CJ 285 Ch. 03

The clear beginning of the end for the hands-off doctrine occurred in the 1941 Supreme Court case of ______.

• Hope v. Pelzer

• Ex Parte Pelzer

• Ex Parte Hull

• Cooper v. Pate

______ involves some form of slander or libel that damages a person’s reputation.

• Insult

• Intentional tort

• Defamation

• Slur

The ______ was for preventing the wave of frivolous lawsuits that had been filed by inmates

• Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA)

• Jail Reform Act (JRA)

• Prison and Jail Law Reform Act (PJLR)

• Prison Lawsuit Law (PLL)

Punitive damages are payments for the actual losses suffered by a plaintiff.

• True

• False

A malicious prosecution occurs when a criminal accusation is made without probable cause and for improper reasons.

• True

• False

Which amendment issues address unreasonable searches and seizures of persons and their things?

• First

• Second

• Fourth

• Ninth

A nonmonetary award is the ______, which is a judicial determination of the legal rights of the person bringing suit.

• civil tort

• wrong doing

• criminal tort

• declaratory judgment

A consent decree is an injunction, but with the plaintiff and the agency both being involved.

• True

• False

A ______ is an inmate who becomes skilled at generating legal complaints and grievances within the prison system.

• writ writer

• habeas corpus

• compliant

• writ a corpus

The policy of the Supreme Court and the lower courts of avoiding intervention in prison operations.

• hands-off doctrine

• hands-on doctrine

• hands-free doctrine

• freedom doctrine