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DSST Criminal Justice

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 2008 - court held that the death penalty is not appropriate for a crime that does not include the taking of a life






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






3. Review court






4. 1 - Costs tax players less - 2 - Restitution can be made - 3 - Community work






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






6. 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






7. Decides guilt or innocence






8. Held that juveniles accused of crimes in a delinquency proceeding must be afforded many of the same due process rights as adults - such as the right to timely notification of the cahrges - the right to confront witnesses - the right against self-incr






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






10. Things that add on to sentencing






11. 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






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






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






14. Amnesty - Bail - good behavior






15. Least used






16. 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






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






18. Prohibits peremptory challenges based on race






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






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






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






22. 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






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






24. 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






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






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






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






28. 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.






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






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






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






32. Level 1 - 2 - and 3






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






34. 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






35. Prohibits peremptory challenges based on gender






36. A formal charge or accusation of a serious crime






37. Fee based on state rate






38. Physical material or traces of physical activity






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






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






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






42. 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






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






44. 1976 - Bifurcated trials - the guilt and innocent phase is separate from the punishment






45. 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.






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






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






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






49. 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.






50. 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 -