CITP EXAM 3 – COMPLETE STUDY
GUIDE WITH 300 VERIFIED QUESTIONS
& ANSWERS (2026/2027 ACADEMIC
YEAR) NEWEST!! CRIMINAL
INVESTIGATOR TRAINING
PROGRAM (CITP)
Section 1: Foundational Legal Concepts
1. A ________ is a hearing to transfer the defendant to the district where the crime
occurred to stand trial .
• Answer: Removal hearing
2. An ________ is a hearing where the judge confirms the person is the same individual
named on the warrant .
• Answer: Identity hearing
3. ________ is the trial court where the defendant was found guilty or not guilty by the
judge or jury .
• Answer: Original Jurisdiction
4. ________ is the court that conducts a review of what happened at the trial court for
legal errors .
, • Answer: Appellate Jurisdiction
5. The Fourth Amendment applies to government action when the government
_______ in private conduct, when a private party intends to assist law enforcement,
and when the government encourages or participates in the action .
• Answer: Knows or acquiesces
6. For a reasonable expectation of privacy to exist, the person must have an actual
expectation, and that expectation must be one that ________ is prepared to recognize
as reasonable .
• Answer: Society
7. An officer may conduct a ________ if they have reasonable suspicion that criminal
activity is afoot and the person is armed and dangerous .
• Answer: Terry Frisk
8. The ________ is a law enforcement doctrine that allows seizure of an item during a
frisk if its criminal nature is immediately apparent .
• Answer: Plain touch doctrine
Section 2: Evidence & Documentation
9. Evidence that is shared by all members of its kind, such as a specific type of shoe
print, is known as ________ evidence .
, • Answer: Class
10. Evidence with specific wear patterns or unique characteristics that can be linked
to a single source is known as ________ evidence .
• Answer: Individualistic
11. The three basic documents used to document a crime scene are rough notes,
photos, and ________ .
• Answer: Sketches
12. An investigator's notes must be in ink, chronological, legible, and ________ .
• Answer: Accurate
13. A rough sketch must be done at the scene, not to scale, include a title block, and
have a compass heading of ________ .
• Answer: North
14. The three measurement techniques used in sketching are triangle, rectangle, and
________ .
• Answer: Base line
15. The correct order for collecting evidence is to document, mark, place inside
container, and ________ .
, • Answer: Seal container
16. For an individual to perceive an event, they must be physically present, conscious,
and have ________ to the event .
• Answer: Attention
17. Bright colors, movement, attire, and things out of place are all ________ that
influence perception .
• Answer: Circumstantial conditions
18. The tendency for emotions and behaviors to spread through participants of an
event is called ________ .
• Answer: Behavioral contagion
19. When a witness can only focus on one characteristic from a traumatic event, they
may be experiencing ________ .
• Answer: Perceptual narrowing
20. Weather, light, and background noise are examples of ________ conditions .
• Answer: Ambient
Section 3: Interviewing & Identification
GUIDE WITH 300 VERIFIED QUESTIONS
& ANSWERS (2026/2027 ACADEMIC
YEAR) NEWEST!! CRIMINAL
INVESTIGATOR TRAINING
PROGRAM (CITP)
Section 1: Foundational Legal Concepts
1. A ________ is a hearing to transfer the defendant to the district where the crime
occurred to stand trial .
• Answer: Removal hearing
2. An ________ is a hearing where the judge confirms the person is the same individual
named on the warrant .
• Answer: Identity hearing
3. ________ is the trial court where the defendant was found guilty or not guilty by the
judge or jury .
• Answer: Original Jurisdiction
4. ________ is the court that conducts a review of what happened at the trial court for
legal errors .
, • Answer: Appellate Jurisdiction
5. The Fourth Amendment applies to government action when the government
_______ in private conduct, when a private party intends to assist law enforcement,
and when the government encourages or participates in the action .
• Answer: Knows or acquiesces
6. For a reasonable expectation of privacy to exist, the person must have an actual
expectation, and that expectation must be one that ________ is prepared to recognize
as reasonable .
• Answer: Society
7. An officer may conduct a ________ if they have reasonable suspicion that criminal
activity is afoot and the person is armed and dangerous .
• Answer: Terry Frisk
8. The ________ is a law enforcement doctrine that allows seizure of an item during a
frisk if its criminal nature is immediately apparent .
• Answer: Plain touch doctrine
Section 2: Evidence & Documentation
9. Evidence that is shared by all members of its kind, such as a specific type of shoe
print, is known as ________ evidence .
, • Answer: Class
10. Evidence with specific wear patterns or unique characteristics that can be linked
to a single source is known as ________ evidence .
• Answer: Individualistic
11. The three basic documents used to document a crime scene are rough notes,
photos, and ________ .
• Answer: Sketches
12. An investigator's notes must be in ink, chronological, legible, and ________ .
• Answer: Accurate
13. A rough sketch must be done at the scene, not to scale, include a title block, and
have a compass heading of ________ .
• Answer: North
14. The three measurement techniques used in sketching are triangle, rectangle, and
________ .
• Answer: Base line
15. The correct order for collecting evidence is to document, mark, place inside
container, and ________ .
, • Answer: Seal container
16. For an individual to perceive an event, they must be physically present, conscious,
and have ________ to the event .
• Answer: Attention
17. Bright colors, movement, attire, and things out of place are all ________ that
influence perception .
• Answer: Circumstantial conditions
18. The tendency for emotions and behaviors to spread through participants of an
event is called ________ .
• Answer: Behavioral contagion
19. When a witness can only focus on one characteristic from a traumatic event, they
may be experiencing ________ .
• Answer: Perceptual narrowing
20. Weather, light, and background noise are examples of ________ conditions .
• Answer: Ambient
Section 3: Interviewing & Identification
