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DSST Criminal Justice

Subjects : dsst, law
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1. A sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury






2. Crime - Investigation - arrest - file criminal complaint - first arraignment - preliminary hearing - second arraignment - trial - sentencing - appeal






3. Rules: no attorneys - maximum loss money 7 -500






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






5. 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






6. 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






7. 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






8. 1963 - extended the right to appointed counsel for indigents in all felony cases






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






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






11. 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.






12. Holding Cells-Convenience-Many law enforcement agencies - County Jail-Holds all level of offenders-sheriffs department Juvenile Hall-criminals under 18-probation department






13. 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






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






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






16. Grand Jury






17. 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






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






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






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

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






22. A formal charge or accusation of a serious crime






23. 2005 - illegal to execute minors






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






25. A written statement of the essential facts making up the offense charged






26. Level 1 - 2 - and 3






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






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






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






30. 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






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






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






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






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






35. 2003 - illegal to execute mentally retarded






36. Physical material or traces of physical activity






37. Things that add on to sentencing






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






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






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






41. 1974 - sanctions cannot be levied against inmates without appropriate due process






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






43. 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.






44. Least used






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






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






47. State legislature can establish almost any sentence as a punishment for a crime






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






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






50. Decides guilt or innocence