Exam 16: Communication During High Profile Crises

When a police manager fails to make certain that a police officer qualifies at a firing range, and that officer mistakenly shoots someone, that manager could be liable for:

A liability protection program, as spelled out in the text, includes all of the following except:

When an officer, through the course of his or her employment, discovers that an officer is unfit for the position, and does not terminate employment, this is called:

is/are one of the steps in hiring officers.

Lawsuits can be a real and expensive problem for police managers.

One way a police manager can proactively address potential liability claims is through accreditation.

When an officer is not trained, or qualified to perform a certain task, and the supervisor knows this, yet makes the assignment anyway, this is called:

What is it called when a police manager is liable for the actions of others?

Failure to anticipate problems in the field or to control police officer discretion could make that supervisor liable for:

In order to help avoid potential lawsuits, the police manager should:

Violation of an individual's civil rights can also include:

In order to avoid lawsuits over violations of civil rights, the police manager should:

In order to commit a violation of the Civil Rights Act of 1871, an officer:

Which of the following are considered good ways to expand on the protection circle?

Police managers cannot be held liable for a lack of, or poor, training for their officers.

Police managers can't be held liable for the actions of subordinates.

When an officer is unfit for the job, and the hiring official knows this but hires the individual anyway, this is called:

is/are one of the steps in training an officer to do the job correctly.

The liability protection circle has three equal parts: direction, maintenance, and assessment.

A police supervisor who fails to keep up with what his or her officers are doing could be guilty of: