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DSST Criminal Justice

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1. 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.






2. The lawyer representing the defendant






3. 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






4. 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






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






6. Prohibits peremptory challenges based on gender






7. Made victim impact statements legal






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






9. 2005 - illegal to execute minors






10. 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.






11. A formal charge or accusation of a serious crime






12. Level 1 - 2 - and 3






13. Prohibits peremptory challenges based on race






14. Retribution - Restoration - deterrence - incapacitation - Rehabilitation






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






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






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






18. Procedural safeguards are necessary in revocation hearing involving parolees






19. 2003 - illegal to execute mentally retarded






20. 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.






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






22. 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






23. Jury trial in civil cases






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






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






26. (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






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






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






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






30. John Augustus






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






32. 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






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






34. 1974 - sanctions cannot be levied against inmates without appropriate due process






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






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






37. Less courts - less judges - prompt and final disposition of most cases - reduces time/cost in jail - reduces time spent free on bail- dangerous - serious offenders move more quickly into rehab - counseling - etc. - assures that the guilty will not be






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






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






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






41. 1976 - Bifurcated trials - the guilt and innocent phase is separate from the punishment






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






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

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44. Review court






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






46. 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






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






48. Physical material or traces of physical activity






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






50. The authorized seizure of money - negotiable instruments - securities - or other things of value. Under federal antidrug laws - judicial representatives are authorized to seize all cash and goods.