Armed Guard / CIT study plan

Define the legal concepts of reasonable force, duty to retreat where applicable, and defense of self and others in your own words

Distinguish between criminal and civil liability exposure for an armed guard in three written scenarios

Identify the statutory and regulatory sources that govern armed guard authority in your jurisdiction

List the specific conditions under which deadly force is legally justified and the conditions that never justify it

Apply the use-of-force continuum to five written incident vignettes and justify each escalation or de-escalation step

Demonstrate and explain the four universal firearm safety rules without notes

Label the major components and controls of a duty sidearm and describe the function of each

Explain the legal and safety consequences of a negligent discharge in a written paragraph

Perform a dry-fire routine that includes draw, sight alignment, trigger control, and re-holstering, narrated aloud

Describe the procedures for loading, unloading, and making a weapon safe, in correct sequence

Identify the most common malfunction types and state the immediate action for each

Explain safe weapon handling and storage during transport, handcuffing, and close-quarters contact

Sequence the response steps for an armed robbery in progress from observation through post-incident handoff

Differentiate the guard's role from law enforcement's role during and after an incident

Draft the immediate actions for medical emergency, fire, and active threat scenarios

Explain when to pursue, when to hold position, and when to disengage, citing safety and legal reasoning

List the acceptable forms of identification for citizenship, immigration status, and identity verification and the security features of each

Detect inconsistencies across presented documents and describe the escalation path when fraud is suspected

Explain privacy and anti-discrimination limits on how identity information may be requested and recorded

Apply verification procedures to four written customer scenarios and state the correct outcome for each

Write a factual incident report using chronological order, objective language, and no conclusions or opinions

Convert five opinion-loaded statements into objective observational statements

Describe chain-of-custody procedures for physical and digital evidence from collection through transfer

Script and role-play a de-escalation conversation using active listening, empathy statements, and boundary setting

Demonstrate the verbal de-escalation sequence under a simulated hostile-customer scenario

Perform the primary steps of CPR, bleeding control, and recovery positioning in correct order

Identify personal safety practices for patrol, lone working, and post-incident stress management

Explain how communication failures contribute to escalation and name three preventive techniques

Complete a timed full-length practice exam weighted by domain percentage

Review every missed item and map it back to its domain and a specific study resource

Re-drill the three weakest objectives from weeks 1 through 7

Summarize the ten highest-risk mistakes to avoid across all domains