Community Corrections Quiz Review

A legal injury in which the action of one person causes injury to the person or property of another as a result of a violation of one's duty that has been established by law, if referred to as what?

• Accidental Tort

• Intentional Tort

• Tort

• Negligence

An intentional tort can be physical or non-physical.

• True

• False

A criminal accusation is made by someone who has no probable cause, and when he or she generates such actions for improper reasons.

• Misrepresentation of Facts

• Infliction of Emotional Stress

• Malicious Prosecution

• Negligence

Gross Negligence can be defined as followed..

• Occurs when the person commits an act that is in flagrant disregard of consequences that are probable and that he or she was most assuredly able to foresee

• The failure to exercise the standard of care and attention that highly conscientious and attentive persons might use

• Failure to exercise the standard of care and attention that is even less than that which would be expected from someone who was already careless in his or her duty

• A legal duty that is owed to the aggrieved person

What is the "color of law?"

• The actor committed the behavior while under the authority of some form of government.

• The actor committed the behavior while off duty.

• The actor committed the behavior while acting under the authority of the Federal Government.

• The actor committed the behavior while acting under the authority of the State Government.

This type of immunity exists for people who work in positions that require unimpaired decision-making functions. Judges and prosecutors have this type of immunity.

• Absolute Immunity

• Official Immunity

• Qualified Immunity

• None of the Above

The "fortress" style of probation can most easily be defined as the probation officer waiting in his or her "fortress" (office) waiting for the probationer to approach him or her.

• True

• False

This type of community supervision officer uses a great degree of both control and assistance techniques.

• Paternal Officer

• Punitive Officer

• Welfare Worker

• Passive Agent

Some potential benefits to plea bargaining may include:

• Eliminates Expenses

• Provides flexibility in case processing

• Allows defendant the opportunity to avoid the most severe penalty possible

• All of the Above

Written forms of information that tend to diminish an aggrieved person's reputation is referred to as what?

• Defamation

• Libel

• Slander

• Talking Smack