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DSST Criminal Justice

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






2. John Augustus






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






4. 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.






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






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






7. 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.






8. Review court






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






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






11. Geographic area of the court






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






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






14. 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.






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






16. The lawyer representing the defendant






17. Jury trial in civil cases






18. Procedural safeguards are necessary in revocation hearing involving parolees






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






20. 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






21. Grand Jury






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






23. 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






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

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25. Physical material or traces of physical activity






26. Made victim impact statements legal






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






28. Nominated by the President






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






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






31. 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






32. 1 - Costs tax players less - 2 - Restitution can be made - 3 - Community work






33. Prohibits peremptory challenges based on gender






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






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






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






37. Excusing a juror from a trial for a stated - specific reason - such as the juror knows the parties or witnesses in a case. Each side has an unlimited number of challenges for cause.






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






39. 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






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






41. 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






42. (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






43. Decides guilt or innocence






44. I do not wish to contend- has the same effect as a guilty plea-becomes a plea bargain






45. 1974 - sanctions cannot be levied against inmates without appropriate due process






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






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






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






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






50. 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