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DSST Criminal Justice

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1. Made victim impact statements legal






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. 1 - Costs tax players less - 2 - Restitution can be made - 3 - Community work






10. 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






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






12. John Augustus






13. Level 1 - 2 - and 3






14. Prohibits peremptory challenges based on race






15. 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 -






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






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






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






19. 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






20. Least used






21. Amnesty - Bail - good behavior






22. 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






23. Decides guilt or innocence






24. 2005 - illegal to execute minors






25. 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.






26. 2003 - illegal to execute mentally retarded






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






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






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






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






31. 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






32. 1974 - sanctions cannot be levied against inmates without appropriate due process






33. Physical material or traces of physical activity






34. Review court






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






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






37. Retribution - Restoration - deterrence - incapacitation - Rehabilitation






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






39. 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.






40. Full time- salaried






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






42. 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






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






44. Nominated by the President






45. Procedural safeguards are necessary in revocation hearing involving parolees






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






47. Jury trial in civil cases






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






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






50. 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







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