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DSST Criminal Justice

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 2003 - illegal to execute mentally retarded






2. Things that add on to sentencing






3. Prohibits peremptory challenges based on race






4. Level 1 - 2 - and 3






5. Decides guilt or innocence






6. Full time- salaried






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






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






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






11. 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






12. Procedural safeguards are necessary in revocation hearing involving parolees






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






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






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






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






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






18. A public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice






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






20. Retribution - Restoration - deterrence - incapacitation - Rehabilitation






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






30. A fedral law enacted in response to terrorist attacks on the WTC and the Pentagon on September 11 -2001. The law officially titled the Uniting and Strengthening America by providing Appropriate Tools Required to intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act -






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






32. Geographic area of the court






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






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. Fee based on state rate






36. Amnesty - Bail - good behavior






37. 2008 - court held that the death penalty is not appropriate for a crime that does not include the taking of a life






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






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






40. 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






41. 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






42. Probation






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






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






45. Investigation into the history of the person convicted of a crime to see if tehere are an extenuating circumstances which would ameliorate or increase sentence






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






47. Review court






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






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






50. Jury trial in civil cases