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DSST Criminal Justice

Subjects : dsst, law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Mitigating - Lessens criminal responsibility and lightens sentence. Aggravating - factors that makes harsher sentence






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






3. Amnesty - Bail - good behavior






4. Prohibits peremptory challenges based on race






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Signifies the belief that the potential jurors are not representative of the community






14. Retribution - Restoration - deterrence - incapacitation - Rehabilitation






15. 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






16. Things that add on to sentencing






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






18. 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






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






20. 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.






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






22. Not qualified - convicted felon - under indictment - can't read or write - bias - served ongrand jury - insane - etc. May arise during voir dire exmination






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






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. 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.






26. 1974 - sanctions cannot be levied against inmates without appropriate due process






27. 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 -






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






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






30. Full time- salaried






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






32. (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






33. Level 1 - 2 - and 3






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






35. 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






36. 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






37. 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






38. 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.






39. Procedural safeguards are necessary in revocation hearing involving parolees






40. 2003 - illegal to execute mentally retarded






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






42. 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.






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






44. 2008 - court held that the death penalty is not appropriate for a crime that does not include the taking of a life






45. 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.






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






47. Least used






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. Geographic area of the court






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