CITP EXAM 2 CERTIFIED INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONAL ADVANCED
STUDY GUIDE 2026 CORE CONCEPTS AND
ANALYSIS REVIEW
◉ Forms of Evidence
Answer: 1. Testimonial
2.Real
3.Demonstrative
◉ Voir Dire
Answer: Jury Selection
◉ Stages of a criminal trial
Answer: 1. Pre-trial suppression hearings
2. Voir Dire
3. Opening statements from counsel
4. The Case-in-Chief
5. The defense case
6. The rebuttal case
, 7. Closing arguements
8. the charge to the jury
9. sentencing
10. Post-Trial proceedings
◉ what must evidence be in order to be admissable?
Answer: Relevant
◉ Direct evidence
Answer: proves a fact directly and without the need to draw an
inference or a conclusion about what the evidence implies or
suggests may also be true or false.
◉ Circumstantial evidence
Answer: tends to prove a fact indirectly through an inference,
deduction, or a conclusion.
◉ how do you attack the credibility of a witness?
Answer: Impeachment
◉ Factors that affect a witness credibility
Answer: Bias, motive to fabricate testimony, inability to observe or
accurately remember, contradiction, prior inconsistent statements,
TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONAL ADVANCED
STUDY GUIDE 2026 CORE CONCEPTS AND
ANALYSIS REVIEW
◉ Forms of Evidence
Answer: 1. Testimonial
2.Real
3.Demonstrative
◉ Voir Dire
Answer: Jury Selection
◉ Stages of a criminal trial
Answer: 1. Pre-trial suppression hearings
2. Voir Dire
3. Opening statements from counsel
4. The Case-in-Chief
5. The defense case
6. The rebuttal case
, 7. Closing arguements
8. the charge to the jury
9. sentencing
10. Post-Trial proceedings
◉ what must evidence be in order to be admissable?
Answer: Relevant
◉ Direct evidence
Answer: proves a fact directly and without the need to draw an
inference or a conclusion about what the evidence implies or
suggests may also be true or false.
◉ Circumstantial evidence
Answer: tends to prove a fact indirectly through an inference,
deduction, or a conclusion.
◉ how do you attack the credibility of a witness?
Answer: Impeachment
◉ Factors that affect a witness credibility
Answer: Bias, motive to fabricate testimony, inability to observe or
accurately remember, contradiction, prior inconsistent statements,
