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DSST Criminal Justice

Subjects : dsst, law
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1. Circumstances - facts - or situations that result in a harsher sentence






2. 2005 - illegal to execute minors






3. 2008 - court held that the death penalty is not appropriate for a crime that does not include the taking of a life






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






5. 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






6. 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






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






8. Prohibits peremptory challenges based on race






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






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






11. 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.






12. Level 1 - 2 - and 3






13. 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






14. 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.






15. 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






16. A formal charge or accusation of a serious crime






17. Things that add on to sentencing






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






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






20. 2003 - illegal to execute mentally retarded






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






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






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






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






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






26. Procedural safeguards are necessary in revocation hearing involving parolees






27. (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






28. Inmates have to be given a reasonable opportunity to pursue their religious faiths - also visits can be banned is such visits constitute threats to society






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. Made victim impact statements legal






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. Pretrial phase of a law suit where each party can obtain any evidence from the opposing side

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






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






36. Full time- salaried






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






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






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






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






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






42. An officer of the court who is employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests etc.






43. 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.






44. Held that when a juvenile is charged with an act taht would be a crime if committed by an adult - every element of the offense must be proved beyond reasonable doubt






45. 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.






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






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






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






49. 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.






50. Grand Jury