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DSST Criminal Justice

Subjects : dsst, law
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1. A written statement of the essential facts making up the offense charged






2. 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






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






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






5. Jury selection process of questioning prospective jurors - to ascertain their qualifications and determine any basis for challenge.






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






7. 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.






8. Geographic area of the court






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






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






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






12. Retribution - Restoration - deterrence - incapacitation - Rehabilitation






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

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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. 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






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






17. 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






18. Procedural safeguards are necessary in revocation hearing involving parolees






19. 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.






20. Underlying conditions--> international encironment --> state--> organizations --> leadership






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






22. Decides guilt or innocence






23. 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.






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






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






26. 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.






27. Nominated by the President






28. A formal charge or accusation of a serious crime






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






30. 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






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






32. I do not wish to contend- has the same effect as a guilty plea-becomes a plea bargain






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






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






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






36. Amnesty - Bail - good behavior






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






38. (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






39. The lawyer representing the defendant






40. 2003 - illegal to execute mentally retarded






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






42. Level 1 - 2 - and 3






43. 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






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






45. Held that when a juvenile is charged with an act taht would be a crime if committed by an adult - every element of the offense must be proved beyond reasonable doubt






46. A period of incarceration that is fixed by a sentencing authority and cannot be reduced by judges or other corrections officials.






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






48. 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.






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






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