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DSST Criminal Justice

Subjects : dsst, law
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1. Charges - Rights - Attorney - Plea Bail/No Bail






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






3. 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.






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






5. Procedural safeguards are necessary in revocation hearing involving parolees






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






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






8. Full time- salaried






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






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






11. 1 - Costs tax players less - 2 - Restitution can be made - 3 - Community work






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






13. Evidence that consists of physical material or traces of physical activity






14. Amnesty - Bail - good behavior






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






16. 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.






17. Probation






18. 2008 - court held that the death penalty is not appropriate for a crime that does not include the taking of a life






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






20. 2003 - illegal to execute mentally retarded






21. 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.






22. 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






23. 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






24. 2005 - illegal to execute minors






25. 1974 - sanctions cannot be levied against inmates without appropriate due process






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






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






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






29. 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






30. 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






31. A formal charge or accusation of a serious crime






32. Least used






33. 1963 - extended the right to appointed counsel for indigents in all felony cases






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






35. 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 -






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






37. Trial Court - superior court - pellet superior court - supreme court






38. 1976 - Bifurcated trials - the guilt and innocent phase is separate from the punishment






39. Physical material or traces of physical activity






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. Retribution - Restoration - deterrence - incapacitation - Rehabilitation






47. Decides guilt or innocence






48. 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.






49. Nominated by the President






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