Chapter 14-Study Guide criminal
justice
A tort is:
A) A private injury against the state or federal government.
B) A public injury or offense against the state, punishable by fine and/or
imprisonment.
C) An invasion of privacy through illegal search and seizure.
D) A private injury inflicted on one person by another. - answer-D) A private injury
inflicted on one person by another.
An intentional tort differs from negligence in that:
A) An intentional tort is really a voluntary act such as assault or malicious
prosecution.
B) An intentional tort includes the act of being negligent.
C) An intentional tort is punishable by fine and imprisonment.
D) An intentional tort rarely violates constitutional rights whereas negligence almost
always involves the violation of the Bill of Rights. - answer-A) An intentional tort is
really a voluntary act such as assault or malicious prosecution.
The two areas of negligence that have been the greatest sources of litigation under
Section 1983 are:
A) Negligent hiring and negligent supervision.
B) Negligent assignment and negligent entrustment.
C) Negligent supervision and negligent training.
D) Negligent direction and negligent supervision. - answer-C) Negligent supervision
and negligent training.
The 1978 landmark case applying Title 42, U.S. Code, Section 1983, to
municipalities and other local government units was:
A) Bivens v. the Drug Enforcement Administration.
B) Monell v. Department of Social Services.
C) City of Canton v. Harris.
D) Arnett v. Kennedy. - answer-B) Monell v. Department of Social Services.
A federal peace officer commits some act for which you want to sue. Your best
means of suing in federal court is:
A) To file suit within 180 days following the act.
B) By using a Bivens-type suit.
C) A 1983 action.
D) An Eleventh Amendment action. - answer-B) By using a Bivens-type suit.
Whistleblower statuses protect an employee's rights under which Amendment?
A) First
B) Fourth
C) Eleventh
D) Fourteenth. - answer-A) First
, The 1985 landmark case the restricted the use of deadly force in effecting an arrest
without significant threat of death or serious physical injury to the officer or others
was:
A) Tennessee v. Garner
B) Taylor v. Kelley.
C) Monell v. Georgia.
D) Bivens v. City of Chicago Police Department. - answer-A) Tennessee v. Garner
According to the Supreme Court, before an agency conducts an administrative
investigation wherein an issue that may involve disciplinary action against an officer
for refusal to answer questions, the agency must:
A) Order the officer to answer the questions.
B) Ask questions that are specifically related to the officer's duties.
C) Advise the officer that answers to questions will not be used against the officer in
a criminal proceeding.
D) All of the above - answer-D) All of the above
These rights have been loosely defined as those involving the protection and
defense of one's good name, reputation, and position in the community.
A) Liberty.
B) Property.
C) Substantive.
D) Procedural. - answer-A) Liberty.
Which of the following is not an area usually covered by police firearms regulations?
A) Requirements for safeguarding the weapon
B) Definition of type and caliber of the weapon
C) Limitations on when the weapon may be used
D) Guidelines for carrying the weapon, both on and off duty - answer-B) Definition of
type and caliber of the weapon
Termination of high-speed pursuit policies generally falls into one of three models.
Which of the following is not one of those three models?
A) Judgmental
B) Supervisory
C) Restrictive
D) Discouragement - answer-B) Supervisory
Which of the following is not a frequent factor in determining the extent of pursuit-
related liability?
A) Use of roadblocks and the continuation of the pursuit.
B) The driving conditions, including the weather, a general assessment of
equipment, and the experience of the drivers involved in the chase.
C) Disobeying traffic laws and excessive speed.
D) The gender and age of the officer involved in the pursuit. - answer-D) The gender
and age of the officer involved in the pursuit.
The curriculum developed by the Washington State Criminal Justice Commission
instructs the police how to handle emotionally disturbed people includes all of the
following, except:
justice
A tort is:
A) A private injury against the state or federal government.
B) A public injury or offense against the state, punishable by fine and/or
imprisonment.
C) An invasion of privacy through illegal search and seizure.
D) A private injury inflicted on one person by another. - answer-D) A private injury
inflicted on one person by another.
An intentional tort differs from negligence in that:
A) An intentional tort is really a voluntary act such as assault or malicious
prosecution.
B) An intentional tort includes the act of being negligent.
C) An intentional tort is punishable by fine and imprisonment.
D) An intentional tort rarely violates constitutional rights whereas negligence almost
always involves the violation of the Bill of Rights. - answer-A) An intentional tort is
really a voluntary act such as assault or malicious prosecution.
The two areas of negligence that have been the greatest sources of litigation under
Section 1983 are:
A) Negligent hiring and negligent supervision.
B) Negligent assignment and negligent entrustment.
C) Negligent supervision and negligent training.
D) Negligent direction and negligent supervision. - answer-C) Negligent supervision
and negligent training.
The 1978 landmark case applying Title 42, U.S. Code, Section 1983, to
municipalities and other local government units was:
A) Bivens v. the Drug Enforcement Administration.
B) Monell v. Department of Social Services.
C) City of Canton v. Harris.
D) Arnett v. Kennedy. - answer-B) Monell v. Department of Social Services.
A federal peace officer commits some act for which you want to sue. Your best
means of suing in federal court is:
A) To file suit within 180 days following the act.
B) By using a Bivens-type suit.
C) A 1983 action.
D) An Eleventh Amendment action. - answer-B) By using a Bivens-type suit.
Whistleblower statuses protect an employee's rights under which Amendment?
A) First
B) Fourth
C) Eleventh
D) Fourteenth. - answer-A) First
, The 1985 landmark case the restricted the use of deadly force in effecting an arrest
without significant threat of death or serious physical injury to the officer or others
was:
A) Tennessee v. Garner
B) Taylor v. Kelley.
C) Monell v. Georgia.
D) Bivens v. City of Chicago Police Department. - answer-A) Tennessee v. Garner
According to the Supreme Court, before an agency conducts an administrative
investigation wherein an issue that may involve disciplinary action against an officer
for refusal to answer questions, the agency must:
A) Order the officer to answer the questions.
B) Ask questions that are specifically related to the officer's duties.
C) Advise the officer that answers to questions will not be used against the officer in
a criminal proceeding.
D) All of the above - answer-D) All of the above
These rights have been loosely defined as those involving the protection and
defense of one's good name, reputation, and position in the community.
A) Liberty.
B) Property.
C) Substantive.
D) Procedural. - answer-A) Liberty.
Which of the following is not an area usually covered by police firearms regulations?
A) Requirements for safeguarding the weapon
B) Definition of type and caliber of the weapon
C) Limitations on when the weapon may be used
D) Guidelines for carrying the weapon, both on and off duty - answer-B) Definition of
type and caliber of the weapon
Termination of high-speed pursuit policies generally falls into one of three models.
Which of the following is not one of those three models?
A) Judgmental
B) Supervisory
C) Restrictive
D) Discouragement - answer-B) Supervisory
Which of the following is not a frequent factor in determining the extent of pursuit-
related liability?
A) Use of roadblocks and the continuation of the pursuit.
B) The driving conditions, including the weather, a general assessment of
equipment, and the experience of the drivers involved in the chase.
C) Disobeying traffic laws and excessive speed.
D) The gender and age of the officer involved in the pursuit. - answer-D) The gender
and age of the officer involved in the pursuit.
The curriculum developed by the Washington State Criminal Justice Commission
instructs the police how to handle emotionally disturbed people includes all of the
following, except:
