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DSST Criminal Justice

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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. Physical material or traces of physical activity






3. Level 1 - 2 - and 3






4. 1974 - sanctions cannot be levied against inmates without appropriate due process






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






6. 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






7. 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






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






18. 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.






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






20. Full time- salaried






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






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






23. Review court






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






25. Least used






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






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






28. Fee based on state rate






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






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






31. 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






32. Probation






33. 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






34. Held that when a juvenile is charged with an act taht would be a crime if committed by an adult - every element of the offense must be proved beyond reasonable doubt






35. 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.






36. Prohibits peremptory challenges based on gender






37. 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






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






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






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






41. 1976 - Bifurcated trials - the guilt and innocent phase is separate from the punishment






42. Geographic area of the court






43. 2005 - illegal to execute minors






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






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






46. 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






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






48. 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






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






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