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DSST Criminal Justice

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1. 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






2. Level 1 - 2 - and 3






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Procedural safeguards are necessary in revocation hearing involving parolees






12. 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.






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






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






15. Full time- salaried






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






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






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






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






20. 1 - Costs tax players less - 2 - Restitution can be made - 3 - Community work






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






22. 2003 - illegal to execute mentally retarded






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Physical material or traces of physical activity






30. Least used






31. 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






32. 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.






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






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






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






36. A formal charge or accusation of a serious crime






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






38. 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.






39. John Augustus






40. Decides guilt or innocence






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






42. 2008 - court held that the death penalty is not appropriate for a crime that does not include the taking of a life






43. 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






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






45. 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.






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






47. 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






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






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






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