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DSST Criminal Justice

Subjects : dsst, law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice






2. Amnesty - Bail - good behavior






3. 2003 - illegal to execute mentally retarded






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. 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.






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






14. Prohibits peremptory challenges based on race






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






16. 1 - Costs tax players less - 2 - Restitution can be made - 3 - Community work






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






18. John Augustus






19. 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






20. Review court






21. 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.






22. 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






23. Least used






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






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






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






27. Level 1 - 2 - and 3






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






29. Grand Jury






30. The lawyer representing the defendant






31. 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






32. In pre-trial in which each party can obtain evidence from opposing party






33. Full time- salaried






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






35. 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






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






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






38. Probation






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






40. 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.






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






42. 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.






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






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






45. 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






46. Fee based on state rate






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






48. 2005 - illegal to execute minors






49. 1976 - Bifurcated trials - the guilt and innocent phase is separate from the punishment






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