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DSST Criminal Justice

Subjects : dsst, law
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Full time- salaried






2. Geographic area of the court






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






4. Amnesty - Bail - good behavior






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






7. 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






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






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






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






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






12. An officer of the court who is employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests etc.






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






14. Fee based on state rate






15. Prohibits peremptory challenges based on gender






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






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






18. Things that add on to sentencing






19. 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 -






20. 1963 - extended the right to appointed counsel for indigents in all felony cases






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






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






23. Procedural safeguards are necessary in revocation hearing involving parolees






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






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






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






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






28. 2003 - illegal to execute mentally retarded






29. 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






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






31. 1974 - sanctions cannot be levied against inmates without appropriate due process






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






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






34. 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.






35. 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






36. Level 1 - 2 - and 3






37. Evidence that if believed proves a fact- eyewitnesses - videtapes - ec.






38. 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.






39. Retribution - Restoration - deterrence - incapacitation - Rehabilitation






40. Nominated by the President






41. 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






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






43. (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






44. 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.






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






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






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






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






49. 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.






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