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DSST Criminal Justice

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1. 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






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






4. 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






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






6. Made victim impact statements legal






7. Least used






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






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






10. Review court






11. 1976 - Bifurcated trials - the guilt and innocent phase is separate from the punishment






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






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






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






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






16. 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 -






17. A public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice






18. The lawyer representing the defendant






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






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






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






22. Procedural safeguards are necessary in revocation hearing involving parolees






23. Level 1 - 2 - and 3






24. 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.






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






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






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






28. John Augustus






29. 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.






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






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. 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






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






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






35. 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.






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. Grand Jury






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






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






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






41. Geographic area of the court






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






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






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






45. 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






46. Decides guilt or innocence






47. Nominated by the President






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






49. 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






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







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