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DSST Criminal Justice

Subjects : dsst, law
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Level 1 - 2 - and 3






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






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






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






5. Amnesty - Bail - good behavior






6. 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






7. 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.






8. Made victim impact statements legal






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






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

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11. Physical material or traces of physical activity






12. Nominated by the President






13. 1974 - sanctions cannot be levied against inmates without appropriate due process






14. 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.






15. 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.






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






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






18. 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






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






20. John Augustus






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






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






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






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






25. 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.






26. Grand Jury






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






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






29. 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






30. In pre-trial in which each party can obtain evidence from opposing party






31. Retribution - Restoration - deterrence - incapacitation - Rehabilitation






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






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. The lawyer representing the defendant






35. 1976 - Bifurcated trials - the guilt and innocent phase is separate from the punishment






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






37. Jury trial in civil cases






38. Prohibits peremptory challenges based on gender






39. Evidence that if believed proves a fact- eyewitnesses - videtapes - ec.






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






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






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






43. 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






44. Full time- salaried






45. 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






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






47. 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 -






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






49. 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






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