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DSST Criminal Justice

Subjects : dsst, law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Right to a speedy trial with unbiased jury - right to counsel






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






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






4. 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






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






6. Physical material or traces of physical activity






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






8. 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






9. 1963 - extended the right to appointed counsel for indigents in all felony cases






10. 2003 - illegal to execute mentally retarded






11. Amnesty - Bail - good behavior






12. Jury trial in civil cases






13. Probation






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






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






16. Prohibits peremptory challenges based on race






17. Nominated by the President






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






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






20. 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.






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






22. Review court






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






24. 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






25. 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






26. 1976 - Bifurcated trials - the guilt and innocent phase is separate from the punishment






27. Grand Jury






28. 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 -






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






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






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






32. 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.






33. Decides guilt or innocence






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






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






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






38. 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






39. 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






40. Things that add on to sentencing






41. 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






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






43. 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






44. A written statement of the essential facts making up the offense charged






45. Geographic area of the court






46. Level 1 - 2 - and 3






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






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






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. 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.