Learning Objectives:
 | Understand the key legal concerns and their relevance to leisure services professionals |
| Understand the concept of negligence and its relevance to leisure services management |
| Explain how and why intentional torts might occur when managing leisure programs and services |
| Be able to apply the risk management process to a hypothetical situation in your area of specialization |
| Understand statutory law and its relevance to leisure services management |
| Describe legal protections that are most applicable to your area of specialization |
| Understand the employment law concerns discussed in the chapter and their relevance to leisure services management |
To complete this Topic successfully, please complete the following activities in the order shown below:
Textbook Reading:
Chapter 4, Legal Foundations for Managers, pp. 59-83
On-line
Lesson: Legal Foundations
for Managers
Recreation Law Articles
Additional
Reading: Tree Falls on Disneyland Visitors
Additional
Reading: Flagstaff wins immunity in
sled accident case
Additional
Reading: Recreation Immunity Denied to
River Float Concession
Additional
Reading: Page Softball Tourney Lawsuit
Additional
Reading: Soccer Goal Lawsuit
Additional
Reading: Lake Drowning Lawsuit
Additional
Reading: Oak Creek Fatality
Additional
Reading: Arizona Recreational Use Statute Flyer
& List
of States Recreational Use Statutes
Additional
Reading: Arizona Child Abuse Statutes
Additional
Reading:
Preventing
Workplace Harassment
Once you have completed the activities in this topic, you should:
Go on to Module Five: Organizational Structure
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