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DSST Criminal Justice

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. State legislature can establish almost any sentence as a punishment for a crime






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






3. 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






4. Decides guilt or innocence






5. A pre-sentence report is a legal term referring to the investigation into the history of person convicted of a crime before sentencing. Probation officer makes it.






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






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






8. Any circumstances accompanying the commission of a crime that may justify a lighter sentence.






9. A court that hears a case the first time it is tried in court. A trial court is a court of original jurisdiction.






10. A model of criminal punishment that encourages the rehabilitiation through the use of general and relatively unspecific sentences






11. Procedural safeguards are necessary in revocation hearing involving parolees






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






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






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






15. 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.






16. Physical material or traces of physical activity






17. Fee based on state rate






18. 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






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






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






21. 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






22. The lawyer representing the defendant






23. Circumstances - facts - or situations that result in a harsher sentence






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






25. 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 -






26. 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.






27. Signifies the belief that the potential jurors are not representative of the community






28. Not qualified - convicted felon - under indictment - can't read or write - bias - served ongrand jury - insane - etc. May arise during voir dire exmination






29. 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






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






31. Charges - Rights - Attorney - Plea Bail/No Bail






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






33. 2003 - illegal to execute mentally retarded






34. Prohibits peremptory challenges based on gender






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






36. Nominated by the President






37. Group of jurors who were selected to tell if there's enough evidence or not






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






39. John Augustus






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






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






42. 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






43. Prohibits peremptory challenges based on race






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






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






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






47. 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






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






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






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