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DSST Criminal Justice

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






2. 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






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






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






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






6. A formal charge or accusation of a serious crime






7. Grand Jury






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






9. 2008 - court held that the death penalty is not appropriate for a crime that does not include the taking of a life






10. 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.






11. 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 -






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






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






15. Full time- salaried






16. 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.






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






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






19. 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.






20. Probation






21. 1974 - sanctions cannot be levied against inmates without appropriate due process






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






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






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






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






26. (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






27. 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






28. Prohibits peremptory challenges based on race






29. 1963 - extended the right to appointed counsel for indigents in all felony cases






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






31. 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.






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






33. 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.






34. Made victim impact statements legal






35. 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.






36. Geographic area of the court






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






38. Fee based on state rate






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






40. Jury trial in civil cases






41. 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






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






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






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






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






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. The lawyer representing the defendant






48. 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






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






50. 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