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DSST Criminal Justice
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. I do not wish to contend- has the same effect as a guilty plea-becomes a plea bargain
Payne V. Tennessee
J.E.B. vs. Alabama
restitution
No lo contendre
2. A government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state
List three ways a person can be released from jail
Prosecutor
Wolff v. McDaniel
Grand Jury
3. Group of jurors who were selected to tell if there's enough evidence or not
baston v. kentucky
Grand Jury
Explain the difference between probation and parole
Voir Dire
4. 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.
In Re Gault
Different type of detention facilities and their function and who operates them
Forfeiture laws
Determinate sentencing
5. 1974 - sanctions cannot be levied against inmates without appropriate due process
Challenge for Cause
Probation officer
Wolff v. McDaniel
Prosecutor
6. Probation is a sentencing usually given instead of jail but not always - parole is a conditional release from prison
Goals of punishment
Explain the difference between probation and parole
Probation officer
Parolve v. probation
7. Holding Cells-Convenience-Many law enforcement agencies - County Jail-Holds all level of offenders-sheriffs department Juvenile Hall-criminals under 18-probation department
Different type of detention facilities and their function and who operates them
Cruz v. beto
The difference between consecutive and concurrent sentencing?
Cause challenges:
8. Fee based on state rate
contract attorneys
Court apointed council
Names of the federal courts that make up the three tiers of the federal court system
Voir Dire
9. An officer appointed by the judges of the court to assist in managing the flow of cases through the court - maintain court records - handle financial matters - and provide other administrative support to the court.
Plea Bargain
Court Clerk
The man known as the first probation officer?
aggravating circumstances
10. Most widely used goal is to individualize punishment - inmates eligible for parole after serving minimum
7th Amendment
Intermediate sentencing
The difference between consecutive and concurrent sentencing?
Payne V. Tennessee
11. Procedural safeguards are necessary in revocation hearing involving parolees
Aggravated Circumstances
Morissey v. Brewer
Real evidence
J.E.B. vs. Alabama
12. A period of incarceration that is fixed by a sentencing authority and cannot be reduced by judges or other corrections officials.
In Re Winship
No lo contendre
Determinate sentencing
Morissey v. Brewer
13. 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
Against Plea bargaining:
'Discover'
Plea Bargain
How does an individual become a federal judge
14. (law) a conditional release from imprisonment that entitiles the person to serve the remainder of the sentence outside the prison as long as the terms of release are complied with
Parole
Domestic terrorism
restitution
USA Patriot Act
15. 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.
Determinate sentencing
Real evidence
Challenges to the array
Pre-sentence report
16. The in court use of victim or survivor supplied information supplied by sentencing authorities seeking to make an informed sentencing decision.
Pre-sentence report
victim impact statements
Challenge for Cause
Function of the Reception Centers within the CA department of Corrections?
17. State legislature can establish almost any sentence as a punishment for a crime
Lockyer v. Andrade:
What is another term used to identify supreme courts
Arraignment
victim impact statements
18. 1 - Costs tax players less - 2 - Restitution can be made - 3 - Community work
Ddvantages of probation and parole?
Grand Jury
Parolve v. probation
Function of the Reception Centers within the CA department of Corrections?
19. Probation
Stack Vs. Boyle
Runs juvenile hall
Function of the Reception Centers within the CA department of Corrections?
Presentence investigation
20. Review court
Parolve v. probation
What is another term used to identify supreme courts
Voir Dire
Aggravated Circumstances
21. The lawyer representing the defendant
Trial Proceedures
Defense Attorney
4 types of courts found in the CA court system
Balancing test
22. An officer of the court who is employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests etc.
Terrorism- Causes:
Determinate sentencing
Bailiff
Pre-sentence report
23. Not qualified - convicted felon - under indictment - can't read or write - bias - served ongrand jury - insane - etc. May arise during voir dire exmination
In Re Gault
Determinate sentencing
Cause challenges:
Names of the federal courts that make up the three tiers of the federal court system
24. 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
Procunier vs. Martinez
List three ways a person can be released from jail
In Re Gault
4 types of courts found in the CA court system
25. 2003 - illegal to execute mentally retarded
Atkins v. Virginia
No lo contendre
Domestic terrorism
Prisoner rights:
26. Officers of the probation office of a court. Probation officer duties include conducting presentence investigations - preparing presentence reports on convicted defendants - and supervising released defendants.
Lockyer v. Andrade:
6th Amendment
Venue
Probation officer
27. U.S Districts Courts - U.S. Court of Appeal - U.S. Supreme Court
Names of the federal courts that make up the three tiers of the federal court system
3 level of security associated with prisons
Plea Bargain
Prisoner rights:
28. (law) a way of dealing with offenders without imprisoning them
Defense Attorney
Function of the Reception Centers within the CA department of Corrections?
Trial Jury
Probation
29. Prohibits peremptory challenges based on gender
J.E.B. vs. Alabama
Names of the federal courts that make up the three tiers of the federal court system
Stack Vs. Boyle
Parolve v. probation
30. Parole is earned - probation is part of a sentence
Bailiff
Parolve v. probation
victim impact statements
6th Amendment
31. 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
Presentence investigation
support for plea bargaining:
Trial Jury
7th Amendment
32. 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
Defense Attorney
Peremptory Challenges:
Grand Jury
In Re Gault
33. Signifies the belief that the potential jurors are not representative of the community
Kentucky vs. Louisiana
Challenges to the array
Rules of evidence
Suspended sentence
34. 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.
circunstancial evidence
Habeus corpus
contract attorneys
No lo contendre
35. In pre-trial in which each party can obtain evidence from opposing party
Discovery:
Aggravated Circumstances
Gideon Vs. Wainwright:
Restitution
36. Rules: no attorneys - maximum loss money 7 -500
Habeus corpus
Small Courts Claim
5th Amendment
victim impact statements
37. 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
Challenge for Cause
How does an individual become a federal judge
Explain the difference between probation and parole
restitution
38. A public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice
Place in correct order: Trial - Investigation - Crime - File criminal complaint - appeal - first arraignment - preliminary hearing - second arraignment - sentencing - arrest
5 functions which take place at an arraignment
Judge
Restitution
39. Grand Jury
Probation
Goals of punishment
5th Amendment
victim impact statements
40. Mitigating - Lessens criminal responsibility and lightens sentence. Aggravating - factors that makes harsher sentence
The difference between mitigating and aggravating circumstances as it pertains to sentencing
victim impact statements
Terroism threat levels
Atkins v. Virginia
41. Process of negotiating an agreement w/ defendant - protectors - and the court
Challenge for Cause
baston v. kentucky
Arraignment
Plea Bargain
42. Right to a speedy trial with unbiased jury - right to counsel
Grand Jury
Small Courts Claim
6th Amendment
Restitution
43. It is the receiving point for CA department of corrections
Intermediate sentencing
Restitution
Payne V. Tennessee
Function of the Reception Centers within the CA department of Corrections?
44. Level 1 - 2 - and 3
Homeland security
6th Amendment
Defense Attorney
3 level of security associated with prisons
45. Pretrial phase of a law suit where each party can obtain any evidence from the opposing side
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46. 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
Ddvantages of probation and parole?
Judge
Real evidence
support for plea bargaining:
47. Made victim impact statements legal
Probation
Payne V. Tennessee
Runs juvenile hall
Morissey v. Brewer
48. Consecutive - one after the other and Concurrent is at same time
Probation officer
Terrorism- Causes:
Habeus corpus
The difference between consecutive and concurrent sentencing?
49. Circumstances relating to the commission of a crime that make it more grave than average instance of that crime
List three ways a person can be released from jail
aggravating circumstances
Discovery:
Defense Attorney
50. Evidence that consists of physical material or traces of physical activity
Indictment
Different type of detention facilities and their function and who operates them
Hudson v. Palmer
Real evidence