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DSST Criminal Justice

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 1976 - Bifurcated trials - the guilt and innocent phase is separate from the punishment






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






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






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






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






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






7. 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.






8. Green- low Blue-guarded yellow-elevated orange- high red- severe






9. 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






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






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






12. 2008 - court held that the death penalty is not appropriate for a crime that does not include the taking of a life






13. Physical material or traces of physical activity






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






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






16. 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






17. 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.






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






19. 1963 - extended the right to appointed counsel for indigents in all felony cases






20. Jury trial in civil cases






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






22. A legal term for judges delaying of the sentence after they have been found guilty - in order to allow the defendant to perform a period of probation






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






24. Decides guilt or innocence






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






26. Review court






27. Prohibits peremptory challenges based on gender






28. Probation






29. 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






30. 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






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






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






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






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






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






36. 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.






37. (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






38. 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.






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






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






41. 1974 - sanctions cannot be levied against inmates without appropriate due process






42. 2005 - illegal to execute minors






43. Geographic area of the court






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. 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






46. Fee based on state rate






47. John Augustus






48. Level 1 - 2 - and 3






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






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