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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