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DSST Criminal Justice

Subjects : dsst, law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Probation






2. Least used






3. Fee based on state rate






4. Circumstances - facts - or situations that result in a harsher sentence






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






6. Grand Jury






7. Amnesty - Bail - good behavior






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






9. (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






10. A model of criminal punishment that encourages the rehabilitiation through the use of general and relatively unspecific sentences






11. 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






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






13. Prohibits peremptory challenges based on gender






14. Requires interpretation of a judge or jury to reach conclusion based on what evidence indicates






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






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






17. 1974 - sanctions cannot be levied against inmates without appropriate due process






18. Review court






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






20. Procedural safeguards are necessary in revocation hearing involving parolees






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






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






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






24. Physical material or traces of physical activity






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






26. Retribution - Restoration - deterrence - incapacitation - Rehabilitation






27. John Augustus






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






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






30. 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






31. The lawyer representing the defendant






32. 1976 - Bifurcated trials - the guilt and innocent phase is separate from the punishment






33. Process of negotiating an agreement w/ defendant - protectors - and the court






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






35. 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.






36. 2005 - illegal to execute minors






37. Things that add on to sentencing






38. Nominated by the President






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






40. 2003 - illegal to execute mentally retarded






41. 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.






42. 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.






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






44. A formal charge or accusation of a serious crime






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






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






47. Made victim impact statements legal






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






49. 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






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