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DSST Criminal Justice

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1. 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.






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






3. Procedural safeguards are necessary in revocation hearing involving parolees






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






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






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






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






8. 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.






9. Decides guilt or innocence






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






11. 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






12. 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.






13. 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






14. Retribution - Restoration - deterrence - incapacitation - Rehabilitation






15. 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 -






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






17. A formal charge or accusation of a serious crime






18. Physical material or traces of physical activity






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






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






21. 1976 - Bifurcated trials - the guilt and innocent phase is separate from the punishment






22. 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.






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






24. 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






25. Things that add on to sentencing






26. 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






27. 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






28. The right to challenge a potential juror without discling the reason for the challenge. Used to eliminate juries individuals who although they express no bias are thought to be capable of swaying the jury in an undesirable way






29. John Augustus






30. 2003 - illegal to execute mentally retarded






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






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






33. Made victim impact statements legal






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






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






36. Least used






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






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






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






40. 1974 - sanctions cannot be levied against inmates without appropriate due process






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






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






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






44. Pretrial proceedings at which the prosecutor must prove that a crime was committed and establish the probable guilt of the defendant.






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






46. Prohibits peremptory challenges based on race






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






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






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






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







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