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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. 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.






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






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






4. 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






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






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






7. 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






8. 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






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






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






11. Procedural safeguards are necessary in revocation hearing involving parolees






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






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






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






15. 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






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 formal charge or accusation of a serious crime






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






19. 1976 - Bifurcated trials - the guilt and innocent phase is separate from the punishment






20. Review court






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






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






23. 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.






24. Retribution - Restoration - deterrence - incapacitation - Rehabilitation






25. Prohibits peremptory challenges based on gender






26. Nominated by the President






27. Things that add on to sentencing






28. 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.






29. Level 1 - 2 - and 3






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






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






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






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






34. (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






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






36. 1974 - sanctions cannot be levied against inmates without appropriate due process






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






38. 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.






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






40. Grand Jury






41. Parole is earned - probation is part of a sentence






42. 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






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






44. 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.






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






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






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






48. Made victim impact statements legal






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