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DSST Criminal Justice

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A formal charge or accusation of a serious crime






2. Least used






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






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






5. 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.






6. 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






7. Less courts - less judges - prompt and final disposition of most cases - reduces time/cost in jail - reduces time spent free on bail- dangerous - serious offenders move more quickly into rehab - counseling - etc. - assures that the guilty will not be






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






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






10. Prohibits peremptory challenges based on race






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






12. 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.






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






14. 1976 - Bifurcated trials - the guilt and innocent phase is separate from the punishment






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






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






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






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






19. Made victim impact statements legal






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






21. 1974 - sanctions cannot be levied against inmates without appropriate due process






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






23. Amnesty - Bail - good behavior






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






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






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






27. 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.






28. (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






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






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






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






32. 1 - Costs tax players less - 2 - Restitution can be made - 3 - Community work






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






34. A government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state






35. 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






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






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






38. Nominated by the President






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






40. Jury trial in civil cases






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






42. 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.






43. Court holds that bail must be reasonable but set at level to insure defendant's appearance at trial






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






45. Fee based on state rate






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






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






48. Full time- salaried






49. 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.






50. 2005 - illegal to execute minors