CITP Exam 2 | 2026 STUDY GUIDE | DETAILED
ANSWER EXPLANATIONS | VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
• Informant -✓✓ANSWER: as a person who assists law enforcement 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
• Informant duties -✓✓ANSWER: provides information of an investigative nature
law enforcement (overtly or covertly)
is paid or otherwise compensated for information
is encouraged, controlled, or directed by law enforcement officer (covertly or
overtly)
• Motivations of informants -✓✓ANSWER: fear
revenge
mercenary
ego/vanity
reform or repentance
competition
civic mindedness
friendship
perverse
• categories of informants -✓✓ANSWER: anonymous
,non-confidential
confidential
unwitting
• anonymous informant -✓✓ANSWER: a person who refuses to identify himself or
uses a fictitious name, his true identify is not known
• non-confidential informant -✓✓ANSWER: a person who does not request that
his identity be held in strict confidence
• confidential informant -✓✓ANSWER: a person who requests that his identity be
held in strict confidence
• unwitting informant -✓✓ANSWER: a person who does not know that he is
proving information to law enforcement
• types of informants -✓✓ANSWER: criminal or criminal associate
professional
informants with industry
private citizen
• methods of documenting informants/contacts -✓✓ANSWER: informant files
informant agreements
debriefing
termination/deactivation
, • informant files -✓✓ANSWER: assigned identification number used to identify
and document all contact and maintained in a secure location to protect identity
• informant agreements -✓✓ANSWER: outlines expectations and states that
informants cannot engage in criminal activity and establishes truthful/ reliable
information
• debriefing -✓✓ANSWER: meet face to face at regular intervals
maintain rapport
• termination/deactivation -✓✓ANSWER: provided false information
does not have more information to provide
• elements to control informants -✓✓ANSWER: investigator directs and controls
the investigation
maintain frequent personal contact
bring in 2nd witnessing agent to corroborate everything
all payments to informant documented
provide truthful and fair information
avoid promising inflated monetary payments or other promises that cannot be
kept
• elements to developing informants -✓✓ANSWER: develop and gain cooperation
through interviewing techniques
obtain information about informant
ANSWER EXPLANATIONS | VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
• Informant -✓✓ANSWER: as a person who assists law enforcement 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
• Informant duties -✓✓ANSWER: provides information of an investigative nature
law enforcement (overtly or covertly)
is paid or otherwise compensated for information
is encouraged, controlled, or directed by law enforcement officer (covertly or
overtly)
• Motivations of informants -✓✓ANSWER: fear
revenge
mercenary
ego/vanity
reform or repentance
competition
civic mindedness
friendship
perverse
• categories of informants -✓✓ANSWER: anonymous
,non-confidential
confidential
unwitting
• anonymous informant -✓✓ANSWER: a person who refuses to identify himself or
uses a fictitious name, his true identify is not known
• non-confidential informant -✓✓ANSWER: a person who does not request that
his identity be held in strict confidence
• confidential informant -✓✓ANSWER: a person who requests that his identity be
held in strict confidence
• unwitting informant -✓✓ANSWER: a person who does not know that he is
proving information to law enforcement
• types of informants -✓✓ANSWER: criminal or criminal associate
professional
informants with industry
private citizen
• methods of documenting informants/contacts -✓✓ANSWER: informant files
informant agreements
debriefing
termination/deactivation
, • informant files -✓✓ANSWER: assigned identification number used to identify
and document all contact and maintained in a secure location to protect identity
• informant agreements -✓✓ANSWER: outlines expectations and states that
informants cannot engage in criminal activity and establishes truthful/ reliable
information
• debriefing -✓✓ANSWER: meet face to face at regular intervals
maintain rapport
• termination/deactivation -✓✓ANSWER: provided false information
does not have more information to provide
• elements to control informants -✓✓ANSWER: investigator directs and controls
the investigation
maintain frequent personal contact
bring in 2nd witnessing agent to corroborate everything
all payments to informant documented
provide truthful and fair information
avoid promising inflated monetary payments or other promises that cannot be
kept
• elements to developing informants -✓✓ANSWER: develop and gain cooperation
through interviewing techniques
obtain information about informant
