Exam 10: Civil Liability

Negligent __________ relates to a police department's failure to provide an effect system of police accountability.

__________ are harms punished by the state and spelled out in written legal codes.

With a claim of negligent ____________ a plaintiff argues that they were injured as a result of a police officer's failure to enforce the law.

Negligent ____________ may occur if police administrators do not ensure that officers are properly trained and capable of using equipment or carrying out a given responsibility before they entrust or assign them to that responsibility.

Negligent ___________ involves breaching a duty to provide effective systems for the evaluation, control, and monitoring of police employees' performance.

Which of the following is a common form of intentional tort action filed against police officers?

Which of the following best describes injury or damage that is determined by asking the question "but for the officer's conduct, would the plaintiff have sustained the injury or damage?"

Under the claim negligent __________, a plaintiff argues that a police officer failed to operate an emergency vehicle with due care for the safety of the public. As a result of the negligent operation and because the officer's actions were unreasonable, the plaintiff sustained injuries.

If officers undertake a duty to provide assistance or medical attention and if they do not provide that assistance in a timely and reasonable manner, negligent ____________ can occur.

___________ are legal actions between private parties that do not arise from written contracts.

A 1995 study published by the Department of Justice found that ___________ out of four tort cases were settled out of court.

Which of the following best describes the Supreme Court's ruling in Tennessee v. Garner?

Which of the following best describes behavior that inflicts injury or causes a person to fear the infliction of immediate injury?

With negligent ___________, if a police officer is hired in a negligent fashion and that negligence is directly related to a later incident of police misconduct or illegal behavior, administrators may be held civilly liable for unreasonable selecting and hiring practices.