Courts
How many supreme court justices are there
9 and they are appointed by pres
types of bail
cash, recognizance, property bonb, bail bond
types of criminal sanctions
fines, probation, deth, incarceration, com service
types of sanctions
boot camps, house arrests, com serve
rediviism
commiting same crime over and over
what are the three types of courts and what do they do
limited-traffic
general-murder
supreme-consitutional issues
what is nolo contenders
no contest
not admiting guilt but accepting punishment
minnesota sentencing grid
shows how criminal history + severity of crime = suggested punishment.
BIGGEST PROBLEMS WITH JAIL AND PRISON
overcrowding
average cost per inmate
30,000+ moneys
what are the ways to become a jodge
election
appoitnemtn
merit selection
what is jury trial and bench trial
jury decides the verdict
judge decides verdict
indeterminate and determineate
indeter-ranged time (5-10 years
deter-fixed time (10 years
what are private prisons
make more money, cut costs, bad inmate welfare
run under government contracts
diff between probation and parole
probation-early release under supervision
parole-alt to incarceration
what arraignment
first time defendant says guilty or not guilty
how many members in jury
12
what are the goals of sentencings
retribution, deterrences, rehabilitation, restitution, incapcitation
prison v jail differences
jail=waiting for trial, less than a year
prison=felonies, longer than a year
direct supervision v indirect surpervision
direct=staff inside housing unit
indirect=staff watching cameras
alleate courts
only review if case has mistakes
what is jury selection called
VOIR DIRE (is latin)
what is mandatory minimums and truth in sentencings
mandatory=minimum punish by law
truth-serve 85%
pros and cons of sanctions
pros-cost effections
cons-might not be harsh enough
what are the types of prisons
minimum
medimum
maximum
SUPERMAX