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DSST Criminal Justice

Subjects : dsst, law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Circumstances - facts - or situations that result in a harsher sentence






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






3. 1963 - extended the right to appointed counsel for indigents in all felony cases






4. Least used






5. Inmates have to be given a reasonable opportunity to pursue their religious faiths - also visits can be banned is such visits constitute threats to society






6. 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.






7. 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.






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






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






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






11. Grand Jury






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






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






14. 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.






15. Geographic area of the court






16. 1974 - sanctions cannot be levied against inmates without appropriate due process






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






18. 1976 - Bifurcated trials - the guilt and innocent phase is separate from the punishment






19. 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






20. 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






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






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. 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






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






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






26. Level 1 - 2 - and 3






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






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






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






30. Nominated by the President






31. Jury trial in civil cases






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






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






34. 1 - Costs tax players less - 2 - Restitution can be made - 3 - Community work






35. 2008 - court held that the death penalty is not appropriate for a crime that does not include the taking of a life






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






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






38. 2005 - illegal to execute minors






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






40. Things that add on to sentencing






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

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42. Made victim impact statements legal






43. Review court






44. Retribution - Restoration - deterrence - incapacitation - Rehabilitation






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






46. 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.






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






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






49. 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






50. Full time- salaried