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DSST Criminal Justice

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






2. Jury trial in civil cases






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






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






5. Least used






6. 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.






7. 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.






8. 1976 - Bifurcated trials - the guilt and innocent phase is separate from the punishment






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






10. The lawyer representing the defendant






11. 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.






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






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. Parole is earned - probation is part of a sentence






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






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






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






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






19. 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






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






21. Full time- salaried






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






23. 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






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






25. (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






26. 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.






27. Review court






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






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






30. A formal charge or accusation of a serious crime






31. Grand Jury






32. An officer appointed by the judges of the court to assist in managing the flow of cases through the court - maintain court records - handle financial matters - and provide other administrative support to the court.






33. 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.






34. 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






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






36. Geographic area of the court






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






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






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






40. 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.






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






42. Fee based on state rate






43. 2008 - court held that the death penalty is not appropriate for a crime that does not include the taking of a life






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






45. Procedural safeguards are necessary in revocation hearing involving parolees






46. 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






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






48. Retribution - Restoration - deterrence - incapacitation - Rehabilitation






49. 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.






50. 1974 - sanctions cannot be levied against inmates without appropriate due process







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