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DSST Criminal Justice

Subjects : dsst, law
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1. State legislature can establish almost any sentence as a punishment for a crime






2. Retribution - Restoration - deterrence - incapacitation - Rehabilitation






3. 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






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






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






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






7. 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






8. Amnesty - Bail - good behavior






9. 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.






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






11. Probation






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






13. 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






14. Prohibits peremptory challenges based on gender






15. 1974 - sanctions cannot be levied against inmates without appropriate due process






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






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






18. 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.






19. 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.






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






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






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






23. Least used






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






25. Level 1 - 2 - and 3






26. Rules: no attorneys - maximum loss money 7 -500






27. Made victim impact statements legal






28. Jury trial in civil cases






29. Procedural safeguards are necessary in revocation hearing involving parolees






30. Fee based on state rate






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






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






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






34. 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






35. Things that add on to sentencing






36. 2003 - illegal to execute mentally retarded






37. A legal document calling someone to court to answer an indictment






38. 2005 - illegal to execute minors






39. 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.






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






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






42. Full time- salaried






43. John Augustus






44. (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






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






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






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






48. 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






49. 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






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