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DSST Criminal Justice

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A period of incarceration that is fixed by a sentencing authority and cannot be reduced by judges or other corrections officials.






2. Procedural safeguards are necessary in revocation hearing involving parolees






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






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






5. Amnesty - Bail - good behavior






6. 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






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






8. 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.






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






10. Physical material or traces of physical activity






11. Retribution - Restoration - deterrence - incapacitation - Rehabilitation






12. 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 -






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






14. Review court






15. Level 1 - 2 - and 3






16. Grand Jury






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






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






19. 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






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. The lawyer representing the defendant






22. Made victim impact statements legal






23. Prohibits peremptory challenges based on race






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






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






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






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






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






29. (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






30. Prohibits peremptory challenges based on gender






31. Decides guilt or innocence






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






33. 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.






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






35. Full time- salaried






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






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






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






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






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. A common law principle that allows the state to assume a parental role and to take custody of a child when he or she becomes delinquent - is abandoned or is need of care taht the natural parents are unable or unwilling to provide






42. 2008 - court held that the death penalty is not appropriate for a crime that does not include the taking of a life






43. 1 - Costs tax players less - 2 - Restitution can be made - 3 - Community work






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






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






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






47. 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.






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






49. A prisoner has no reasoable expectations of privacy in his prison cell and no protections against what would otherwise be unreasonable searches 4th amendment






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