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DSST Criminal Justice

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 1976 - Bifurcated trials - the guilt and innocent phase is separate from the punishment






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






3. 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






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. 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.






6. Prohibits peremptory challenges based on gender






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






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






9. Fee based on state rate






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






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






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






13. 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






14. Probation






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






16. 2008 - court held that the death penalty is not appropriate for a crime that does not include the taking of a life






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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






23. Jury trial in civil cases






24. 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.






25. 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.






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






27. 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






28. Decides guilt or innocence






29. Least used






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






31. Amnesty - Bail - good behavior






32. 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.






33. Geographic area of the court






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






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






36. Things that add on to sentencing






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






38. Grand Jury






39. (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






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






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






42. 1 - Costs tax players less - 2 - Restitution can be made - 3 - Community work






43. Physical material or traces of physical activity






44. 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






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






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






47. 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.






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

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49. John Augustus






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