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DSST Criminal Justice

Subjects : dsst, law
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1. 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






2. John Augustus






3. 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






4. 1976 - Bifurcated trials - the guilt and innocent phase is separate from the punishment






5. 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






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






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






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






9. The lawyer representing the defendant






10. Procedural safeguards are necessary in revocation hearing involving parolees






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






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






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






14. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Physical material or traces of physical activity






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






25. 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






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






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






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






29. A formal charge or accusation of a serious crime






30. Decides guilt or innocence






31. 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






32. 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.






33. 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.






34. 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.






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






36. 2003 - illegal to execute mentally retarded






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Amnesty - Bail - good behavior






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






45. It is the receiving point for CA department of corrections






46. Probation






47. Retribution - Restoration - deterrence - incapacitation - Rehabilitation






48. Jury trial in civil cases






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

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50. 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.