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- 2. A liability concern in law enforcement, fire/rescue, and EMS agencies that may involve Telecommunicators is:(3)
- 3. Agencies that choose accreditation requirements will __its liability tremendously.
- 6. The failure to provide the degree of care that a person of ordinary, reasonable prudence with the same or similar training would provide in the same or similar circumstances is known as:
- 9. If you do not ask the appropriate questions, or are unprofessional in your treatment of the complainant in the __phase, it can cause liability.(2)
- 10. This involves situations when an agency is aware of the shortcomings of their prospective applicant and hires that person anyway. (2)
- 11. __include all negligence cases as well as intentional wrongs which result in harm.
- 12. How many elements are there in a prima facia (tort negligence) case that we discussed in class.
- 16. Under the FOIA agencies should take reasonable steps to segregate and __nonexempt information.
- 17. _ is carelessness which is in reckless disregard for the safety or lives of others, and is so great it appears to be a conscious violation of other people's rights to safety.
- 18. The act of failing to perform one's agreement, breaking one's word, or otherwise actively violating one's duty to another.
- 20. The responsibility for debts or wrongdoing against another private party.(2)
- 22. Legal responsibility for ones acts or omissions.
- 24. The definition of immunity is exemption from penalties, payments or __ requirements, granted by authorities or statues.
- 25. _ V Montgomery County involved a woman who was being stalked by her ex-boyfriend and resulted in tragedy after a dispatcher did not handle the call in a serious matter?
- 27. Federal agencies are required to disclose any information requested under the _unless it is about information in personnel and medical files and similar files.
- 31. The responsibility placed upon one person for the failure of another with whom the first person has a special relationship.
- 32. The 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution that states, “Nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or _, without due process of law.”
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- 1. A person who in good faith administers emergency care is not liable in civil damages for an act performed during the emergency unless the act is willfully or wantonly negligent is known as the(3)
- 4. After hire, the agency becomes aware, or should have become aware, of a problem behavior and does nothing to correct it.(2)
- 5. There are _affirmative links to a tort.
- 7. Information that is contained in an address database maintained by a governmental entity or a third party used in providing 9-1-1 service is ___ and is not available for public inspection.
- 8. Destruction of local government records contrary to the provisions of the Local Government Records Act is a Class A misdemeanor and, under certain circumstances, a___(3)
- 13. The Court of Appeals determined that the 9-1-1 call taker did not receive the proper training in using medical dispatch guidelines and a young man died of an asthma attack.
- 14. Legal responsibility for one’s acts or omissions.
- 15. _of government records shall not occur until the completion of the action and the resolution of all issues that arise from it.
- 16. A person discharged in violation of Texas Labor Code Chapter 22 is entitled to _in the same or an equivalent position of employment with commensurate pay
- 19. Audio recordings and printouts of incoming and outgoing telephone and radio communications shall be retained for _days
- 21. _ is the basis of a lawsuit founded on legal grounds and alleged facts which, if proved, would constitute all the “elements” required by statute.(3)
- 22. Failure of Legal responsibility leaves him/her/it open to a___.
- 23. _ is a private or civil wrong or injury, other than breach of contract, for which the court will provide a remedy in the form of an action for damages.
- 26. Records created by the dispatcher on each call for service, showing date and time call was received, nature of the call, and details of action taken in response to call should be retained.
- 28. Liability that deals with wrongdoing against society as a whole.
- 29. Employees of and volunteers at the center have the same protection from ___as a member of the governing body of a public agency.
- 30. The _should draw a picture of what is happening or has occurred throughout the entire call for service.(2)