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DSST Criminal Justice

Subjects : dsst, law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The in court use of victim or survivor supplied information supplied by sentencing authorities seeking to make an informed sentencing decision.






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






3. 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.






4. Amnesty - Bail - good behavior






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

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6. Prohibits peremptory challenges based on gender






7. 2003 - illegal to execute mentally retarded






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






9. A formal charge or accusation of a serious crime






10. Procedural safeguards are necessary in revocation hearing involving parolees






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






12. 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






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






14. 1976 - Bifurcated trials - the guilt and innocent phase is separate from the punishment






15. 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.






16. 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.






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






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






19. 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.






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






21. 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






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






24. 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.






25. 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






26. 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






27. Things that add on to sentencing






28. 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






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






30. 2008 - court held that the death penalty is not appropriate for a crime that does not include the taking of a life






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






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






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






34. 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






35. 2005 - illegal to execute minors






36. (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






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






38. Jury trial in civil cases






39. 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






40. 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.






41. 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






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






43. 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






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






45. Fee based on state rate






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






47. 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






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






49. Made victim impact statements legal






50. 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