is not appropriate for a crime that does not include the taking of a life






35. Review court






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






37. Retain 1st amendment rights that are not inconsistent with his status as a prisoner- have rights - much the same as people who are not incarcerated. Conditional rather than absolute rights. The balancing test.






38. 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






39. Pretrial phase of a law suit where each party can obtain any evidence from the opposing side

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40. It is the receiving point for CA department of corrections






41. Inmates have to be given a reasonable opportunity to pursue their religious faiths - also visits can be banned is such visits constitute threats to society






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






43. Least used






44. 1963 - extended the right to appointed counsel for indigents in all felony cases






45. John Augustus






46. Jury trial in civil cases






47. Probation






48. 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.






49. Requires interpretation of a judge or jury to reach conclusion based on what evidence indicates






50. 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