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DSST Criminal Justice

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1. Review court






2. 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.






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






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






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






6. 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






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






8. 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.






9. A formal charge or accusation of a serious crime






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






11. Things that add on to sentencing






12. A principle developed by the courts and applied to the corrections arena by pell v. procunier that attempts to weigh the rights of an individual as guaranteed by the Constituion - against the authority of states of make laws or to otherwise restrict






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






14. 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






15. 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.






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






17. Presumption of innocence- cannot be convicted unless the evidence is proved without a reasonable doubt






18. 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






19. Level 1 - 2 - and 3






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






21. 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






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






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






24. (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






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






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






27. 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






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






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. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






36. 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.






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






38. 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






39. 2005 - illegal to execute minors






40. 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.






41. Prohibits peremptory challenges based on race






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






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






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






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






46. Made victim impact statements legal






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






48. Jury trial in civil cases






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






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

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