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DSST Criminal Justice

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.






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






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






4. 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.






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






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






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






9. Jury trial in civil cases






10. 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






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






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






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






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

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15. Made victim impact statements legal






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






17. Fee based on state rate






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






19. 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.






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






21. Full time- salaried






22. 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






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






24. Plea bargaining is an essential component of the new admistration of justice and must be highly encouraged






25. Retribution - Restoration - deterrence - incapacitation - Rehabilitation






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






27. A formal charge or accusation of a serious crime






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






29. 2005 - illegal to execute minors






30. Geographic area of the court






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






32. 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 -






33. Probation






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






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






36. 1963 - extended the right to appointed counsel for indigents in all felony cases






37. Least used






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






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






40. Review court






41. 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






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






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






44. 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.






45. 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






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






47. Procedural safeguards are necessary in revocation hearing involving parolees






48. 2008 - court held that the death penalty is not appropriate for a crime that does not include the taking of a life






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






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