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DSST Criminal Justice

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






2. 1974 - sanctions cannot be levied against inmates without appropriate due process






3. 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






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






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






6. 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






7. Review court






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






9. 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






10. 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.






11. 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.






12. Level 1 - 2 - and 3






13. Full time- salaried






14. Physical material or traces of physical activity






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






16. 1963 - extended the right to appointed counsel for indigents in all felony cases






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






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






19. A prisoner has no reasoable expectations of privacy in his prison cell and no protections against what would otherwise be unreasonable searches 4th amendment






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






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






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






23. Geographic area of the court






24. 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 -






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






26. 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.






27. 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






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






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






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






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






32. Right to a speedy trial with unbiased jury - right to counsel






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






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






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






36. John Augustus






37. 2003 - illegal to execute mentally retarded






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






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






40. 2008 - court held that the death penalty is not appropriate for a crime that does not include the taking of a life






41. Least used






42. I do not wish to contend- has the same effect as a guilty plea-becomes a plea bargain






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






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






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






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






47. 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.






48. 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.






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

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50. Prohibits peremptory challenges based on gender