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DSST Criminal Justice
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.
Recidivism:
Procunier vs. Martinez
Court Jurisdiction
Small Courts Claim
2. 1976 - Bifurcated trials - the guilt and innocent phase is separate from the punishment
Gregg V. Georgia
Parolve v. probation
Prisoner rights:
Probation officer
3. Plea bargaining is an essential component of the new admistration of justice and must be highly encouraged
Defense Attorney
Atkins v. Virginia
Santobello Vs. New York
Prisoner rights:
4. Process of negotiating an agreement w/ defendant - protectors - and the court
Plea Bargain
Homeland security
determinate sentencing
Mitigating Circumstances
5. The lawyer representing the defendant
contract attorneys
Defense Attorney
victim impact statements
Prisoner rights:
6. Court holds that bail must be reasonable but set at level to insure defendant's appearance at trial
Ddvantages of probation and parole?
Homeland security
Stack Vs. Boyle
Court apointed council
7. State legislature can establish almost any sentence as a punishment for a crime
Wolff v. McDaniel
Lockyer v. Andrade:
Restitution
Cause challenges:
8. (law) a way of dealing with offenders without imprisoning them
Probation
restitution
Trial Proceedures
The difference between consecutive and concurrent sentencing?
9. Retribution - Restoration - deterrence - incapacitation - Rehabilitation
Hudson v. Palmer
Cruz v. beto
Goals of punishment
aggravating circumstances
10. Amnesty - Bail - good behavior
Recidivism:
Trial Proceedures
List three ways a person can be released from jail
Court Clerk
11. 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.
Names of the federal courts that make up the three tiers of the federal court system
Court Clerk
Stack Vs. Boyle
baston v. kentucky
12. Signifies the belief that the potential jurors are not representative of the community
Real evidence
Challenges to the array
Peremptory Challenges:
Defense Attorney
13. Charges - Rights - Attorney - Plea Bail/No Bail
Criminal Complaint
5 functions which take place at an arraignment
The difference between mitigating and aggravating circumstances as it pertains to sentencing
Place in correct order: Trial - Investigation - Crime - File criminal complaint - appeal - first arraignment - preliminary hearing - second arraignment - sentencing - arrest
14. Group of jurors who were selected to tell if there's enough evidence or not
Grand Jury
Restitution
What is another term used to identify supreme courts
Real evidence
15. 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
Domestic terrorism
Terroism threat levels
Judge
In Re Gault
16. 2008 - court held that the death penalty is not appropriate for a crime that does not include the taking of a life
Kentucky vs. Louisiana
Rules of evidence
The man known as the first probation officer?
Different type of detention facilities and their function and who operates them
17. A formal charge or accusation of a serious crime
Indictment
Small Courts Claim
Names of the federal courts that make up the three tiers of the federal court system
Roper v. Simmons
18. Most widely used goal is to individualize punishment - inmates eligible for parole after serving minimum
Roper v. Simmons
circunstancial evidence
Different type of detention facilities and their function and who operates them
Intermediate sentencing
19. Right to a speedy trial with unbiased jury - right to counsel
Payne V. Tennessee
6th Amendment
Rules of evidence
Procunier vs. Martinez
20. Jury selection process of questioning prospective jurors - to ascertain their qualifications and determine any basis for challenge.
Voir Dire
Wolff v. McDaniel
Place in correct order: Trial - Investigation - Crime - File criminal complaint - appeal - first arraignment - preliminary hearing - second arraignment - sentencing - arrest
Morissey v. Brewer
21. Crime - Investigation - arrest - file criminal complaint - first arraignment - preliminary hearing - second arraignment - trial - sentencing - appeal
How does an individual become a federal judge
5th Amendment
Place in correct order: Trial - Investigation - Crime - File criminal complaint - appeal - first arraignment - preliminary hearing - second arraignment - sentencing - arrest
Defense Attorney
22. 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
restitution
Aggravated Circumstances
Rules of evidence
Presentence investigation
23. A legal document calling someone to court to answer an indictment
6th Amendment
Defense Attorney
Arraignment
What is another term used to identify supreme courts
24. 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
Procunier vs. Martinez
Presentence investigation
Recidivism:
The man known as the first probation officer?
25. Geographic area of the court
Morissey v. Brewer
Venue
Stack Vs. Boyle
Place in correct order: Trial - Investigation - Crime - File criminal complaint - appeal - first arraignment - preliminary hearing - second arraignment - sentencing - arrest
26. Decides guilt or innocence
4 types of courts found in the CA court system
Trial Jury
Small Courts Claim
Stack Vs. Boyle
27. Requires interpretation of a judge or jury to reach conclusion based on what evidence indicates
7th Amendment
Trial Jury
Arraignment
circunstancial evidence
28. Not qualified - convicted felon - under indictment - can't read or write - bias - served ongrand jury - insane - etc. May arise during voir dire exmination
Parole
Roper v. Simmons
Cause challenges:
Bailiff
29. 1974 - sanctions cannot be levied against inmates without appropriate due process
'Discover'
Wolff v. McDaniel
Function of the Reception Centers within the CA department of Corrections?
direct evidence
30. Grand Jury
4 types of courts found in the CA court system
Roper v. Simmons
5th Amendment
USA Patriot Act
31. 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.
Defense Attorney
Stack Vs. Boyle
The difference between mitigating and aggravating circumstances as it pertains to sentencing
Habeus corpus
32. 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
Trial Proceedures
Procunier vs. Martinez
5 functions which take place at an arraignment
Names of the federal courts that make up the three tiers of the federal court system
33. Things that add on to sentencing
Parens patriae
Homeland security
Discovery:
Enhancement
34. Evidence that if believed proves a fact- eyewitnesses - videtapes - ec.
Preliminary Hearing
Presentence investigation
direct evidence
baston v. kentucky
35. An officer of the court who is employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests etc.
Venue
Bailiff
Habeus corpus
Probation officer
36. Parole is earned - probation is part of a sentence
Prisoner rights:
5th Amendment
Parolve v. probation
Lockyer v. Andrade:
37. Nominated by the President
Restitution
How does an individual become a federal judge
The man known as the first probation officer?
J.E.B. vs. Alabama
38. 1963 - extended the right to appointed counsel for indigents in all felony cases
Presentence investigation
Suspended sentence
victim impact statements
Gideon Vs. Wainwright:
39. A public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice
Judge
Santobello Vs. New York
Balancing test
3 level of security associated with prisons
40. Consecutive - one after the other and Concurrent is at same time
'Discover'
Names of the federal courts that make up the three tiers of the federal court system
The difference between consecutive and concurrent sentencing?
indeterminate sentencing
41. 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
3 level of security associated with prisons
Habeus corpus
support for plea bargaining:
Grand Jury
42. It is the receiving point for CA department of corrections
4 types of courts found in the CA court system
Function of the Reception Centers within the CA department of Corrections?
List three ways a person can be released from jail
6th Amendment
43. Opening statements --> Prosecution always starts- statement --> Defense statement --> Prosecutors evidence (burden of proof lies on prosecution) --> defense evidence --> rebuttal (prosecution)
Trial Jury
Criminal Complaint
The man known as the first probation officer?
Trial Proceedures
44. Fee based on state rate
Rules of evidence
6th Amendment
Aggravated Circumstances
Court apointed council
45. 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.
Grand Jury
baston v. kentucky
Pre-sentence report
Plea Bargain
46. A period of incarceration that is fixed by a sentencing authority and cannot be reduced by judges or other corrections officials.
Parole
Determinate sentencing
Trial Proceedures
contract attorneys
47. 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
Runs juvenile hall
List three ways a person can be released from jail
In Re Gault
48. 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
Parens patriae
indeterminate sentencing
Probation officer
Arraignment
49. Pretrial phase of a law suit where each party can obtain any evidence from the opposing side
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50. Presumption of innocence- cannot be convicted unless the evidence is proved without a reasonable doubt
Prosecutor
Rules of evidence
Challenge for Cause
Court Clerk