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DSST Criminal Justice

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1. (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






2. 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.






3. 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






4. Retribution - Restoration - deterrence - incapacitation - Rehabilitation






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






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






7. 1 - Costs tax players less - 2 - Restitution can be made - 3 - Community work






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






9. 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.






10. Grand Jury






11. The authorized seizure of money - negotiable instruments - securities - or other things of value. Under federal antidrug laws - judicial representatives are authorized to seize all cash and goods.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. A formal charge or accusation of a serious crime






22. The lawyer representing the defendant






23. John Augustus






24. Geographic area of the court






25. Jury trial in civil cases






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






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






28. Physical material or traces of physical activity






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






30. 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






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






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

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33. Review court






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






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






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






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






38. 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






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






40. Most widely used goal is to individualize punishment - inmates eligible for parole after serving minimum






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






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






43. 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 -






44. 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






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






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






47. Nominated by the President






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






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







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