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DSST Criminal Justice

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Right to a speedy trial with unbiased jury - right to counsel






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






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






4. 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






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






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






7. Grand Jury






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






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






10. Fee based on state rate






11. A formal charge or accusation of a serious crime






12. Things that add on to sentencing






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






14. 1 - Costs tax players less - 2 - Restitution can be made - 3 - Community work






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






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






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






18. 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






19. The authorized seizure of money - negotiable instruments - securities - or other things of value. Under federal antidrug laws - judicial representatives are authorized to seize all cash and goods.






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






21. A legal term for judges delaying of the sentence after they have been found guilty - in order to allow the defendant to perform a period of probation






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






23. 1976 - Bifurcated trials - the guilt and innocent phase is separate from the punishment






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






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. It is the receiving point for CA department of corrections






27. 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.






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






29. Nominated by the President






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






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






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






33. 2008 - court held that the death penalty is not appropriate for a crime that does not include the taking of a life






34. 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.






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






36. 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






37. Holding Cells-Convenience-Many law enforcement agencies - County Jail-Holds all level of offenders-sheriffs department Juvenile Hall-criminals under 18-probation department






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






39. Probation






40. 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






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






42. The in court use of victim or survivor supplied information supplied by sentencing authorities seeking to make an informed sentencing decision.






43. Geographic area of the court






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






45. Least used






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

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






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






49. 1974 - sanctions cannot be levied against inmates without appropriate due process






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