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DSST Criminal Justice

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






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






3. 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






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






5. Retribution - Restoration - deterrence - incapacitation - Rehabilitation






6. 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






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






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






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






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






11. Level 1 - 2 - and 3






12. Decides guilt or innocence






13. 2003 - illegal to execute mentally retarded






14. 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.






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






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






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






18. 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.






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






20. 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 -






21. 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






22. 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






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






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






25. 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






26. 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






27. Least used






28. Prohibits peremptory challenges based on gender






29. 2005 - illegal to execute minors






30. Physical material or traces of physical activity






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






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






33. Prohibits peremptory challenges based on race






34. The right to challenge a potential juror without discling the reason for the challenge. Used to eliminate juries individuals who although they express no bias are thought to be capable of swaying the jury in an undesirable way






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






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






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






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






39. Procedural safeguards are necessary in revocation hearing involving parolees






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






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






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






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






44. 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






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






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






47. Made victim impact statements legal






48. Review court






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






50. 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.