Exam 16 APD Class 53 questions n
answers graded A+ 2025/2026
civil action against a police officer is not dependent upon a ________ action - correct answer
✔✔criminal
a civil action is most commonly referred to as a _________ - correct answer ✔✔lawsuit
____________, or lack of it, is one of the most common basis for a civil action against an officer
and his/her employer - correct answer ✔✔training
which actions of a police officer often result(s) in civil suits against the officer and/or his/her
employer? - correct answer ✔✔-improper use of force
-official misconduct
a ______ is any one of various legally recognized private injuries or wrongs - correct answer
✔✔tort
a tort is a _____ action - correct answer ✔✔civil
the portion of laws which are not passed by the legislature but are decided in the courts is
called _______ - correct answer ✔✔case law
list three examples of the basis of civil law suits - correct answer ✔✔-wrongful death
-racial profiling
-perjury
, list three examples of criminal laws - correct answer ✔✔-criminal mischief
-reckless driving
-murder
criminal law regulates the conduct of individuals through the threat of ______ and _________ -
correct answer ✔✔-fines
-punishment
civil law regulates conduct through _________ and _______ damage awards - correct answer
✔✔-monetary
-injunction
in a civil lawsuit, the person seeking some sort of redress for an injury is called the ________ -
correct answer ✔✔plaintiff
in a civil lawsuit the person being sued is called the ______ - correct answer ✔✔defendant
the standard of proof in a criminal case that the state must prove is ______________ - correct
answer ✔✔beyond a reasonable doubt
T/F a civil judgment must be by a judge or a unanimous verdict of a jury - correct answer
✔✔false
T/F a jury in a criminal trial will always be composed of 12 members - correct answer ✔✔false
police officers of incorporated cities are listed as peace officers in Section 2.12 of the
______________ - correct answer ✔✔CCP
answers graded A+ 2025/2026
civil action against a police officer is not dependent upon a ________ action - correct answer
✔✔criminal
a civil action is most commonly referred to as a _________ - correct answer ✔✔lawsuit
____________, or lack of it, is one of the most common basis for a civil action against an officer
and his/her employer - correct answer ✔✔training
which actions of a police officer often result(s) in civil suits against the officer and/or his/her
employer? - correct answer ✔✔-improper use of force
-official misconduct
a ______ is any one of various legally recognized private injuries or wrongs - correct answer
✔✔tort
a tort is a _____ action - correct answer ✔✔civil
the portion of laws which are not passed by the legislature but are decided in the courts is
called _______ - correct answer ✔✔case law
list three examples of the basis of civil law suits - correct answer ✔✔-wrongful death
-racial profiling
-perjury
, list three examples of criminal laws - correct answer ✔✔-criminal mischief
-reckless driving
-murder
criminal law regulates the conduct of individuals through the threat of ______ and _________ -
correct answer ✔✔-fines
-punishment
civil law regulates conduct through _________ and _______ damage awards - correct answer
✔✔-monetary
-injunction
in a civil lawsuit, the person seeking some sort of redress for an injury is called the ________ -
correct answer ✔✔plaintiff
in a civil lawsuit the person being sued is called the ______ - correct answer ✔✔defendant
the standard of proof in a criminal case that the state must prove is ______________ - correct
answer ✔✔beyond a reasonable doubt
T/F a civil judgment must be by a judge or a unanimous verdict of a jury - correct answer
✔✔false
T/F a jury in a criminal trial will always be composed of 12 members - correct answer ✔✔false
police officers of incorporated cities are listed as peace officers in Section 2.12 of the
______________ - correct answer ✔✔CCP
