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DSST Criminal Justice

Subjects : dsst, law
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Opening statements --> Prosecution always starts- statement --> Defense statement --> Prosecutors evidence (burden of proof lies on prosecution) --> defense evidence --> rebuttal (prosecution)






2. Probation






3. Prohibits peremptory challenges based on race






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






5. 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






6. 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.






7. 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.






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






9. Jury trial in civil cases






10. 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 -






11. Made victim impact statements legal






12. 2005 - illegal to execute minors






13. Nominated by the President






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






15. 2008 - court held that the death penalty is not appropriate for a crime that does not include the taking of a life






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






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






18. 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






19. 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






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






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






22. Level 1 - 2 - and 3






23. The lawyer representing the defendant






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

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






26. Least used






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






28. (law) a way of dealing with offenders without imprisoning them






29. Geographic area of the court






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






31. 2003 - illegal to execute mentally retarded






32. 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.






33. 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






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






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






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






37. Parole is earned - probation is part of a sentence






38. Things that add on to sentencing






39. Fee based on state rate






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






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






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






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






44. 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






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






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






47. (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






48. Most widely used goal is to individualize punishment - inmates eligible for parole after serving minimum






49. Full time- salaried






50. Rules: no attorneys - maximum loss money 7 -500