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DSST Criminal Justice

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1. Made victim impact statements legal






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






3. 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






4. 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






5. Things that add on to sentencing






6. The lawyer representing the defendant






7. A formal charge or accusation of a serious crime






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






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






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






11. 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






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






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






14. Decides guilt or innocence






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






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






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






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






19. 1974 - sanctions cannot be levied against inmates without appropriate due process






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






21. 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






22. 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.






23. Probation






24. Physical material or traces of physical activity






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






26. 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






27. Prohibits peremptory challenges based on race






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






29. 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 -






30. 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.






31. 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






32. Nominated by the President






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






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






35. 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.






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






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






38. 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






39. John Augustus






40. 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






41. Evidence that consists of physical material or traces of physical activity






42. Review court






43. Level 1 - 2 - and 3






44. A sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury






45. 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






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






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






48. 2008 - court held that the death penalty is not appropriate for a crime that does not include the taking of a life






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






50. Amnesty - Bail - good behavior