CITP FLETC 2 EXAMS SCRIPT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Guided retrieval in the process of cognitive interviewing - ✔✔· Each guided retrieval
should take 20 minutes
· Retrievals should be repeated focusing on each of the senses and emotions
· Exhaust each contextual setting before changing the setting
· Change the perspective
· Reverse order reporting
✔✔Specific follow up questions in the process of cognitive interviewing - ✔✔· Address
elements of the crime
· Who, What, When, Where and Why type questions
· Review notes for details.
✔✔5 Memory Retrieval Techniques - ✔✔· Physical appearance of the suspects
- Who did they remind of you of? Why?
· Speech
- Tell me who did the voice remind you of? Why?
- Describe the accent
- Describe the tone/quality of the voices you heard.
- Tell me what was said.
· Names
, - Go through the alphabet- works 2/3 of the time
- How many syllables in the name
- Practice Cadence
· Numbers
- How many
- Before and after
· Reactions
- Their reaction and yours- before, during and after the event
- Others- how did they react
✔✔10 Techniques to Improve the Cognitive Interview - ✔✔1. Do not interrupt the
interviewee
2. Wait through pauses
3. Slow down the interview
4. Ask follow-up questions compatible with the imagine or mental picture provided by
your interviewee.
a. Witnesses may have more than one mental picture of significant persons, places or
things.
5. Consider having witnesses make a sketch of crime scene and indicate each area
where subject or vehicle was observed
6. Your instruction to your victim or witness should include the expectation that
accessing memory is hard work
7. Position yourself at a 45 degree angle to limit direct eye contact as a distraction
8. Consider breaks during long recall sessions and continue to encourage their hard
work.
9. Consider recording the recall section
a. Underline key persons, places and things when note taking
b. Make sure to return to each for an uninterrupted narrative
10. Ask direct follow up questions to obtain any info missing from narrative.
✔✔Define Informant - ✔✔An informant is a person who assists LE efforts by providing
information concerning criminal or unlawful activity that otherwise may not be provided,
usually in return for monetary compensation or some other form of consideration
✔✔4 Basic Subcategories of informants - ✔✔1. Anonymous Informant
a. Good starting point but might need to do more digging
2. Non-Confidential Informant
a. Willing to provide info with no concern of protecting identity
i. Usually not someone who is dirty either a family member or coworker
3. Confidential Informant
a. Provide info and to extent we can are trying to protect them
4. Unwitting Informant
a. Give info without knowing they're giving info, UC agent gaining info
✔✔Types of Informants - ✔✔· Criminal or criminal Associate
-Most valuable!
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Guided retrieval in the process of cognitive interviewing - ✔✔· Each guided retrieval
should take 20 minutes
· Retrievals should be repeated focusing on each of the senses and emotions
· Exhaust each contextual setting before changing the setting
· Change the perspective
· Reverse order reporting
✔✔Specific follow up questions in the process of cognitive interviewing - ✔✔· Address
elements of the crime
· Who, What, When, Where and Why type questions
· Review notes for details.
✔✔5 Memory Retrieval Techniques - ✔✔· Physical appearance of the suspects
- Who did they remind of you of? Why?
· Speech
- Tell me who did the voice remind you of? Why?
- Describe the accent
- Describe the tone/quality of the voices you heard.
- Tell me what was said.
· Names
, - Go through the alphabet- works 2/3 of the time
- How many syllables in the name
- Practice Cadence
· Numbers
- How many
- Before and after
· Reactions
- Their reaction and yours- before, during and after the event
- Others- how did they react
✔✔10 Techniques to Improve the Cognitive Interview - ✔✔1. Do not interrupt the
interviewee
2. Wait through pauses
3. Slow down the interview
4. Ask follow-up questions compatible with the imagine or mental picture provided by
your interviewee.
a. Witnesses may have more than one mental picture of significant persons, places or
things.
5. Consider having witnesses make a sketch of crime scene and indicate each area
where subject or vehicle was observed
6. Your instruction to your victim or witness should include the expectation that
accessing memory is hard work
7. Position yourself at a 45 degree angle to limit direct eye contact as a distraction
8. Consider breaks during long recall sessions and continue to encourage their hard
work.
9. Consider recording the recall section
a. Underline key persons, places and things when note taking
b. Make sure to return to each for an uninterrupted narrative
10. Ask direct follow up questions to obtain any info missing from narrative.
✔✔Define Informant - ✔✔An informant is a person who assists LE efforts by providing
information concerning criminal or unlawful activity that otherwise may not be provided,
usually in return for monetary compensation or some other form of consideration
✔✔4 Basic Subcategories of informants - ✔✔1. Anonymous Informant
a. Good starting point but might need to do more digging
2. Non-Confidential Informant
a. Willing to provide info with no concern of protecting identity
i. Usually not someone who is dirty either a family member or coworker
3. Confidential Informant
a. Provide info and to extent we can are trying to protect them
4. Unwitting Informant
a. Give info without knowing they're giving info, UC agent gaining info
✔✔Types of Informants - ✔✔· Criminal or criminal Associate
-Most valuable!
