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DSST Criminal Justice

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state






2. Amnesty - Bail - good behavior






3. Physical material or traces of physical activity






4. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. 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.






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






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






14. Prohibits peremptory challenges based on race






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






16. Decides guilt or innocence






17. Investigation into the history of the person convicted of a crime to see if tehere are an extenuating circumstances which would ameliorate or increase sentence






18. 2005 - illegal to execute minors






19. Procedural safeguards are necessary in revocation hearing involving parolees






20. Review court






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






22. Nominated by the President






23. 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






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






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






26. 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






27. A formal charge or accusation of a serious crime






28. 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






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






30. 1963 - extended the right to appointed counsel for indigents in all felony cases






31. 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 -






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






33. John Augustus






34. Grand Jury






35. 1 - Costs tax players less - 2 - Restitution can be made - 3 - Community work






36. (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






37. 2008 - court held that the death penalty is not appropriate for a crime that does not include the taking of a life






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






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






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






41. Made victim impact statements legal






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






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






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






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






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






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