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DSST Criminal Justice

Subjects : dsst, law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Not qualified - convicted felon - under indictment - can't read or write - bias - served ongrand jury - insane - etc. May arise during voir dire exmination






2. Prohibits peremptory challenges based on gender






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






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






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






6. A formal charge or accusation of a serious crime






7. 2008 - court held that the death penalty is not appropriate for a crime that does not include the taking of a life






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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






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






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






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






17. 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






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






19. 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






20. Physical material or traces of physical activity






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






22. Procedural safeguards are necessary in revocation hearing involving parolees






23. Review court






24. Probation






25. 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.






26. 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






27. John Augustus






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






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






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






31. 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






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. 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.






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






35. 2005 - illegal to execute minors






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






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






38. (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






39. Decides guilt or innocence






40. 2003 - illegal to execute mentally retarded






41. Things that add on to sentencing






42. 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.






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






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






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






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






47. Level 1 - 2 - and 3






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






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






50. 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