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Exam Prep) | Georgia Public Safety Training
Instructor Course | Complete Study Guide &
Verified Practice Q&A
Crime - correct answerAn act committed or omitted in violation of a law forbidding or
commanding it and for which punishment is imposed upon conviction.
Burden of Proof for Criminal Liability - correct answerProve beyond a reasonable doubt
that the accused did commit the act and did so willfully and with intent.
Torts - correct answerA private or civil wrong, other than a breach of contract, in which
the action of one person causes injury to the person or property of another in violation of
a legal duty imposed by law.
Burden of Proof - Torts - correct answerPreponderance of the evidence.
Penalties for Civil Liability - correct answerCompensatory Damages and Punitive
Damages
Compensatory Damages - correct answerThey reimburse the plaintiff for actual losses
Punitive Damages - correct answerMonetary awards designed to punish the defendant
for unlawful behavior.
Categories of Torts - correct answerIntentional, Negligent, Constitutional
Intentional Tort - correct answerA voluntary intention on the part of a person to bring
physical or mental harm upon another person.
Negligent Tort - correct answerArise from the fact that our society imposes a duty upon
individuals to conduct their affairs in a manner which will avoid subjecting others to an
unreasonable risk of harm.
Constitutional Tort - correct answerArise out of guarantees afforded to us in the U.S.
Constitution
Title 42, U.S. Code, Section 1983 - correct answerLaw enforcement can be liable for
depriving someone or their civil rights.
- Acting under color of law
,- Alleged deprivation of rights secured by the constitution and laws
- Liable only for intentional torts or acts of gross negligence; evil motive or intent or
reckless or callous indifference
Simple Negligence - correct answerFailure to use that degree of care that an ordinary
prudent person would use in like circumstances
Gross Negligence - correct answerFailure to perform a manifest duty in reckless
disregard of the consequences as affecting the life or property of another
Willful Negligence - correct answerIntentional act of unreasonable character in
disregard of a known risk so obvious that the actor must have been aware of it and so
great as to make it highly probable that harm would follow
Requirements to Prevail in a Tort Action - correct answer1.) A legal duty requiring one
to conduct him/her self-according to a certain standard must exist
2.) A failure to conform (deviate) conduct to this standard must exist
3.) Direct (proximate) cause which is a sufficiently close link between the act of
negligence and the harm suffered by another must exist
4.) Damage results must be suffered by another.
***Almost all training liability is based on negligence law***
Negligent Training - correct answerFailure to train at all, which courts presume to be
gross negligence, or training which is conducted improperly. Training which does exist
may be either poorly designed or poorly executed
Negligent Supervision - correct answerFailure on your part to coordinate, control or
direct trainee conduct which may cause an injury
Negligent Entrustment - correct answerFailure to control dangerous equipment or
devices which are entrusted to trainees
Negligent Retention - correct answerFailure on your part to take action when you have
(or should have) determined a trainee is unsuitable to continue, or the magnitude of that
trainee's acts demonstrate they are a foreseeable danger
Causes of Action for Which Instructors May Be Found Liable - correct answer1.)
Negligent Training
2.) Negligent Entrustment
3.) Negligent Supervision
4.) Negligent Retention
, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) - correct answerMakes it unlawful
for an employer to discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin
Disparate Treatment - correct answerInvolves the kind of treatment a trainee receives
from trainers which may differ from the treatment given to other trainees and the only
basis for the different treatment is the person's race, color, religion, sex or national
origin
Disparate Impact - correct answerInvolves the use of training practices which on the
surface appear facially neutral in their treatment of different groups, but will impact more
severely one protected class and cannot be justified by business necessity
Reducing Classroom Liability - correct answer1.) Written Procedures
2.) Provide these Written Procedures to All Students
3.) Always Follow an Approved Lesson Plan
4.) Teach and Follow Safe Practices in All Class Activities
5.) Ensure Class Sizes are Reasonable and Instructor/Student Ratios are not Exceeded
6.) Supervision
7.) All Machinery and Equipment Should be Tested on a Regular Basis
8.) Specific Procedures
9.) Activity Areas
10.) Safety Devices
11.) Remove Broken Equipment or Machinery
12.) Ensure Trainers are Qualified
13.) Ensure Records are Accurate
14.) Keep Course Materials Up-To-Date
Bloom's Taxonomy - correct answerHeirachy of steps that must be taken in order to
master a process.
Taxonomy - correct answerClassification or structure
Domain - correct answerCategory
Exam Prep) | Georgia Public Safety Training
Instructor Course | Complete Study Guide &
Verified Practice Q&A
Crime - correct answerAn act committed or omitted in violation of a law forbidding or
commanding it and for which punishment is imposed upon conviction.
Burden of Proof for Criminal Liability - correct answerProve beyond a reasonable doubt
that the accused did commit the act and did so willfully and with intent.
Torts - correct answerA private or civil wrong, other than a breach of contract, in which
the action of one person causes injury to the person or property of another in violation of
a legal duty imposed by law.
Burden of Proof - Torts - correct answerPreponderance of the evidence.
Penalties for Civil Liability - correct answerCompensatory Damages and Punitive
Damages
Compensatory Damages - correct answerThey reimburse the plaintiff for actual losses
Punitive Damages - correct answerMonetary awards designed to punish the defendant
for unlawful behavior.
Categories of Torts - correct answerIntentional, Negligent, Constitutional
Intentional Tort - correct answerA voluntary intention on the part of a person to bring
physical or mental harm upon another person.
Negligent Tort - correct answerArise from the fact that our society imposes a duty upon
individuals to conduct their affairs in a manner which will avoid subjecting others to an
unreasonable risk of harm.
Constitutional Tort - correct answerArise out of guarantees afforded to us in the U.S.
Constitution
Title 42, U.S. Code, Section 1983 - correct answerLaw enforcement can be liable for
depriving someone or their civil rights.
- Acting under color of law
,- Alleged deprivation of rights secured by the constitution and laws
- Liable only for intentional torts or acts of gross negligence; evil motive or intent or
reckless or callous indifference
Simple Negligence - correct answerFailure to use that degree of care that an ordinary
prudent person would use in like circumstances
Gross Negligence - correct answerFailure to perform a manifest duty in reckless
disregard of the consequences as affecting the life or property of another
Willful Negligence - correct answerIntentional act of unreasonable character in
disregard of a known risk so obvious that the actor must have been aware of it and so
great as to make it highly probable that harm would follow
Requirements to Prevail in a Tort Action - correct answer1.) A legal duty requiring one
to conduct him/her self-according to a certain standard must exist
2.) A failure to conform (deviate) conduct to this standard must exist
3.) Direct (proximate) cause which is a sufficiently close link between the act of
negligence and the harm suffered by another must exist
4.) Damage results must be suffered by another.
***Almost all training liability is based on negligence law***
Negligent Training - correct answerFailure to train at all, which courts presume to be
gross negligence, or training which is conducted improperly. Training which does exist
may be either poorly designed or poorly executed
Negligent Supervision - correct answerFailure on your part to coordinate, control or
direct trainee conduct which may cause an injury
Negligent Entrustment - correct answerFailure to control dangerous equipment or
devices which are entrusted to trainees
Negligent Retention - correct answerFailure on your part to take action when you have
(or should have) determined a trainee is unsuitable to continue, or the magnitude of that
trainee's acts demonstrate they are a foreseeable danger
Causes of Action for Which Instructors May Be Found Liable - correct answer1.)
Negligent Training
2.) Negligent Entrustment
3.) Negligent Supervision
4.) Negligent Retention
, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) - correct answerMakes it unlawful
for an employer to discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin
Disparate Treatment - correct answerInvolves the kind of treatment a trainee receives
from trainers which may differ from the treatment given to other trainees and the only
basis for the different treatment is the person's race, color, religion, sex or national
origin
Disparate Impact - correct answerInvolves the use of training practices which on the
surface appear facially neutral in their treatment of different groups, but will impact more
severely one protected class and cannot be justified by business necessity
Reducing Classroom Liability - correct answer1.) Written Procedures
2.) Provide these Written Procedures to All Students
3.) Always Follow an Approved Lesson Plan
4.) Teach and Follow Safe Practices in All Class Activities
5.) Ensure Class Sizes are Reasonable and Instructor/Student Ratios are not Exceeded
6.) Supervision
7.) All Machinery and Equipment Should be Tested on a Regular Basis
8.) Specific Procedures
9.) Activity Areas
10.) Safety Devices
11.) Remove Broken Equipment or Machinery
12.) Ensure Trainers are Qualified
13.) Ensure Records are Accurate
14.) Keep Course Materials Up-To-Date
Bloom's Taxonomy - correct answerHeirachy of steps that must be taken in order to
master a process.
Taxonomy - correct answerClassification or structure
Domain - correct answerCategory
