TLETA Week 2 Exam With Complete Solution Latest Update
What are three parts to the negligence triangle? -ANSWER Who was hurt, who's fault it
was, and who has the money.
Perkin v. Harris - What should officers receive on foreseeable activities? -ANSWER
Officers should receive training and information on foreseeable activities.
If you act within the scope of your department policy, who will be held liable for
accidents caused on your part? -ANSWER The department.
Governmental entity definition? - ANSWER Any national, state or local government
board, commission, department, division, instrumentality, court, agency or political
subdivision.
What three things does the supreme court take into consideration when determining
liability? - ANSWER Reasonableness, justifiable, articutible.(be able to articulate and
justify what you did.)
Negligence definition? - ANSWER Failure to take proper care in doing
something.(mistake)
What are the levels of liability? - ANSWER Negligence, Gross Negligence, Deliberate
indifference, Conduct that shocks the conscience.
Gross Negligence definition? - ANSWER Lack of diligence, care, or conscious, in a
voluntary act or omission with reckless disregard of legal duty or consequences to
another party.
Deliberate indifference definition? - ANSWER Complete consciousness of reckless
disregard and consequence of one's acts or omissions.
,Condu ct shocks the conscience definition? - ANSWER Situations conducted in
complete carelessness of the law that are so unjust or wrong that the court must
intervene.
What are Plaintiffs 5- Front attacks? - ANSWER Facts of the case, policy, training,
supervision, and discipline.
Do you have the right away when operating an emergency vehicle? - ANSWER No, when
operating an emergency you are requesting right away.
Who is liable in case of accidents caused during the operations of emergency vehicle?
ANSWER The operator of emergency vehicle.
Are the officers liable in case of accidents caused by negligence? ANSWER Yes.
On what does the liability of accidents depend during police pursuits? ANSWER It
depends on the decision making of the officer.
Why do patrol officers have a liability for unsafe roads, controls, and structures? -
ANSWER It is the officers duty to report these condition due to the fact they are on
patrol 24 hours a day.
What are Punitive Damages? - ANSWER Personal penalties against an INDIVIDUAL in
federal court. They are excluded from state court.
What happens if any employee of any government agency, entity, or department,
deprives anyone of there constitutional rights? - ANSWER They or their employer are
subject to be sued in Federal court Depending on their regard for statutes, policy, and
regulations.
Is there any cap on the amount a defendant can be sued for in federal court? - ANSWER
, No.
Who May bring a suit? - ANSWER Anyone.
Who May be a defendant? - ANSWER Anyone acting under the color of the law.
What an employees best protection from being individually liable? - ANSWER Written
Policy.
What is the liability of other officers present when a civil rights violation takes place? -
ANSWER Equal punishment.
What are the two highest law suits brought upon law enforcement? - ANSWER Use of
excessive force, and false arrest/ false imprisonment.
Brower v. county of Inyo. what is said about use of roadblocks? - ANSWER They will
always be used as a last resort.
What is the most effective survival tool in law enforcement in which could change the
opinion of society and they way they perceive you? - ANSWER Word of mouth.
What are the two most effective poisons law enforcement administers to itself? -
ANSWER Stretches of authority, and seeds of distrust.
What are the three most effective disciplines? - ANSWER Self discipline, peer discipline,
and administrative discipline.
Confession definition? - ANSWER Admitting to all elements of an offense.
Admission definition? - ANSWER Admitting to some elements of an offense but not all.
What are three parts to the negligence triangle? -ANSWER Who was hurt, who's fault it
was, and who has the money.
Perkin v. Harris - What should officers receive on foreseeable activities? -ANSWER
Officers should receive training and information on foreseeable activities.
If you act within the scope of your department policy, who will be held liable for
accidents caused on your part? -ANSWER The department.
Governmental entity definition? - ANSWER Any national, state or local government
board, commission, department, division, instrumentality, court, agency or political
subdivision.
What three things does the supreme court take into consideration when determining
liability? - ANSWER Reasonableness, justifiable, articutible.(be able to articulate and
justify what you did.)
Negligence definition? - ANSWER Failure to take proper care in doing
something.(mistake)
What are the levels of liability? - ANSWER Negligence, Gross Negligence, Deliberate
indifference, Conduct that shocks the conscience.
Gross Negligence definition? - ANSWER Lack of diligence, care, or conscious, in a
voluntary act or omission with reckless disregard of legal duty or consequences to
another party.
Deliberate indifference definition? - ANSWER Complete consciousness of reckless
disregard and consequence of one's acts or omissions.
,Condu ct shocks the conscience definition? - ANSWER Situations conducted in
complete carelessness of the law that are so unjust or wrong that the court must
intervene.
What are Plaintiffs 5- Front attacks? - ANSWER Facts of the case, policy, training,
supervision, and discipline.
Do you have the right away when operating an emergency vehicle? - ANSWER No, when
operating an emergency you are requesting right away.
Who is liable in case of accidents caused during the operations of emergency vehicle?
ANSWER The operator of emergency vehicle.
Are the officers liable in case of accidents caused by negligence? ANSWER Yes.
On what does the liability of accidents depend during police pursuits? ANSWER It
depends on the decision making of the officer.
Why do patrol officers have a liability for unsafe roads, controls, and structures? -
ANSWER It is the officers duty to report these condition due to the fact they are on
patrol 24 hours a day.
What are Punitive Damages? - ANSWER Personal penalties against an INDIVIDUAL in
federal court. They are excluded from state court.
What happens if any employee of any government agency, entity, or department,
deprives anyone of there constitutional rights? - ANSWER They or their employer are
subject to be sued in Federal court Depending on their regard for statutes, policy, and
regulations.
Is there any cap on the amount a defendant can be sued for in federal court? - ANSWER
, No.
Who May bring a suit? - ANSWER Anyone.
Who May be a defendant? - ANSWER Anyone acting under the color of the law.
What an employees best protection from being individually liable? - ANSWER Written
Policy.
What is the liability of other officers present when a civil rights violation takes place? -
ANSWER Equal punishment.
What are the two highest law suits brought upon law enforcement? - ANSWER Use of
excessive force, and false arrest/ false imprisonment.
Brower v. county of Inyo. what is said about use of roadblocks? - ANSWER They will
always be used as a last resort.
What is the most effective survival tool in law enforcement in which could change the
opinion of society and they way they perceive you? - ANSWER Word of mouth.
What are the two most effective poisons law enforcement administers to itself? -
ANSWER Stretches of authority, and seeds of distrust.
What are the three most effective disciplines? - ANSWER Self discipline, peer discipline,
and administrative discipline.
Confession definition? - ANSWER Admitting to all elements of an offense.
Admission definition? - ANSWER Admitting to some elements of an offense but not all.
