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DSST Criminal Justice

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1. 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.






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






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






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






5. 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






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






7. Full time- salaried






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






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






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






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






12. 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.






13. 1 - Costs tax players less - 2 - Restitution can be made - 3 - Community work






14. Least used






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






16. 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






17. (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






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






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






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






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






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






23. John Augustus






24. 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.






25. 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.






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






27. 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






28. 2008 - court held that the death penalty is not appropriate for a crime that does not include the taking of a life






29. Review court






30. Things that add on to sentencing






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. Prohibits peremptory challenges based on gender






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






34. The lawyer representing the defendant






35. Probation






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






37. 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






38. 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






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






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






41. A formal charge or accusation of a serious crime






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






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






44. 1963 - extended the right to appointed counsel for indigents in all felony cases






45. Evidence that consists of physical material or traces of physical activity






46. 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






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






48. Procedural safeguards are necessary in revocation hearing involving parolees






49. 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.






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







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