CIPT EXAM 1 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% ACCURATE
Identify the criminal investigator's function in the investigative, judicial, and post-judicial
punishment. - ANSWER-o 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. - ANSWER-o 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 - ANSWER-o 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. - ANSWER-Interpersonal 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. - ANSWER-o 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. - ANSWER-You/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
Demonstrate and/or identify planning considerations for a suspect interview. -
ANSWER-o 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. - ANSWER-o Transition to
Strategic Use of evidence (SUE) after building rapport. Summarize the interview and
close.
Identify the stress response and methods for managing stress. - ANSWER-o Stress is
defined as nonspecific response of the body to any demand. It affects us physically,
emotionally, and interpersonally
o Stress can be managed by exercise, confidence, goal setting, attention control,
energy management, integrating imagery
Differentiate how victims' rights and services are mandated by law. - ANSWER-o
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. - ANSWER-o 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. - ANSWER-o 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. - ANSWER-o 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. - ANSWER-o
Proxemics - use of personal space, Haptics - psychology of touch, Environment
Demonstrate and/or identify verbal indicators of truth and deception - ANSWER-o
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"
Identify the elements of the law enforcement profession that make it a cardiac risk. -
ANSWER-o Below average fitness levels
o Being sleep deprived
o Poor diet
o Inactivity
Recognize the various documents that are acceptable for U.S. Citizens and Foreign
Nationals to present to officials as proof of identity. - ANSWER-o 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. - ANSWER-o
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. -
ANSWER-Common 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 - ANSWER-o 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. - ANSWER-o 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. - ANSWER-o 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
ANSWERS 100% ACCURATE
Identify the criminal investigator's function in the investigative, judicial, and post-judicial
punishment. - ANSWER-o 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. - ANSWER-o 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 - ANSWER-o 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. - ANSWER-Interpersonal 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. - ANSWER-o 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. - ANSWER-You/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
Demonstrate and/or identify planning considerations for a suspect interview. -
ANSWER-o 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. - ANSWER-o Transition to
Strategic Use of evidence (SUE) after building rapport. Summarize the interview and
close.
Identify the stress response and methods for managing stress. - ANSWER-o Stress is
defined as nonspecific response of the body to any demand. It affects us physically,
emotionally, and interpersonally
o Stress can be managed by exercise, confidence, goal setting, attention control,
energy management, integrating imagery
Differentiate how victims' rights and services are mandated by law. - ANSWER-o
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. - ANSWER-o 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. - ANSWER-o 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. - ANSWER-o 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. - ANSWER-o
Proxemics - use of personal space, Haptics - psychology of touch, Environment
Demonstrate and/or identify verbal indicators of truth and deception - ANSWER-o
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"
Identify the elements of the law enforcement profession that make it a cardiac risk. -
ANSWER-o Below average fitness levels
o Being sleep deprived
o Poor diet
o Inactivity
Recognize the various documents that are acceptable for U.S. Citizens and Foreign
Nationals to present to officials as proof of identity. - ANSWER-o 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. - ANSWER-o
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. -
ANSWER-Common 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 - ANSWER-o 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. - ANSWER-o 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. - ANSWER-o 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
