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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. 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.






3. 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






4. 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






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






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






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






8. 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






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






10. 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






11. John Augustus






12. 1974 - sanctions cannot be levied against inmates without appropriate due process






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






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






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






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






17. Retribution - Restoration - deterrence - incapacitation - Rehabilitation






18. 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






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






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






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






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






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






24. 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.






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






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






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






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






29. Amnesty - Bail - good behavior






30. Review court






31. 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






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






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






34. Least used






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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






42. Physical material or traces of physical activity






43. 1 - Costs tax players less - 2 - Restitution can be made - 3 - Community work






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






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






46. Nominated by the President






47. 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






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






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

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