Line Supervision Section 7

Question 1

What is a civil wrong committed by a person that causes injury or harm to the property or person of the victim?

Answer 1

Tort

Question 2

What is a violation of a duty to act with reasonable care toward others that causes a reasonably foreseeable harm or injury?

Answer 2

Negligent Tort

Question 3

What is a willful action by a person directed towards another person that results in harm to that person?

Answer 3

Intentional Tort

Question 4

What is the legal doctrine that the state cannot be sued without its consent, even for the wrongful acts of its agents or employees?

Answer 4

Sovereign Immunity

Question 5

What is a liability that a supervisor bears for the actionable conduct of a subordinate?

Answer 5

Vicarious Liability

Question 6

What is a liability the employer bears for the wrongdoing of an employee or agent if it was committed within the scope of the employment or agency?

Answer 6

Respondeat Superior

Question 7

What is the liability that results when a supervisor or instructor fails to provide adequate training to subordinates and that failure results in injury

Answer 7

Failure to Train

Question 8

What is the liability that results when an appropriate supervisor is responsible for a subordinates performance and either withholds permission to allow the officer or deputy to meet their lawful responsibilities or allows behaviors and outcomes as a result of an officer’s behavior, resulting in a real or perceived harmful outcome to a party?

Answer 8

Failure to Supervise

Question 9

What is a liability that results when employees are provided equipment or other resources without the commensurate training and skill development to use them effectively?

Answer 9

Negligent Entrustment

Question 10

What is the liability that results when known facts, harmful to the mission of the organization, the safety of the public, are known and yet disregarded, resulting in harm to other parties or organizations?

Answer 10

Deliberate Indifference

Question 11

What is the liability that results when a supervisor has knowledge of an officer’s misconduct and fails to take corrective action?

Answer 11

Failure to Discipline

Question 12

What is the liability that results when an organization fails to exercise due diligence in its hiring, background investigation, psychological testing, or other legally required or responsible process, thereby allowing the employment of an unqualified or substandard employee?

Answer 12

Negligent Hiring

Question 13

What is the liability that results when the organization or its leadership knew or should have known” that retaining an employee based on past or current behaviors, when such facts have been substantiated, symbolizes deliberate indifference to that position of trust and authority that was granted by the employing agency?

Answer 13

Negligent Retention

Question 14

Which case law covers negligent hiring and retention and failure to train liability?

Answer 14

Commissioners of Bryan County vs. Brown

Question 15

Which court decision is related to failure to discipline liability?

Answer 15

Shaw vs. Stroud

Question 16

Which court decision is related to qualified immunity- knew or should have known?

Answer 16

Brandon vs. Holt

Question 17

Which court decision is related to employees receiving appropriate training?

Answer 17

Allen vs. Muskogee

Question 18

What is unsolicited, unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct and offensive conduct of a sexual desire?

Answer 18

Sexual Harassment

Question 19

What is the conduct where a supervisor, employee, or someone with the ability to affect the victim’s terms and conditions of employment demands sexual favors in return for job security or other benefits?

Answer 19

Quid pro quo

Question 20

What is the action a person takes to deprive another individual or group of a right because of prejudice involving color, national origin, race, religion, or sex?

Answer 20

Discrimination

Question 21

What act states that covered employees must be granted up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave during any 12 month period for either birth of new child, adoption of child, the care of immediate family member, or employees own health condition?

Answer 21

Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

Question 22

Which act prohibits employers against discriminating against someone on the basis of age (40 years or older) ?

Answer 22

Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)

Question 23

Which act prohibits employers from discriminating against pregnant women?

Answer 23

Pregnancy Discrimination Act

Question 24

Which act prohibits discrimination on the basis of ones race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability?

Answer 24

Civil Rights Act

Question 25

Which act protects health coverage for workers and their families when they change or lose their jobs and helps people keep their health information private?

Answer 25

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA)

Question 26

Which act prevents employers from discriminating against qualified individuals with disabilities in job applications, hiring , firing, advancement, compensation, training and privileges in employment?

Answer 26

Americans with Disabilities Act

Question 27

Which act protects from retaliatory actions against an employee from an agency or agencies independent contractors when they employee reports a public employer or contractor for violations of law that create a danger to public's health, safety, or welfare?

Answer 27

Whistle-Blower's Act