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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. Full time- salaried






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






4. 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






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






6. Prohibits peremptory challenges based on gender






7. 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 -






8. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






14. Fee based on state rate






15. 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






16. Physical material or traces of physical activity






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






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






19. Holding Cells-Convenience-Many law enforcement agencies - County Jail-Holds all level of offenders-sheriffs department Juvenile Hall-criminals under 18-probation department






20. 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






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






22. A formal charge or accusation of a serious crime






23. 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






24. Level 1 - 2 - and 3






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






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






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






29. The lawyer representing the defendant






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






31. 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.






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






33. Grand Jury






34. Review court






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






36. 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.






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






38. (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






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






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






41. Nominated by the President






42. 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






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






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






45. 1974 - sanctions cannot be levied against inmates without appropriate due process






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






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






48. 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






49. 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






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