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DSST Criminal Justice

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1. Geographic area of the court






2. A formal charge or accusation of a serious crime






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






4. 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






5. Fee based on state rate






6. Requires interpretation of a judge or jury to reach conclusion based on what evidence indicates






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






8. Jury trial in civil cases






9. Nominated by the President






10. Level 1 - 2 - and 3






11. Probation






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






13. 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






14. 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






15. 2008 - court held that the death penalty is not appropriate for a crime that does not include the taking of a life






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






17. Amnesty - Bail - good behavior






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






19. 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






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






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






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






23. Less courts - less judges - prompt and final disposition of most cases - reduces time/cost in jail - reduces time spent free on bail- dangerous - serious offenders move more quickly into rehab - counseling - etc. - assures that the guilty will not be






24. Made victim impact statements legal






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






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






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






28. 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






29. 1963 - extended the right to appointed counsel for indigents in all felony cases






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






31. 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






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






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






34. 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






35. Least used






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






37. 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.






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






39. Prohibits peremptory challenges based on race






40. (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






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






42. Procedural safeguards are necessary in revocation hearing involving parolees






43. The lawyer representing the defendant






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






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






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






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






48. 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






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






50. Grand Jury







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