INSTRUCTOR TRAINING - GPSTC EXAM
QUESTIONS AND 100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS 2025-2026
Crime - ANSWER An act committed or neglected in violation of a law that
prohibits or commands it, and for which punishment is applied on conviction.
Burden of Proof for Criminal Liability: ANSWER Prove beyond a reasonable
doubt that the accused committed the conduct knowingly and with intent.
Torts - ANSWER A private or civil wrong, other than a breach of contract, in
which one person's actions inflict harm to the person or property of another in
violation of a legal responsibility imposed by law.
Burden of Proof - Torts - Answer: Preponderance of evidence.
Penalties for Civil Liability - ANSWER Punitive and compensatory damages.
Compensatory Damages: They reimburse the plaintiff for genuine damages.
Punitive Damages - ANSWER Monetary judgments intended to penalize the
defendant for criminal conduct.
Torts are classified as intentional, negligent, or constitutional.
Intentional Tort - A voluntary intention on the side of a person to cause physic
al or mental harm to another person.
,Negligent Tort - ANSWER Arises from the fact that our society imposes an
obligation on persons to conduct their activities in such a way that they do not
put others at unreasonable danger of harm.
Constitutional Torts - ANSWER Arise from the guarantees granted to us in the
United States. Constitution
Title 42, United States. Code, Section 1983 - ANSWER Law enforcement can
be held accountable for violating someone's civil rights.
- Acting under color of law.
- Alleged violation of rights guaranteed by the constitution and legislation.
- Only liable for intentional torts or acts of severe negligence; evil motive or
intent, heedless or callous indifference
Simple negligence - ANSWER Failure to take the degree of care that an
ordinarily prudent person would use in similar circumstances.
Gross Negligence - ANSWER Failure to perform a manifest duty with reckless
disregard of the repercussions impacting another's life or property.
Willful Negligence - ANSWER Intentional act of unreasonable nature in
disregard of a recognized risk so clear that the actor must have been aware of it
and so great that harm would almost certainly result.
Requirements to Prevail in a Tort Action - ANSWER 1.) A legal responsibility
requiring one to behave oneself in accordance with a certain standard must
exist.
,2.) A failure to conform (deviate) behavior to this criterion must exist.
3.) A direct (proximate) cause, or a sufficiently close link between the act of
negligence and the injury caused by another, must exist.
4.) Damage must be borne by someone.
Almost all training liability is based on negligence law.
Negligent Training - ANSWER Failure to train at all, which courts consider
gross negligence, or training that is carried out incorrectly. Training that exists
may be poorly designed or conducted.
Negligent Supervision - ANSWER Failure on your part to coordinate, manage,
or lead trainee behavior that may result in an injury
Negligent Entrustment - ANSWER Failure to control hazardous equipment or
devices entrusted to trainees.
Negligent Retention - ANSWER Failure on your side to take action when you
have (or should have) decided a trainee is unfit for continuation, or the scale of
that trainee's acts suggest they constitute a foreseeable hazard.
Causes of Action for Which Instructors May Be Held Liable: ANSWER 1.)
Negligent Training
2. Negligent Entrustment.
, 3. Negligent Supervision.
4. Negligent Retention.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) - ANSWER makes it
unlawful for employers to discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender, or
national origin.
Disparate Treatment - ANSWER Involves the type of treatment a trainee
receives from trainers that may differ from the treatment provided to other
trainees, and the only foundation for the varied treatment is the person's race,
color, religion, gender, or country origin.
Disparate harm - ANSWER Involves the employment of training procedures
that appear to be facially neutral in their handling of diverse groups, but will
harm one protected class more severely and cannot be justified by business
necessity.
Reducing Classroom Liability: ANSWER 1.) Written Procedures
2. Provide these written procedures to all students.
3.) Always use an approved lesson plan.
4.) Teach and apply safe practices in all classroom activities.
QUESTIONS AND 100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS 2025-2026
Crime - ANSWER An act committed or neglected in violation of a law that
prohibits or commands it, and for which punishment is applied on conviction.
Burden of Proof for Criminal Liability: ANSWER Prove beyond a reasonable
doubt that the accused committed the conduct knowingly and with intent.
Torts - ANSWER A private or civil wrong, other than a breach of contract, in
which one person's actions inflict harm to the person or property of another in
violation of a legal responsibility imposed by law.
Burden of Proof - Torts - Answer: Preponderance of evidence.
Penalties for Civil Liability - ANSWER Punitive and compensatory damages.
Compensatory Damages: They reimburse the plaintiff for genuine damages.
Punitive Damages - ANSWER Monetary judgments intended to penalize the
defendant for criminal conduct.
Torts are classified as intentional, negligent, or constitutional.
Intentional Tort - A voluntary intention on the side of a person to cause physic
al or mental harm to another person.
,Negligent Tort - ANSWER Arises from the fact that our society imposes an
obligation on persons to conduct their activities in such a way that they do not
put others at unreasonable danger of harm.
Constitutional Torts - ANSWER Arise from the guarantees granted to us in the
United States. Constitution
Title 42, United States. Code, Section 1983 - ANSWER Law enforcement can
be held accountable for violating someone's civil rights.
- Acting under color of law.
- Alleged violation of rights guaranteed by the constitution and legislation.
- Only liable for intentional torts or acts of severe negligence; evil motive or
intent, heedless or callous indifference
Simple negligence - ANSWER Failure to take the degree of care that an
ordinarily prudent person would use in similar circumstances.
Gross Negligence - ANSWER Failure to perform a manifest duty with reckless
disregard of the repercussions impacting another's life or property.
Willful Negligence - ANSWER Intentional act of unreasonable nature in
disregard of a recognized risk so clear that the actor must have been aware of it
and so great that harm would almost certainly result.
Requirements to Prevail in a Tort Action - ANSWER 1.) A legal responsibility
requiring one to behave oneself in accordance with a certain standard must
exist.
,2.) A failure to conform (deviate) behavior to this criterion must exist.
3.) A direct (proximate) cause, or a sufficiently close link between the act of
negligence and the injury caused by another, must exist.
4.) Damage must be borne by someone.
Almost all training liability is based on negligence law.
Negligent Training - ANSWER Failure to train at all, which courts consider
gross negligence, or training that is carried out incorrectly. Training that exists
may be poorly designed or conducted.
Negligent Supervision - ANSWER Failure on your part to coordinate, manage,
or lead trainee behavior that may result in an injury
Negligent Entrustment - ANSWER Failure to control hazardous equipment or
devices entrusted to trainees.
Negligent Retention - ANSWER Failure on your side to take action when you
have (or should have) decided a trainee is unfit for continuation, or the scale of
that trainee's acts suggest they constitute a foreseeable hazard.
Causes of Action for Which Instructors May Be Held Liable: ANSWER 1.)
Negligent Training
2. Negligent Entrustment.
, 3. Negligent Supervision.
4. Negligent Retention.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) - ANSWER makes it
unlawful for employers to discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender, or
national origin.
Disparate Treatment - ANSWER Involves the type of treatment a trainee
receives from trainers that may differ from the treatment provided to other
trainees, and the only foundation for the varied treatment is the person's race,
color, religion, gender, or country origin.
Disparate harm - ANSWER Involves the employment of training procedures
that appear to be facially neutral in their handling of diverse groups, but will
harm one protected class more severely and cannot be justified by business
necessity.
Reducing Classroom Liability: ANSWER 1.) Written Procedures
2. Provide these written procedures to all students.
3.) Always use an approved lesson plan.
4.) Teach and apply safe practices in all classroom activities.
