Civil Liability in Criminal Justice

A plaintiff suing a federal officer must base her or his action on which of the following?

What does comparative negligence argue?

What are the four elements necessary to prove negligence in a negligence tort claim?

Slight-gross-rule comparative negligence is a type of comparative negligence law that bars recovery unless the plaintiff's negligence slight in comparison to the defendant's negligence.

The three types of remedies in tort actions are compensatory damages, punitive damages, and proximate cause damages.

Under the Federal Tort Claims Act, certain state claims against federal agents can also be filed in a federal court of law.

Which of the following is true of false arrest and imprisonment?

The authority to perform duties always creates a legal duty to perform them with reasonable care.

Which of the following is true of wrongful death torts?

Negligence is based on which of the following?

There is no general civil duty to prevent a crime.

What does contributory negligence argue?

Which of the following are examples of areas of potential negligence in criminal justice?

Which of the following does assumption of the risk argue?

Which of the following is true about proximate cause?

Which of the following is true of a Bivens action?

Which of the following two categories of people require special duty?

Which of the following is true of failure to protect torts?

What constitutes negligent operation of emergency vehicles in most states?

Which of the following are the three defenses to negligent tort actions discussed in the text?