SCCJA EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS 100%
VERIFIED GUARANTEED SCORE
PASS
"Civil Liability - CORRECT ANSWER=> Responsibility that an officer must bear for damages or
injuries that the officer has caused another person to suffer"
"Tort - CORRECT ANSWER=> A civil wrong, other than a breach of contract, for which the court
will provide a remedy in the form of an action for damages"
"Negligence - CORRECT ANSWER=> Failure to do what a reasonable officer would be expected to
do under the circumstances. Established by determining: Was a duty owed? Did the officer
breach that duty? Did that failure cause the injury?"
"Plaintiff - CORRECT ANSWER=> Person who files or initiates a lawsuit"
"Municipal Liability - CORRECT ANSWER=> "Deep Pockets Liability" is shown when an agency has
a policy (pattern, or practice) that was the cause of the injury. "Policy" can be written or
unwritten"
"Direct Liability - CORRECT ANSWER=> Officer caused the injury or harm and is being sued as the
defendant"
"Indirect Liability - CORRECT ANSWER=> Allows the court to impose legal responsibility on a
superior officer or an agency not directly at fault for the injury. Liability is founded on the
relationship between the officer and the supervisor/agency. Respondeat superior tort."
"Vicarious Liability - CORRECT ANSWER=> Showing a link between the supervisor's conduct and
the officer's actions. Failure to train, failure to supervise, and failure to discipline."
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, "Absolute Immunity - CORRECT ANSWER=> Applies to judges and legislators, freeing them from
liability in performing their duties"
"Sovereign Immunity - CORRECT ANSWER=> Protects the state. SC Tort Claims Act made it so that
SC was open to limited liability."
"Qualified Immunity - CORRECT ANSWER=> "Limited immunity", applies to LE so that they do not
need to have a crystal ball in order to predict the changes in law. Will not qualify for immunity
if: Violated a constitutional right, that right was clearly established, and in the context of the
situation if any reasonable officer would have known their actions were violating the right."
"Defensive use of force - CORRECT ANSWER=> Person v. Person"
"Use of force for control - CORRECT ANSWER=> State v. Person"
"Use of force considerations - CORRECT ANSWER=> The severity of the crime, whether the
suspect posed an immediate threat to the safety of the officer or others, and whether the
suspect actively resisted arrest or attempted to evade arrest by flight"
"Objective Reasonableness - CORRECT ANSWER=> Conduct matched what an average officer
would do, based on the facts known at the time of the incident and not hind-sight knowledge."
"Positional Asphyxia - CORRECT ANSWER=> Common in cases of excited delirium, where hog-
tying is a common restraint method, forcing weight onto the prone body and creating difficulty
in breathing. Periodically reposition, continuously monitor, and provide medical attention as
necessary."
"Graham v. Connor - CORRECT ANSWER=> Diabetic man has a diabetic episode and is detained
under suspicion of being drunk and a possible thief. Officers ignored his explanation and
attempts to receive aid (OJ). He passed out and was thrown into a car head first. Released once
it was determined that no theft had taken place. Resulted in "objective reasonableness"
standard."
"Use of force reasons - CORRECT ANSWER=> To effect an arrest, to prevent an escape, self-
defense, and protection of other officers and public."
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CORRECT ANSWERS 100%
VERIFIED GUARANTEED SCORE
PASS
"Civil Liability - CORRECT ANSWER=> Responsibility that an officer must bear for damages or
injuries that the officer has caused another person to suffer"
"Tort - CORRECT ANSWER=> A civil wrong, other than a breach of contract, for which the court
will provide a remedy in the form of an action for damages"
"Negligence - CORRECT ANSWER=> Failure to do what a reasonable officer would be expected to
do under the circumstances. Established by determining: Was a duty owed? Did the officer
breach that duty? Did that failure cause the injury?"
"Plaintiff - CORRECT ANSWER=> Person who files or initiates a lawsuit"
"Municipal Liability - CORRECT ANSWER=> "Deep Pockets Liability" is shown when an agency has
a policy (pattern, or practice) that was the cause of the injury. "Policy" can be written or
unwritten"
"Direct Liability - CORRECT ANSWER=> Officer caused the injury or harm and is being sued as the
defendant"
"Indirect Liability - CORRECT ANSWER=> Allows the court to impose legal responsibility on a
superior officer or an agency not directly at fault for the injury. Liability is founded on the
relationship between the officer and the supervisor/agency. Respondeat superior tort."
"Vicarious Liability - CORRECT ANSWER=> Showing a link between the supervisor's conduct and
the officer's actions. Failure to train, failure to supervise, and failure to discipline."
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, "Absolute Immunity - CORRECT ANSWER=> Applies to judges and legislators, freeing them from
liability in performing their duties"
"Sovereign Immunity - CORRECT ANSWER=> Protects the state. SC Tort Claims Act made it so that
SC was open to limited liability."
"Qualified Immunity - CORRECT ANSWER=> "Limited immunity", applies to LE so that they do not
need to have a crystal ball in order to predict the changes in law. Will not qualify for immunity
if: Violated a constitutional right, that right was clearly established, and in the context of the
situation if any reasonable officer would have known their actions were violating the right."
"Defensive use of force - CORRECT ANSWER=> Person v. Person"
"Use of force for control - CORRECT ANSWER=> State v. Person"
"Use of force considerations - CORRECT ANSWER=> The severity of the crime, whether the
suspect posed an immediate threat to the safety of the officer or others, and whether the
suspect actively resisted arrest or attempted to evade arrest by flight"
"Objective Reasonableness - CORRECT ANSWER=> Conduct matched what an average officer
would do, based on the facts known at the time of the incident and not hind-sight knowledge."
"Positional Asphyxia - CORRECT ANSWER=> Common in cases of excited delirium, where hog-
tying is a common restraint method, forcing weight onto the prone body and creating difficulty
in breathing. Periodically reposition, continuously monitor, and provide medical attention as
necessary."
"Graham v. Connor - CORRECT ANSWER=> Diabetic man has a diabetic episode and is detained
under suspicion of being drunk and a possible thief. Officers ignored his explanation and
attempts to receive aid (OJ). He passed out and was thrown into a car head first. Released once
it was determined that no theft had taken place. Resulted in "objective reasonableness"
standard."
"Use of force reasons - CORRECT ANSWER=> To effect an arrest, to prevent an escape, self-
defense, and protection of other officers and public."
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