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DSST Criminal Justice

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






2. 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.






3. Prohibits peremptory challenges based on race






4. 2005 - illegal to execute minors






5. An officer of the court who is employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests etc.






6. 1976 - Bifurcated trials - the guilt and innocent phase is separate from the punishment






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






8. 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






9. 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






10. 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






11. 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






12. (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






13. 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.






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






15. Procedural safeguards are necessary in revocation hearing involving parolees






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






17. 1974 - sanctions cannot be levied against inmates without appropriate due process






18. 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






19. Opening statements --> Prosecution always starts- statement --> Defense statement --> Prosecutors evidence (burden of proof lies on prosecution) --> defense evidence --> rebuttal (prosecution)






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






21. 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.






22. Prohibits peremptory challenges based on gender






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






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






25. Jury trial in civil cases






26. Holding Cells-Convenience-Many law enforcement agencies - County Jail-Holds all level of offenders-sheriffs department Juvenile Hall-criminals under 18-probation department






27. 2008 - court held that the death penalty is not appropriate for a crime that does not include the taking of a life






28. The lawyer representing the defendant






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






30. Group of jurors who were selected to tell if there's enough evidence or not






31. 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.






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






33. Review court






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






35. 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






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






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






38. 1 - Costs tax players less - 2 - Restitution can be made - 3 - Community work






39. A model of criminal punishment in which an offender is given a fixed term of imprisonment that they may be reduced by good time or gain taim. all offendors convicted of the same crime will reciee the same punishment






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






41. Probation






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






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






44. 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






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






46. John Augustus






47. Level 1 - 2 - and 3






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






49. 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






50. Least used