GPSTC Cherokee – ALL Tests (2025/2026 Latest
Exam Prep) | Complete Georgia Public Safety
Study Guide & Verified Practice Q&A
Types of Legal Liability - correct answerCivil liability
Criminal liability
Administrative liability
Federal law - correct answer42 U.S.C. 1983
Criminal Liability - correct answerState 16-5-1 and 16-5-42
criminal liability - correct answerFederal 18USC 241 AND 242
Administrative liability - correct answerViolation results in:
Dismissal
Demotion
Transfer
Reprimand
Vicarious Liability - correct answerA supervisor is responsible for the acts of his
subordinates.
Negligent hiring
Negligent retention
Failure to train
Elements in tort Liability - correct answerOwned a duty to plaintiff
That we breach that duty
There was injury to the plaintiff
Proximate cause of the injury is a direct connection between breach of duty and the
injury to the plaintiff
Plaintiff must prove amount the amount of damages
Civil Liability - correct answerStare torts. Federal law 42 USC 1983
,Intentional Torts - correct answerOccurs when there is an intention on the part of a
peace officer to bring some physical or mental harm to another person
Negligent torts - correct answerOccurs when an officer performs a reasonable act within
his/her scope of duty but without due care.
Most common actions for suit - correct answerUse of force
Negligent Motor Vehicle Operation
Taking away freedom
Tort - correct answerCivil wrong for which a remedy may be obtained usually in the form
of damages.
Good faith defense - correct answerHonesty in belief or purpose
Faithfulness to one's duty or obligation
Observance of reasonable commercial standards of fair dealing in a given trade
Absence of malice
Conspiracy Against Rights - correct answerTwo or more persons. 18 USC 241
Title 18 USC 242 - correct answerDeprivation of rights under color of law
absolute immunity - correct answerA complete exemption from civil liability usually
afforded to officials while performing particularly important functions, such as
representative enacting legislation and a judge presiding over a law suit.
quasi-judicial immunity - correct answerCertain officials are immune of performing
judicial type functions but not when performing other functions connected with their
office.
Communication - correct answerTo convey information or to get a point across
Interpersonal communication - correct answerSuccessfully communicating with another
person
It is a game of pitch and catch
Message intended v. Message received
verbal communications - correct answerMost common form of communication. Verbal
message is contradicted by the body language. Message intended is rarely the
message sent
non verbal communication - correct answerMore important than spoken word. Of
average communications, only about 7% of message is actually conveyed by the
spoken word
,non verbal communication - correct answerOf average communications, only about 7%
of message is actually conveyed by the spoken word.
Effective communications - correct answerActive listeners
Patient
Sensitive
Observant
effective communication - correct answerSpeaking clearly and directly accomplishes
two things:
If we are speaking directly to them, they are more likely to listen.
It lets them know we are sincere
aspects of communication - correct answerMessage intended
Message sent
Message received
Barriers to effective communication - correct answerInterruptions
Pretending to listen/daydreaming
Invading space
Overreacting
Distractions
Prejudices
intellectual disability disorder - correct answerImpairments of general abilities that
impact a persons ability to function
intellectual disability disorder - correct answerNo Age requirement
Chronic disorder
IQ 70 or below
4 categories of IDD - correct answerMild or educable
Moderate or trainable
Severe or moderately trainable
Profound or limited trainable
Characteristics of IDD - correct answerLimited verbal skills
Short attention span
Weak short-term memory
Types of mental illness - correct answerBipolar disorder
Schizophrenia
Obsessive compulsive disorder
Panic disorder
, Post traumatic stress
Characteristics of mentally ill - correct answerChanges in behavior
Memory loss
Hears voices
involuntary hospitalization - correct answerPeace officers within 72 hrs of receipt of
certificate take custody of and deliver to nearest receiving facility the county where
patient is found or examined.
Mental illness - correct answerDepression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, eating
disorders and addictive behavior
What is the difference between mental illness and intellectual disability disorder? -
correct answerMental illness is a disorder like depression and intellectual disability
disorder are impairments that impact ones ability to function.
1013 - correct answerMentally ill form
2013 - correct answerAlcoholic/drug dependent form
foreign court - correct answerAny court of competent jurisdiction outside of GA but
within the US.
Cycle of violence - correct answerBuild up
Explosion
Regret and remorse
Stockholm Syndrome - correct answerDebility
Dependency
Dread
Disorientation
What are the defenses available to officers involving torts? - correct answerProbable
cause and good faith
Good faith - correct answerHonesty is an intention or an honest belief yang the act you
are doing is lawful and not done because you do not like a person or because you
intend to cause unlawful harm to such person.
What elements are necessary to bring an action against an officer for 42 USC 1983? -
correct answerA violation of a federal constitutional right or statue
Such violation must be by a person acting under color state law
Acute (most common) - correct answerFight or flight
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Exam Prep) | Complete Georgia Public Safety
Study Guide & Verified Practice Q&A
Types of Legal Liability - correct answerCivil liability
Criminal liability
Administrative liability
Federal law - correct answer42 U.S.C. 1983
Criminal Liability - correct answerState 16-5-1 and 16-5-42
criminal liability - correct answerFederal 18USC 241 AND 242
Administrative liability - correct answerViolation results in:
Dismissal
Demotion
Transfer
Reprimand
Vicarious Liability - correct answerA supervisor is responsible for the acts of his
subordinates.
Negligent hiring
Negligent retention
Failure to train
Elements in tort Liability - correct answerOwned a duty to plaintiff
That we breach that duty
There was injury to the plaintiff
Proximate cause of the injury is a direct connection between breach of duty and the
injury to the plaintiff
Plaintiff must prove amount the amount of damages
Civil Liability - correct answerStare torts. Federal law 42 USC 1983
,Intentional Torts - correct answerOccurs when there is an intention on the part of a
peace officer to bring some physical or mental harm to another person
Negligent torts - correct answerOccurs when an officer performs a reasonable act within
his/her scope of duty but without due care.
Most common actions for suit - correct answerUse of force
Negligent Motor Vehicle Operation
Taking away freedom
Tort - correct answerCivil wrong for which a remedy may be obtained usually in the form
of damages.
Good faith defense - correct answerHonesty in belief or purpose
Faithfulness to one's duty or obligation
Observance of reasonable commercial standards of fair dealing in a given trade
Absence of malice
Conspiracy Against Rights - correct answerTwo or more persons. 18 USC 241
Title 18 USC 242 - correct answerDeprivation of rights under color of law
absolute immunity - correct answerA complete exemption from civil liability usually
afforded to officials while performing particularly important functions, such as
representative enacting legislation and a judge presiding over a law suit.
quasi-judicial immunity - correct answerCertain officials are immune of performing
judicial type functions but not when performing other functions connected with their
office.
Communication - correct answerTo convey information or to get a point across
Interpersonal communication - correct answerSuccessfully communicating with another
person
It is a game of pitch and catch
Message intended v. Message received
verbal communications - correct answerMost common form of communication. Verbal
message is contradicted by the body language. Message intended is rarely the
message sent
non verbal communication - correct answerMore important than spoken word. Of
average communications, only about 7% of message is actually conveyed by the
spoken word
,non verbal communication - correct answerOf average communications, only about 7%
of message is actually conveyed by the spoken word.
Effective communications - correct answerActive listeners
Patient
Sensitive
Observant
effective communication - correct answerSpeaking clearly and directly accomplishes
two things:
If we are speaking directly to them, they are more likely to listen.
It lets them know we are sincere
aspects of communication - correct answerMessage intended
Message sent
Message received
Barriers to effective communication - correct answerInterruptions
Pretending to listen/daydreaming
Invading space
Overreacting
Distractions
Prejudices
intellectual disability disorder - correct answerImpairments of general abilities that
impact a persons ability to function
intellectual disability disorder - correct answerNo Age requirement
Chronic disorder
IQ 70 or below
4 categories of IDD - correct answerMild or educable
Moderate or trainable
Severe or moderately trainable
Profound or limited trainable
Characteristics of IDD - correct answerLimited verbal skills
Short attention span
Weak short-term memory
Types of mental illness - correct answerBipolar disorder
Schizophrenia
Obsessive compulsive disorder
Panic disorder
, Post traumatic stress
Characteristics of mentally ill - correct answerChanges in behavior
Memory loss
Hears voices
involuntary hospitalization - correct answerPeace officers within 72 hrs of receipt of
certificate take custody of and deliver to nearest receiving facility the county where
patient is found or examined.
Mental illness - correct answerDepression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, eating
disorders and addictive behavior
What is the difference between mental illness and intellectual disability disorder? -
correct answerMental illness is a disorder like depression and intellectual disability
disorder are impairments that impact ones ability to function.
1013 - correct answerMentally ill form
2013 - correct answerAlcoholic/drug dependent form
foreign court - correct answerAny court of competent jurisdiction outside of GA but
within the US.
Cycle of violence - correct answerBuild up
Explosion
Regret and remorse
Stockholm Syndrome - correct answerDebility
Dependency
Dread
Disorientation
What are the defenses available to officers involving torts? - correct answerProbable
cause and good faith
Good faith - correct answerHonesty is an intention or an honest belief yang the act you
are doing is lawful and not done because you do not like a person or because you
intend to cause unlawful harm to such person.
What elements are necessary to bring an action against an officer for 42 USC 1983? -
correct answerA violation of a federal constitutional right or statue
Such violation must be by a person acting under color state law
Acute (most common) - correct answerFight or flight
Thrilling and exciting in small doses
