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DSST Criminal Justice

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Not qualified - convicted felon - under indictment - can't read or write - bias - served ongrand jury - insane - etc. May arise during voir dire exmination






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






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






4. 1963 - extended the right to appointed counsel for indigents in all felony cases






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






6. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Probation






16. 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.






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






18. Prohibits peremptory challenges based on race






19. Things that add on to sentencing






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






21. A period of incarceration that is fixed by a sentencing authority and cannot be reduced by judges or other corrections officials.






22. 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






23. 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






24. 1974 - sanctions cannot be levied against inmates without appropriate due process






25. 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.






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






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






28. Level 1 - 2 - and 3






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






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






31. 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






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






33. Amnesty - Bail - good behavior






34. 1976 - Bifurcated trials - the guilt and innocent phase is separate from the punishment






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






36. 2008 - court held that the death penalty is not appropriate for a crime that does not include the taking of a life






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

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38. 2003 - illegal to execute mentally retarded






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






40. Decides guilt or innocence






41. Least used






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






43. 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






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






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






46. 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






47. Procedural safeguards are necessary in revocation hearing involving parolees






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






49. 2005 - illegal to execute minors






50. 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.