Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. The good faith defense involves the person acted in the honest belief that the action taken was appropriate under the circumstances.
2. A compensation judgment involves a judicial determination of the legal rights of the person bringing suit.
3. Qualified immunity is a legal immunity concept that shields correctional officers from lawsuits but first requires them to demonstrate the grounds for their possession of immunity.
4. Negligence involves doing what a reasonably prudent person would not do in similar circumstances or failing to do what a reasonably prudent person would do in similar circumstances.
5. An unintentional tort involves the actor, whether expressed or implied, was judged to have possessed intent or purpose to cause an injury.
1. True
2. False
3. True
4. True
5. False
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