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DSST Criminal Justice
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Full time- salaried
The difference between consecutive and concurrent sentencing?
public defender
Recidivism:
Domestic terrorism
2. A legal document calling someone to court to answer an indictment
Parens patriae
Criminal Complaint
Different type of detention facilities and their function and who operates them
Arraignment
3. 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.
Recidivism:
Ddvantages of probation and parole?
Prisoner rights:
Probation
4. 2003 - illegal to execute mentally retarded
public defender
Atkins v. Virginia
Enhancement
Cruz v. beto
5. Right to a speedy trial with unbiased jury - right to counsel
Cruz v. beto
Trial Jury
Challenges to the array
6th Amendment
6. Nominated by the President
Function of the Reception Centers within the CA department of Corrections?
How does an individual become a federal judge
Rules of evidence
Explain the difference between probation and parole
7. An officer of the court who is employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests etc.
Voir Dire
determinate sentencing
Bailiff
Terroism threat levels
8. (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
Parole
5 functions which take place at an arraignment
4 types of courts found in the CA court system
Gideon Vs. Wainwright:
9. Presumption of innocence- cannot be convicted unless the evidence is proved without a reasonable doubt
What is another term used to identify supreme courts
Presentence investigation
Rules of evidence
Plea Bargain
10. Consecutive - one after the other and Concurrent is at same time
Cause challenges:
The difference between consecutive and concurrent sentencing?
Santobello Vs. New York
victim impact statements
11. 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
restitution
support for plea bargaining:
Real evidence
In Re Gault
12. Run by the Federal government. Charged with protecting the nation's critical infrastructure against terrorist attack.
5th Amendment
Lockyer v. Andrade:
Homeland security
Roper v. Simmons
13. A model of criminal punishment that encourages the rehabilitiation through the use of general and relatively unspecific sentences
J.E.B. vs. Alabama
Recidivism:
indeterminate sentencing
4 types of courts found in the CA court system
14. Trial Court - superior court - pellet superior court - supreme court
In Re Gault
Restitution
4 types of courts found in the CA court system
Prosecutor
15. Court holds that bail must be reasonable but set at level to insure defendant's appearance at trial
Determinate sentencing
Cruz v. beto
Recidivism:
Stack Vs. Boyle
16. Holding Cells-Convenience-Many law enforcement agencies - County Jail-Holds all level of offenders-sheriffs department Juvenile Hall-criminals under 18-probation department
determinate sentencing
Runs juvenile hall
Prisoner rights:
Different type of detention facilities and their function and who operates them
17. Green- low Blue-guarded yellow-elevated orange- high red- severe
Goals of punishment
Venue
Terroism threat levels
Against Plea bargaining:
18. 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.
5 functions which take place at an arraignment
Intermediate sentencing
Probation officer
Atkins v. Virginia
19. Most widely used goal is to individualize punishment - inmates eligible for parole after serving minimum
Hudson v. Palmer
Intermediate sentencing
contract attorneys
Probation
20. 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 types of courts found in the CA court system
USA Patriot Act
Aggravated Circumstances
Parens patriae
21. Grand Jury
Judge
USA Patriot Act
Different type of detention facilities and their function and who operates them
5th Amendment
22. Geographic area of the court
Venue
circunstancial evidence
Presentence investigation
Small Courts Claim
23. Signifies the belief that the potential jurors are not representative of the community
5 functions which take place at an arraignment
Parolve v. probation
Challenges to the array
Indictment
24. Amnesty - Bail - good behavior
List three ways a person can be released from jail
6th Amendment
Gregg V. Georgia
Mitigating Circumstances
25. Crime - Investigation - arrest - file criminal complaint - first arraignment - preliminary hearing - second arraignment - trial - sentencing - appeal
Kentucky vs. Louisiana
What is another term used to identify supreme courts
Place in correct order: Trial - Investigation - Crime - File criminal complaint - appeal - first arraignment - preliminary hearing - second arraignment - sentencing - arrest
Plea Bargain
26. Decides guilt or innocence
Roper v. Simmons
Trial Jury
Grand Jury
Real evidence
27. A public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice
Parolve v. probation
Challenges to the array
How does an individual become a federal judge
Judge
28. Pretrial phase of a law suit where each party can obtain any evidence from the opposing side
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29. The in court use of victim or survivor supplied information supplied by sentencing authorities seeking to make an informed sentencing decision.
direct evidence
victim impact statements
Parole
5th Amendment
30. Circumstances - facts - or situations that result in a harsher sentence
Aggravated Circumstances
indeterminate sentencing
Rules of evidence
Forfeiture laws
31. 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
Pre-sentence report
In Re Winship
restitution
Place in correct order: Trial - Investigation - Crime - File criminal complaint - appeal - first arraignment - preliminary hearing - second arraignment - sentencing - arrest
32. State legislature can establish almost any sentence as a punishment for a crime
Grand Jury
Aggravated Circumstances
Intermediate sentencing
Lockyer v. Andrade:
33. 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
Peremptory Challenges:
Parole
Domestic terrorism
Suspended sentence
34. Underlying conditions--> international encironment --> state--> organizations --> leadership
Forfeiture laws
Terrorism- Causes:
Presentence investigation
Court Jurisdiction
35. 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 -
Bailiff
Prosecutor
circunstancial evidence
USA Patriot Act
36. (law) a way of dealing with offenders without imprisoning them
Runs juvenile hall
Probation
Morissey v. Brewer
4 types of courts found in the CA court system
37. Circumstances relating to the commission of a crime that make it more grave than average instance of that crime
Explain the difference between probation and parole
aggravating circumstances
Roper v. Simmons
Arraignment
38. 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
Discovery:
Challenges to the array
In Re Gault
Stack Vs. Boyle
39. 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
Wolff v. McDaniel
Court Jurisdiction
Presentence investigation
No lo contendre
40. Probation is a sentencing usually given instead of jail but not always - parole is a conditional release from prison
Runs juvenile hall
Explain the difference between probation and parole
Enhancement
In Re Gault
41. A sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
victim impact statements
The difference between mitigating and aggravating circumstances as it pertains to sentencing
Parole
Restitution
42. Charges - Rights - Attorney - Plea Bail/No Bail
Homeland security
Discovery:
Forfeiture laws
5 functions which take place at an arraignment
43. 1 - Costs tax players less - 2 - Restitution can be made - 3 - Community work
circunstancial evidence
Challenge for Cause
The difference between consecutive and concurrent sentencing?
Ddvantages of probation and parole?
44. 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.
mitigating circumstances
Pre-sentence report
Gregg V. Georgia
Peremptory Challenges:
45. The lawyer representing the defendant
Discovery:
Defense Attorney
Restitution
USA Patriot Act
46. Requires interpretation of a judge or jury to reach conclusion based on what evidence indicates
5 functions which take place at an arraignment
The difference between mitigating and aggravating circumstances as it pertains to sentencing
circunstancial evidence
Morissey v. Brewer
47. 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
Probation
Balancing test
Explain the difference between probation and parole
baston v. kentucky
48. Retribution - Restoration - deterrence - incapacitation - Rehabilitation
Prosecutor
Goals of punishment
restitution
Trial Proceedures
49. I do not wish to contend- has the same effect as a guilty plea-becomes a plea bargain
The difference between mitigating and aggravating circumstances as it pertains to sentencing
Discovery:
No lo contendre
Recidivism:
50. Circumstances relating to the commission of a crime that may be considered to reduce the blameworthiness of the defendant
List three ways a person can be released from jail
Recidivism:
mitigating circumstances
'Discover'