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DSST Criminal Justice

Subjects : dsst, law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Process of negotiating an agreement w/ defendant - protectors - and the court






2. 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






3. Procedural safeguards are necessary in revocation hearing involving parolees






4. Made victim impact statements legal






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






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






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






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. Nominated by the President






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. Decides guilt or innocence






12. A formal charge or accusation of a serious crime






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






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


15. Retribution - Restoration - deterrence - incapacitation - Rehabilitation






16. 1974 - sanctions cannot be levied against inmates without appropriate due process






17. Jury trial in civil cases






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






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






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






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






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






24. 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.






25. 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.






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






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






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






29. Fee based on state rate






30. 1 - Costs tax players less - 2 - Restitution can be made - 3 - Community work






31. 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






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






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






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






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






36. 1963 - extended the right to appointed counsel for indigents in all felony cases






37. 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






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






39. Review court






40. 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.






41. 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






42. Probation






43. 1976 - Bifurcated trials - the guilt and innocent phase is separate from the punishment






44. 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






45. Grand Jury






46. 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






47. Prohibits peremptory challenges based on race






48. Geographic area of the court






49. Level 1 - 2 - and 3






50. 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