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DSST Criminal Justice

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 2008 - court held that the death penalty is not appropriate for a crime that does not include the taking of a life






2. A written statement of the essential facts making up the offense charged






3. 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






4. John Augustus






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






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






7. 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






8. 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






9. 1976 - Bifurcated trials - the guilt and innocent phase is separate from the punishment






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






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






12. Grand Jury






13. Retribution - Restoration - deterrence - incapacitation - Rehabilitation






14. (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






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






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






17. 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.






18. Review court






19. Jury trial in civil cases






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






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






22. Things that add on to sentencing






23. 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.






24. 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.






25. 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






26. Presumption of innocence- cannot be convicted unless the evidence is proved without a reasonable doubt






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






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






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






30. A public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice






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






32. 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.






33. Prohibits peremptory challenges based on race






34. The lawyer representing the defendant






35. Probation






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






37. 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






38. Least used






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






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






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






42. Physical material or traces of physical activity






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






44. Fee based on state rate






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






46. Level 1 - 2 - and 3






47. 1974 - sanctions cannot be levied against inmates without appropriate due process






48. 2005 - illegal to execute minors






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






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