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DSST Criminal Justice

Subjects : dsst, law
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Full time- salaried






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






3. 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.






4. 2003 - illegal to execute mentally retarded






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






6. Nominated by the President






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






8. (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






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






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






11. 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






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






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






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






15. Court holds that bail must be reasonable but set at level to insure defendant's appearance at trial






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






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






18. 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.






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






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. Grand Jury






22. Geographic area of the court






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






24. Amnesty - Bail - good behavior






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






26. Decides guilt or innocence






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






28. Pretrial phase of a law suit where each party can obtain any evidence from the opposing side

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






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






31. 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






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






33. 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






34. Underlying conditions--> international encironment --> state--> organizations --> leadership






35. 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 -






36. (law) a way of dealing with offenders without imprisoning them






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






38. 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






39. 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






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






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






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






43. 1 - Costs tax players less - 2 - Restitution can be made - 3 - Community work






44. 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.






45. The lawyer representing the defendant






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






47. 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






48. Retribution - Restoration - deterrence - incapacitation - Rehabilitation






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






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