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Police Liability and Accountability MCQ

__________ involves behavior that is so dangerous that the likelihood that injuries or damages could result is great. This type of tort is generally not applied to police officers, as many of the duties they are tasked with are inherently dangerous.

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Correct Answer: Strict liability

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Risk management is a tool that can help identify and manage potential risks and liability problems within organizations. Organizations adopt risk management because of increasing costs associated with _______ to reduce the risk of harm to their clients and their employees, and to provide a higher quality of service to their clientele.

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Correct Answer: Both of these

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Police ______ involves holding both individual police officers and law enforcement agencies responsible for effectively delivering basic services of crime control and maintaining order, while treating individuals fairly and within the bounds of law.

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Correct Answer: Accountability

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An action has occurred more than in just one isolated incident. To put it another way, this action is an organizational practice and is used more often than it is not is called _______.

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Correct Answer: Both a and b

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Negligence tort involves actions that are ________ or, in some cases, choosing not to act, which results in damages or injury.

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Correct Answer: Both a and b

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_______ is the extent to which police officers worry about being named in lawsuits as they conduct their work.

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Correct Answer: Litigaphobia

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_______ is the legal responsibility for one’s actions or errors.

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Correct Answer: Liability

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Intentional tort involves intentional behavior that results in someone getting hurt or some other type of damages.

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Correct Answer: Behavior

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Data-driven computer programs that monitor the performance of police officers, which helps supervisors identify patterns of problematic officer behavior before the behavior becomes more serious or destructive are called ______.

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Correct Answer: Early warning/early intervention system

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Court-appointed monitors (CAMs) are _______ responsible for tracking the progress made by police agencies that are under consent decrees.

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Correct Answer: Individuals

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Consent decrees are enforceable _______ between police agencies and the courts, which are usually overseen by courtappointed monitors and federal judges. Consent decrees often require changes to police officer training, supervision of officers, discipline of officers, and complaint procedures that individuals use when they want to file complaints about mistreatment by police officers.

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Correct Answer: Legal agreements

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CRITA is a voluntary process by which law enforcement agencies could request help from the _______ to evaluate and suggest changes to policies and practices with the goal of improving their relationship with their community.

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Correct Answer: Federal government

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