TLETA SOLVED QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
What are the three parts of the negligence triangle? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Who was injured, who is responsible,
and who has the money.
Perkin v. Harris - What should officers receive on foreseeable
activities? - CORRECT ANSWER-Officers should receive ...
What are the three parts of the negligence triangle? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Who was injured, who is responsible,
and who has the money.
Perkin v. Harris - What should officers receive on foreseeable
activities? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT
ANSWER-The department.
Governmental entity definition? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Reasonableness, justifiable, articutible.(be able to
articulate and justify what you did.)
Negligence definition? - CORRECT ANSWER-Failure to take
proper care in doing something.(mistake)
,What are the levels of liability? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Negligence, Gross Negligence, Deliberate indifference,
Conduct that shocks the conscience.
Gross Negligence definition? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Complete consciousness of reckless disregard and
consequence of one's acts or omissions.
Conduct that shocks the conscience definition? - CORRECT
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? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Facts of the case, policy, training, supervision, and discipline.
Do you have the right away when operating an emergency
vehicle? - CORRECT ANSWER-No, when operating an
emergency you are requesting right away.
Who is responsible for accidents caused during emergency
vehicle operations? - CORRECT ANSWER-The operator of
emergency vehicle.
Are officers responsible for accidents of negligence? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Yes.
What does the liability of accidents hinge on during police
pursuits? - CORRECT ANSWER-The decision making of the
officer.
, Why are patrol officers liable for unsafe roads, controls, and
structures? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT ANSWER-No.
Who May bring a suit? - CORRECT ANSWER-Anyone.
Who May be a defendant? - CORRECT ANSWER-Anyone
acting under the color of the law.
What an employees best protection from being individually
liable? - CORRECT ANSWER-Written Policy.
What is the liability of other officers present when a civil rights
violation takes place? - CORRECT ANSWER-Equal
punishment.
What are the two highest law suits brought upon law
enforcement? - CORRECT ANSWER-Use of excessive force,
and false arrest/ false imprisonment.
Brower v. county of Inyo. what is said about use of roadblocks?
- CORRECT ANSWER-They will always be used as a last
resort.
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