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CLEET LEGAL BLOCK FINAL EXAM 2024 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS ALL GRADED A+|GUARANTEED SUCCESS|LATEST UPDATE . What is a tort? - ANSWER-A civil wrong Burden of proof in a civil case - ANSWER-preponderance of the evidence What is a crime? - ANSWER-criminal wrong, offense against the public Burden of proof in a criminal matter - ANSWER-beyond a reasonable doubt Elements to Show Negligence - ANSWER-Duty Breach Causation Damages/injury Elements needed to show intentional tort - ANSWER-assault battery kidnapping trespass/conversion malicious prosecution Elements needed to show a constitutional tort - ANSWER-violation of constitutional rights under color of law causation damages Defenses against tort claims - ANSWER-Technical defenses -improper service improper venue -lack of jurisdiction -statute of limitations Substantive defenses -failure to state a claim Who is entitled to absolute immunity? - ANSWER-judges court employees prosecutors parole board president legislators witnesses Immunity applying to peace officers & test to determine immunity - ANSWER-Probations officers preparing reports Was there a constitutional violation Should the officer have known this? methods of serving a civil process document - ANSWER--serving individual personally -leaving copies at individuals house -giving to someone 15 years or older peace officers authority to act in attempting a "service" - ANSWER-writes of assistance general execution replevin order of delivery define injunction - ANSWER-command to refrain from a particular act. standards of conduct while serving a civil document - ANSWER--neutrality -methods -when unusable to enforce/execute -use of force -interpretation of directives/orders who does domestic abuse laws apply to? - ANSWER-intimate partner family household member different types of VPO - ANSWER-emergency ex-parte VPO offender violates VPO Branches of Government - ANSWER-Legislative, Executive, Judicial Criminal Justice System - ANSWER-police, courts, corrections Where criminal laws are found? - ANSWER-constitution & constitutional amendments what is the purpose of criminal law? - ANSWER-no crime unless a punishment is specified define a private wrong - ANSWER-violation of duty imposed by general law definition of a crime - ANSWER-act or omission forbidden by law or penal sanctions Levels of Proof - ANSWER--preponderance of evidence (Civil) -Mere suspicion -Reasonable suspicion (terry stops/frisks) -probable cause (arrest, warrants, searches) -clear & convincing (admin hearings) -beyond a reasonable doubt (convict) Types of punishment - ANSWER--Death Penalty Incarceration -fine -removal from office -disqualification classifications of crimes - ANSWER--social harms -nature of the act performed -seriousness of crime -degree of criminality -felonies/misdemearors nature of the offense What is Mala in se and mala prohibita? - ANSWER-mala in se: wrong in itself mala prohibita: wrong due to society LOVID - ANSWER-Location Offense Venue Identification Date/time What does the 4th amendment specify? - ANSWER-requirement for probable cause is mere suspicion enough to detain, search or arrest? - ANSWER-no, its just a hunch is reasonable suspicion enough to detain, search or arrest? - ANSWER-level needed to stop someone but not detain search or arrest Define reasonable suspicion - ANSWER-articulable facts which lead a reasonable person to believe an ind. Has been, currently, or is about to be involved in criminal activity What is a Terry frisk? - ANSWER-A pat down of the body and outer clothing for weapons that is justified by an officer's belief that a suspect is armed and dangerous

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CLEET LEGAL BLOCK FINAL EXAM 2024
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
ALL GRADED A+|GUARANTEED
SUCCESS|LATEST UPDATE 2024-2025.


What is a tort? - ANSWER-✔A civil wrong

Burden of proof in a civil case - ANSWER-✔preponderance of the evidence

What is a crime? - ANSWER-✔criminal wrong, offense against the public

Burden of proof in a criminal matter - ANSWER-✔beyond a reasonable doubt

Elements to Show Negligence - ANSWER-✔Duty
Breach
Causation
Damages/injury

Elements needed to show intentional tort - ANSWER-✔assault
battery
kidnapping
trespass/conversion
malicious prosecution

Elements needed to show a constitutional tort - ANSWER-✔violation of
constitutional rights
under color of law
causation
damages

Defenses against tort claims - ANSWER-✔Technical defenses
-improper service
improper venue
-lack of jurisdiction

,-statute of limitations
Substantive defenses
-failure to state a claim

Who is entitled to absolute immunity? - ANSWER-✔judges
court employees
prosecutors
parole board
president
legislators
witnesses

Immunity applying to peace officers &
test to determine immunity - ANSWER-✔Probations officers preparing reports

Was there a constitutional violation
Should the officer have known this?

methods of serving a civil process document - ANSWER-✔-serving individual
personally
-leaving copies at individuals house
-giving to someone 15 years or older

peace officers authority to act in attempting a "service" - ANSWER-✔writes of
assistance
general execution
replevin
order of delivery

define injunction - ANSWER-✔command to refrain from a particular act.

standards of conduct while serving a civil document - ANSWER-✔-neutrality
-methods
-when unusable to enforce/execute
-use of force
-interpretation of directives/orders

who does domestic abuse laws apply to? - ANSWER-✔intimate partner
family
household member

different types of VPO - ANSWER-✔emergency ex-parte
VPO
offender violates VPO

Branches of Government - ANSWER-✔Legislative, Executive, Judicial

, Criminal Justice System - ANSWER-✔police, courts, corrections

Where criminal laws are found? - ANSWER-✔constitution & constitutional
amendments

what is the purpose of criminal law? - ANSWER-✔no crime unless a punishment is
specified

define a private wrong - ANSWER-✔violation of duty imposed by general law

definition of a crime - ANSWER-✔act or omission forbidden by law or penal
sanctions

Levels of Proof - ANSWER-✔-preponderance of evidence (Civil)
-Mere suspicion
-Reasonable suspicion (terry stops/frisks)
-probable cause (arrest, warrants, searches)
-clear & convincing (admin hearings)
-beyond a reasonable doubt (convict)

Types of punishment - ANSWER-✔-Death Penalty
Incarceration
-fine
-removal from office
-disqualification

classifications of crimes - ANSWER-✔-social harms
-nature of the act performed
-seriousness of crime
-degree of criminality
-felonies/misdemearors
nature of the offense

What is Mala in se and mala prohibita? - ANSWER-✔mala in se: wrong in itself
mala prohibita: wrong due to society

LOVID - ANSWER-✔Location
Offense
Venue
Identification
Date/time

What does the 4th amendment specify? - ANSWER-✔requirement for probable
cause

is mere suspicion enough to detain, search or arrest? - ANSWER-✔no, its just a
hunch

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