CIPT Exam 1 Questions with 100% Correct Answers

CIPT Exam 1 Questions with 100% Correct Answers Identify the criminal investigator's function in the investigative, judicial, and post-judicial punishment. - answero Investigative: conduct investigation using all appropriate techniques and prepare report with results of investigation o Judicial: "sell" case to AUSA, present evidence, testify to Grand Jury, and possibly draft report of legal action o Post judicial: asset forfeiture process Identify the elements of case management. - answero Knowledge, organized and complete case file, and legally obtained and secured evidence Identify the major goals of a criminal investigation and the steps required to achieve those goals - answero Main goal is to solve crime by proving or disproving allegations. Must conduct investigations safely. o Steps are: 1. Case initiation 2. Assessment of allegation/Information 3. Development of allegation/information 4. Conduct investigation safely (Motive Opportunity Means (MOM)) 5. Prepare investigative summary/reports 6. Formal referral to AUSA 7. Process suspects through judicial process 8. Process criminal/civil asset forfeitures 9. Close the investigation Identify interpersonal and communication skills required to generate rapport and obtain reliable information. - answerInterpersonal communication skills include exchanging information and feelings, having a good self-concept is helpful. -Rapport is built by fostering trust and respect, often through reciprocity. -Active listening guidelines include remaining neutral, not interrupting, and paraphrasing Identify interview planning considerations. - answero Officer Safety is #1 o Determine objectives o 3rd party considerations o Background of interviewee o Physical environment o Interview victims, witnesses, and then suspects when possible Demonstrate and/or identify the principal components of "Psychological First Aid" techniques and the communication skills necessary for building effective relationships with victims and witnesses. - answerYou/we/I approach: "You" stage seeks to build rapport and address basic needs, "we" stage stresses that the interviewer and interviewer both need something from each other (we need to work together), and the I stage moves to the interviewer's more direct questions/needs Differentiate how victims' rights and services are mandated by law. - answero Victims' Rights and Restitution Act of 1990- services mandated to crime victims o Crime Victims' Rights Act of 2004: victims' rights once Federal charges begin Identify the law enforcement interview process. - answero Introduction, Rapport, questions, summary, and close Demonstrate and/or identify the procedures when conducting interviews with one or two law enforcement officers to include note taking. - answero Primary interviewer established control at the beginning and briefs secondary beforehand. The secondary interviewer takes notes, may ask follow-up questions, and summarizes interview at the end. Notes should be taken and/or recorded as soon as possible following the interview. Demonstrate and/or identify recommended questioning techniques. - answero Open ended questions are better than closed-ended. - Encouraging the interviewee to recall or recreate incidents. - T.E.D. = "tell, explain, describe." - Avoid closed ended questions, leading questions, compound questions, complex questions, and "polite speak" Demonstrate and/or identify principles of nonverbal communication. - answero Proxemics - use of personal space, Haptics - psychology of touch, Environment Demonstrate and/or identify verbal indicators of truth and deception - answero Quantity of details, reproduction of conversation, latency, unprompted self-correction, chronological order, unusual detail, and number of self-references are indicators. o Investigators need be mindful of confirmation bias, belief preservation, and "investigator bias" Demonstrate and/or identify planning considerations for a suspect interview. - answero Custodial vs. non-custodial based on situation. Electronic recording is encouraged when permitted, practical, and in accordance with DHS guidelines. Research case, evidence, and subject info before interview. Demonstrate and/or identify the suspect interview method. - answero Transition to Strategic Use of evidence (SUE) after building rapport. Summarize the interview and close. Recognize the various documents that are acceptable for U.S. Citizens and Foreign Nationals to present to officials as proof of identity. - answero I-551 Permanent Resident Alien Card - good for 10 years o I-766 Employment authorization/Visa for non-immigrants Identify the security features found in most common types of identity documents and the techniques used to detect alteration and counterfeiting of security devices. - answero Holograms that appear with backlighting or oblique lighting are used to protect photo. o Optically variable ink (OVI) looks different under certain angles Recognize common methods for altering and counterfeiting identity documents. - answerCommon alterations include handwritten additions, erasure, cut & paste, and trace over. Photo substitute is when the photo is replaced on an ID, the hologram may not transfer, or the original photo may be visible with backlighting Define human trafficking, including Federal legislation - answero It is compelling someone to work or engage in a commercial sex act using force, fraud, or coercion. Human smuggling is different requires crossing a border and someone may consent to being smuggled. o Sex Trafficking 18 UCS 1591 o Forced Labor 18 USC 1589 o Labor Trafficking 18 USC 1589 o Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000: established T-Visa for survivors as well as training for employees, and restitution. Identify indicators of human trafficking. - answero Surveillance, lack of access to IDs, minors w/out guardians, commercial sex paraphernalia, visible signs of physical violence, lack of medical care, overcrowded living conditions, drug or alcohol use forced/encouraged, cannot articulate wage earnings, Identify human trafficking reporting protocols. - answero DOJ's Office of Victims of Crime (OVC) funds task forces. o ICE Tip-line for the public o State offices of Attorney General o NGO- National Human Trafficking Hotline Define "culture" and its major components. - answero Any kind of idea, belief, technology, habit, or practice that is acquired through learning from others and related to a particular group of individuals existing within some type of shared context. o Major components include language, dress, religion, symbols, moral concepts, ancestral heritage, government, economic systems, arts, and technology Demonstrate and/or identify principal barriers to effective cross-cultural communications. - answero Barriers include language, ignorance of cultural norms, prejudice & stereotyping, ethnocentrism, and belief perseverance. Identify racial profiling (to include race, color, and perceived ethnic background) and the potential negative impacts that it may have on effective law enforcement. - answero Racial profiling is using race, ethnicity, or perceived race/ethnicity as the sole factor to justify a law enforcement stop or investigation. o It can have negative impacts by creating tension between communities and law enforcement, foster lack of trust, dilute effectiveness of law enforcement, cause embarrassment, increase misuse of police authority and increase civil liability and associated costs. Identify skills for improving cross-cultural communication - answero Treat all individuals with respect, understand and avoid confirmation bias, understand, and avoid illusory correlations/perceptions of associations that do not exist, and avoid mistaken perceptions, Identify the 6 dimensions of wellness affecting lifestyle management. - answero Physical health: § activity, nutrition, rest, and health care § Activity includes cardio, muscular strength, and flexibility o Mental health o Social health o Emotional health