CBP FINAL STUDY COMPILATION 2026
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ANSWERS
⩥Identify concealment method used in luggage. Answer: false bottom or
sides, wrapped inside items in luggage, hidden lining or frame, hidden
within extending handles
⩥Identify concealment method for personal items. Answer: hiding inside
false containers, hiding inside hollowed objects, hiding inside
miscellaneous small gifts and objects
⩥Questions you should ask before performing a bag search. Answer: Is
this your bag? Is everything in this bag yours? Did you pack this bag
yourself? Are you carrying anything for someone else? Do you have all
of your luggage?
⩥Indicators of a concealed contraband. Answer: Suspicious shapes,
excessive weight, tampering or damage, fresh paint, new hardware, or
other recent repairs, bags within bags, traveler resistance to luggage
search
⩥The purpose of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Radiation
Detection Program. Answer: To detect and prevent illicit radioactive
,materials from entering the US or from being moved away from the
border areas within the US.
⩥Articulate the principles relating to ALARA (as low as reasonably
achievable). Answer: As low as reasonably achievable
Time- keep your exposure times as short as possible
Distance- keep your distance as far as possible from the source
Shielding- increase the mass between yourself and the source
⩥Recite the procedures for responding to a radiation alert, including
secure, isolate, and notify (SIN) process. Answer: Respond to an alert by
securing the source of the radiation, isolating the source, notifying your
supervisor
Respond to a traveler alert by asking the "MOM" questions
Refer to CBPO
⩥Demonstrate understanding of the functions of the Radiation Portal
Monitor (RPM), Personal Detector (PRD) and RadSeeker. Answer:
Radiation Portal Monitor (RPM)- sensitive conveyance detectors
Personal Radiation Detectors (PRD)- must be functional and operating
RadSeeker- determines the typer of radiation, internal library of
radionuclides
Laboratory and Scientific Services Directorate (LSSD)- provides
guidance
, ⩥Identify the purpose of risk targeting. Answer: to identify and
eliminate potential threats to the US and its interests related to terrorist
activities and instruments of terror, violations of national security,
narcotics, currency, and other laws enforced by CBP
⩥Identify risk targeting resources. Answer: TECS, biometrics based
border enforcement, automated targeting systems, advance passenger
information system (APIS) data, automated targeting system quick
queries (ATS-QQ), teams, technology, SIGMA/targeting framework
(TF)
⩥Identify indicators for terrorism targeting in the passenger processing
environment. Answer: Travelers with extended stays in the following
locations Turkey/Syria, Libya, Yemen, Pakistan, Horn of Africa
(Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti) Mali
Travelers who did not return as scheduled, Hidden city or broken travel
or other indirect routing, inability/unwillingness to provide detailed
explanation of trip, history of lost or stolen passports or use of multiple
passports
⩥Identify indicators of illicit currency transactions targeting in the
passenger processing environment. Answer: Promissory notes, drafts of
bills of exchange, checks including travelers checks, certificates of
deposit, large sums of currency, multiple money orders, receipts for wire
transfers, stock certificates or bonds, account summaries showing
GUARANTEED SUCCESS VERIFIED
ANSWERS
⩥Identify concealment method used in luggage. Answer: false bottom or
sides, wrapped inside items in luggage, hidden lining or frame, hidden
within extending handles
⩥Identify concealment method for personal items. Answer: hiding inside
false containers, hiding inside hollowed objects, hiding inside
miscellaneous small gifts and objects
⩥Questions you should ask before performing a bag search. Answer: Is
this your bag? Is everything in this bag yours? Did you pack this bag
yourself? Are you carrying anything for someone else? Do you have all
of your luggage?
⩥Indicators of a concealed contraband. Answer: Suspicious shapes,
excessive weight, tampering or damage, fresh paint, new hardware, or
other recent repairs, bags within bags, traveler resistance to luggage
search
⩥The purpose of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Radiation
Detection Program. Answer: To detect and prevent illicit radioactive
,materials from entering the US or from being moved away from the
border areas within the US.
⩥Articulate the principles relating to ALARA (as low as reasonably
achievable). Answer: As low as reasonably achievable
Time- keep your exposure times as short as possible
Distance- keep your distance as far as possible from the source
Shielding- increase the mass between yourself and the source
⩥Recite the procedures for responding to a radiation alert, including
secure, isolate, and notify (SIN) process. Answer: Respond to an alert by
securing the source of the radiation, isolating the source, notifying your
supervisor
Respond to a traveler alert by asking the "MOM" questions
Refer to CBPO
⩥Demonstrate understanding of the functions of the Radiation Portal
Monitor (RPM), Personal Detector (PRD) and RadSeeker. Answer:
Radiation Portal Monitor (RPM)- sensitive conveyance detectors
Personal Radiation Detectors (PRD)- must be functional and operating
RadSeeker- determines the typer of radiation, internal library of
radionuclides
Laboratory and Scientific Services Directorate (LSSD)- provides
guidance
, ⩥Identify the purpose of risk targeting. Answer: to identify and
eliminate potential threats to the US and its interests related to terrorist
activities and instruments of terror, violations of national security,
narcotics, currency, and other laws enforced by CBP
⩥Identify risk targeting resources. Answer: TECS, biometrics based
border enforcement, automated targeting systems, advance passenger
information system (APIS) data, automated targeting system quick
queries (ATS-QQ), teams, technology, SIGMA/targeting framework
(TF)
⩥Identify indicators for terrorism targeting in the passenger processing
environment. Answer: Travelers with extended stays in the following
locations Turkey/Syria, Libya, Yemen, Pakistan, Horn of Africa
(Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti) Mali
Travelers who did not return as scheduled, Hidden city or broken travel
or other indirect routing, inability/unwillingness to provide detailed
explanation of trip, history of lost or stolen passports or use of multiple
passports
⩥Identify indicators of illicit currency transactions targeting in the
passenger processing environment. Answer: Promissory notes, drafts of
bills of exchange, checks including travelers checks, certificates of
deposit, large sums of currency, multiple money orders, receipts for wire
transfers, stock certificates or bonds, account summaries showing
