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DSST Criminal Justice
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A formal charge or accusation of a serious crime
Habeus corpus
Indictment
Payne V. Tennessee
contract attorneys
2. Holding Cells-Convenience-Many law enforcement agencies - County Jail-Holds all level of offenders-sheriffs department Juvenile Hall-criminals under 18-probation department
Determinate sentencing
Atkins v. Virginia
Different type of detention facilities and their function and who operates them
Payne V. Tennessee
3. 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
Goals of punishment
Suspended sentence
Terrorism- Causes:
Arraignment
4. Level 1 - 2 - and 3
Parolve v. probation
3 level of security associated with prisons
Gideon Vs. Wainwright:
Voir Dire
5. Probation
Gideon Vs. Wainwright:
Different type of detention facilities and their function and who operates them
Runs juvenile hall
mitigating circumstances
6. A sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
aggravating circumstances
Challenges to the array
Restitution
Stack Vs. Boyle
7. 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
Place in correct order: Trial - Investigation - Crime - File criminal complaint - appeal - first arraignment - preliminary hearing - second arraignment - sentencing - arrest
restitution
circunstancial evidence
How does an individual become a federal judge
8. 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.
Rules of evidence
Defense Attorney
Terroism threat levels
Forfeiture laws
9. Review court
No lo contendre
What is another term used to identify supreme courts
Aggravated Circumstances
Pre-sentence report
10. Held that when a juvenile is charged with an act taht would be a crime if committed by an adult - every element of the offense must be proved beyond reasonable doubt
Court Jurisdiction
Gregg V. Georgia
In Re Winship
Rules of evidence
11. 2008 - court held that the death penalty is not appropriate for a crime that does not include the taking of a life
6th Amendment
Kentucky vs. Louisiana
Court Clerk
Trial Jury
12. Charges - Rights - Attorney - Plea Bail/No Bail
5 functions which take place at an arraignment
3 level of security associated with prisons
Cruz v. beto
Pre-sentence report
13. A court that hears a case the first time it is tried in court. A trial court is a court of original jurisdiction.
Cruz v. beto
Court Jurisdiction
Names of the federal courts that make up the three tiers of the federal court system
Bailiff
14. 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
Enhancement
Intermediate sentencing
Presentence investigation
Pre-sentence report
15. Right to a speedy trial with unbiased jury - right to counsel
6th Amendment
Wolff v. McDaniel
In Re Gault
Ddvantages of probation and parole?
16. 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
Grand Jury
Court apointed council
In Re Gault
5 functions which take place at an arraignment
17. Group of jurors who were selected to tell if there's enough evidence or not
Procunier vs. Martinez
Grand Jury
Kentucky vs. Louisiana
Presentence investigation
18. Plea bargaining is an essential component of the new admistration of justice and must be highly encouraged
Restitution
4 types of courts found in the CA court system
victim impact statements
Santobello Vs. New York
19. A public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice
aggravating circumstances
Judge
Probation
Bailiff
20. Consecutive - one after the other and Concurrent is at same time
The difference between consecutive and concurrent sentencing?
Enhancement
Real evidence
Mitigating Circumstances
21. A government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state
Domestic terrorism
Prosecutor
Atkins v. Virginia
No lo contendre
22. Crime - Investigation - arrest - file criminal complaint - first arraignment - preliminary hearing - second arraignment - trial - sentencing - appeal
Payne V. Tennessee
Defense Attorney
Runs juvenile hall
Place in correct order: Trial - Investigation - Crime - File criminal complaint - appeal - first arraignment - preliminary hearing - second arraignment - sentencing - arrest
23. 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
Real evidence
Function of the Reception Centers within the CA department of Corrections?
Restitution
Parens patriae
24. Evidence that if believed proves a fact- eyewitnesses - videtapes - ec.
direct evidence
Wolff v. McDaniel
Gideon Vs. Wainwright:
In Re Gault
25. U.S Districts Courts - U.S. Court of Appeal - U.S. Supreme Court
Cruz v. beto
Names of the federal courts that make up the three tiers of the federal court system
direct evidence
Grand Jury
26. 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 -
USA Patriot Act
Lockyer v. Andrade:
Aggravated Circumstances
5 functions which take place at an arraignment
27. (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
7th Amendment
Santobello Vs. New York
5 functions which take place at an arraignment
Parole
28. 1963 - extended the right to appointed counsel for indigents in all felony cases
Aggravated Circumstances
Gideon Vs. Wainwright:
baston v. kentucky
public defender
29. Process of negotiating an agreement w/ defendant - protectors - and the court
Plea Bargain
Suspended sentence
5th Amendment
The man known as the first probation officer?
30. 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
Domestic terrorism
mitigating circumstances
direct evidence
Determinate sentencing
31. Nominated by the President
support for plea bargaining:
Judge
Intermediate sentencing
How does an individual become a federal judge
32. The in court use of victim or survivor supplied information supplied by sentencing authorities seeking to make an informed sentencing decision.
Rules of evidence
Habeus corpus
victim impact statements
Runs juvenile hall
33. Decides guilt or innocence
victim impact statements
Trial Jury
Preliminary Hearing
Discovery:
34. Most widely used goal is to individualize punishment - inmates eligible for parole after serving minimum
Court Jurisdiction
Cause challenges:
Terroism threat levels
Intermediate sentencing
35. John Augustus
J.E.B. vs. Alabama
Cause challenges:
The man known as the first probation officer?
Runs juvenile hall
36. 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.
Santobello Vs. New York
Judge
What is another term used to identify supreme courts
Pre-sentence report
37. Trial Court - superior court - pellet superior court - supreme court
Mitigating Circumstances
No lo contendre
3 level of security associated with prisons
4 types of courts found in the CA court system
38. Signifies the belief that the potential jurors are not representative of the community
Voir Dire
aggravating circumstances
victim impact statements
Challenges to the array
39. Fee based on state rate
Court apointed council
indeterminate sentencing
Pre-sentence report
5 functions which take place at an arraignment
40. 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.
Habeus corpus
No lo contendre
Preliminary Hearing
Function of the Reception Centers within the CA department of Corrections?
41. Least used
determinate sentencing
Judge
contract attorneys
Challenge for Cause
42. Pretrial phase of a law suit where each party can obtain any evidence from the opposing side
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43. Circumstances relating to the commission of a crime that make it more grave than average instance of that crime
aggravating circumstances
victim impact statements
Prisoner rights:
Terroism threat levels
44. Court holds that bail must be reasonable but set at level to insure defendant's appearance at trial
Plea Bargain
Stack Vs. Boyle
Suspended sentence
Hudson v. Palmer
45. Things that add on to sentencing
Probation
Court apointed council
Enhancement
5 functions which take place at an arraignment
46. 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.
contract attorneys
Challenge for Cause
Grand Jury
Judge
47. In pre-trial in which each party can obtain evidence from opposing party
Discovery:
Hudson v. Palmer
indeterminate sentencing
What is another term used to identify supreme courts
48. Grand Jury
Procunier vs. Martinez
5th Amendment
Venue
Payne V. Tennessee
49. Run by the Federal government. Charged with protecting the nation's critical infrastructure against terrorist attack.
Homeland security
Goals of punishment
USA Patriot Act
aggravating circumstances
50. Circumstances - facts - or situations that result in a harsher sentence
Forfeiture laws
4 types of courts found in the CA court system
Aggravated Circumstances
restitution