CITP FLETC 2 EXAM (ACTUAL 2024-
2025)QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Corroborating informant info - <Answers>>· The controlling
agent should always document what actions were taken to
corroborate an informant's information, even if the informant
has been reliable
- Use of other informants
- Informant testing
Termination / Deactivation of informant - <Answers>>·
Reasons to terminate/deactivate:
- Informant knowingly provided false info
- Refuses to follow instructions
- Failure
· Told he/she is no longer an informant
· Reasons for the termination should dbe documented and
distributed according to agency policy
· Recommendation about future use by the controlling agent
(Burn List)
· Thanked if appropriate and warned about discussing
Procedural Stages- Appeals - <Answers>>· Defendant may
appeal his sentence
· Judge looks only at errors made by the court below
· Judge does not rehear evidence or witnesses from trial
, CITP FLETC 2 EXAM (ACTUAL 2024-
2025)QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Relevant Evidence - <Answers>>· Must have the tendency to
prove or disprove an issue at dispute
· Irrelevant evidence is inadmissible at trial
· Relevant if proves an element of crime or defense
Defendant's Crimes, Wrongs, and Acts - <Answers>>"He did
it before, he did it this time too"
· Propensity evidence, generally inadmissible at trial
· Prejudicial to defendant
Crime, Wrongs, Acts are admissible to show - <Answers>>·
Contradiction
· Motive
· Knowledge or Intent
· Modus Operandi
· Plan or preparation
· Identity
· Predisposition to commit a crime
What is direct evidence? - <Answers>>· Testimony from a
witness under oath
· Comes from five senses:
o Sight
o Hearing
, CITP FLETC 2 EXAM (ACTUAL 2024-
2025)QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
o Smells
o Taste
o Touch
Circumstantial Evidence - <Answers>>· Proves a fact
indirectly through an inference, deduction or conclusion.
· Equally as valuable at trial as direct evidence
EX) Example-gun with defendant's fingerprints left near the
crime scene
Impeachment - <Answers>>· Attack a witness' credibility
after testimony is given on direct examination.
· Jury decides credibility of witnesses.
Two Techniques to Impeach - <Answers>>· Cross
examination
· Call another witness to contradict prior testimony
Ways to impeach Witnesses - <Answers>>· Bias
· Inability to Observe or remember
· Contradiction of witness' testimony with other testimony
· Prior Inconsistent Statements
, CITP FLETC 2 EXAM (ACTUAL 2024-
2025)QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
· Prior convictions for felonies offenses, or misdemeanor
convictions for perjury or false statements (less than 10 years
old)
Rehabilitating witnesses - <Answers>>· After impeachment,
the party having the witness on direct examination may
attempt to rehabilitate the witness' credibility
LEO must collect the following evidence - <Answers>>·
Evidence that impeaches the government's witnesses
· Evidence that impeaches the defense's witnesses
· Evidence that rehabilitates the government's witnesses
What is authentication of evidence? -
<Answers>>Authentication, Laying a Foundation
· Evidence being offered is what the party claims it is
· Process of authentication is called, "laying the foundation."
· The government calls a witness who has personal knowledge
· Must be done for all real/physical evidence
Three step process of collecting evidence - <Answers>>·
Preserve trace evidence,
· Bag and tag evidence and create and evidence tag; and
· Create a chain of custody document for evidence
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