FDLE SOCE Review Exam with Questions and Answers

FDLE SOCE Review Exam with Questions and Answers __________ occurs when the court holds one person or entity liable for the negligent actions of another person even though the first person or entity was not directly responsible for the injury. ANSWER Vicarious liability (Page 60) is a legal doctrine that protects state and local government agencies and officials, including criminal justice, against civil suit or criminal prosecution. ANSWER Sovereign immunity (Page 61) ________provides one of the most important protections for governmental employees and state agencies. ANSWER The sovereign immunity law (Page 61) The defense of________ protects "government officials . . . from liability for civil damages insofar as their conduct does not violate clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of which a reasonable person would have known." See Harlow v. Fitzgerald" ANSWER Qualified immunity (Harlow v. Fitzgerald) (Page 62) When sudden peril requires instinctive action, you are not required to use the same degree of care as when there is time to reflect, employing the___________. ANSWER Emergency doctrine (Page 63)