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DSST Criminal Justice

Subjects : dsst, law
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1. Circumstances relating to the commission of a crime that may be considered to reduce the blameworthiness of the defendant






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






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






4. A formal charge or accusation of a serious crime






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






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






7. 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.






8. 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.






9. Jury trial in civil cases






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






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






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






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






14. The lawyer representing the defendant






15. 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






16. 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






17. Grand Jury






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






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






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






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






22. Geographic area of the court






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






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






25. Probation






26. 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.






27. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. 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






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






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






37. 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






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






39. 2005 - illegal to execute minors






40. 2008 - court held that the death penalty is not appropriate for a crime that does not include the taking of a life






41. 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.






42. 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






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






44. Nominated by the President






45. Full time- salaried






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






47. Least used






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






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






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