FGR Oficial Investigador B study plan
FGR Oficial Investigador B · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Derecho Penal Sustantivo
Map the general part of criminal law (applicability of the criminal statute, theories of the offense, imputation, culpability, participation) into a structured outline covering every element tested on the FGR investigator exam.
Distinguish the categories of penalties, security measures, and extinction of criminal action and punishment, writing a one-page comparison table from memory.
Resolve 30 practice items on the general part, logging each error with the specific rule that was misapplied.
Explain in writing how concurso de delitos, iter criminis, and autoría mediata interact in a single hypothetical case.
Your checkpoint
A 10-page handwritten or typed outline of the general part plus an error log of 30 solved items with corrected legal reasoning.
Derecho Penal Sustantivo
Classify the specific offenses most relevant to federal investigation (organized crime, drug offenses, firearms, kidnapping, money laundering, human trafficking) by protected legal interest, elements, and penalty ranges.
Compare aggravated and attenuated variants of at least eight federal offenses and record the statutory basis for each distinction.
Draft short fact patterns and correctly subsume them under the applicable offense, citing elements rather than conclusions.
Answer 40 mixed specific-part items under timed conditions and score above 70 percent.
Your checkpoint
A one-page offense-by-element reference sheet for eight federal crimes plus a timed 40-item practice set scored and reviewed.
Derecho Procesal Penal y Sistema Penal Acusatorio
Sequence the stages of the acusatorio adversarial process from initial investigation through execution of sentence, identifying the procedural act that opens and closes each stage.
Differentiate the roles and powers of the Ministerio Público, the judge of control, the trial court, and the defense, producing a role matrix.
Explain the rules on evidence exclusion, legality of detention, and the hearing framework for formulating the imputation.
Solve 25 procedural items and justify each answer by naming the governing constitutional or statutory provision.
Your checkpoint
A procedural timeline flowchart with a role matrix and 25 justified answers to practice items.
Derecho Procesal Penal y Sistema Penal Acusatorio & Derechos Humanos y Control de Legalidad
Analyze the constitutional and conventional standards on due process, presumption of innocence, and effective judicial protection, and apply them to three detention scenarios.
Identify the legal remedies available against acts of the Ministerio Público and against judicial rulings, and state the deadline and forum for each.
Evaluate the limits on pretrial detention and arraigo against human rights standards and write a reasoned position on a borderline case.
Complete a 30-item mixed set on procedural guarantees and control of legality with at least 75 percent correct.
Your checkpoint
A comparative table of legal remedies with deadlines and forums, plus a written case analysis of pretrial detention applying human rights standards.
Criminalística y Ciencias Forenses & Metodología de la Investigación Criminal y Cadena de Custodia
Match each forensic discipline (ballistics, dactyloscopy, forensic genetics, toxicology, document examination, crime scene processing) to the type of evidence it produces and its evidentiary limits.
Describe the correct processing sequence of a crime scene and the packaging, labeling, and transfer rules that preserve the chain of custody.
Trace a simulated piece of evidence from collection to trial and document every link, identifying where the chain could be broken.
Draft a chain-of-custody record and an expert report summary that would withstand cross-examination.
Your checkpoint
A completed chain-of-custody form for a simulated case plus a two-page expert report summary and a one-page table of forensic disciplines and evidentiary limits.
Metodología de la Investigación Criminal y Cadena de Custodia & Técnicas de Entrevista, Interrogatorio y Análisis de Información
Formulate an investigation plan that states hypotheses, lines of inquiry, and evidence-gathering steps for a given fact pattern.
Distinguish interview, interrogation, and witness statement, and apply the legal limits on each, including the prohibition of coercion and the right to counsel.
Practice structuring open-ended questions and detecting inconsistencies in a written transcript, producing a corrected interview guide.
Build a timeline and link chart from a set of case facts and identify the two most probative leads.
Your checkpoint
A full investigation plan for a simulated case including a revised interview guide and an analytical timeline with identified leads.
Derecho Constitucional y Administrativo Aplicado & Ética, Responsabilidad Profesional y Régimen Disciplinario
Summarize the constitutional framework of the security and justice system, including the distribution of federal and state competences relevant to FGR functions.
Identify the administrative obligations of the public servant (declarations, conflicts of interest, confidentiality) and the consequences of breach.
Classify disciplinary infractions by gravity and match each to its sanction and procedure using the applicable regime.
Analyze three ethics scenarios and resolve each with explicit reference to the governing norm.
Your checkpoint
A two-page summary of administrative and disciplinary obligations plus three written ethics case resolutions citing specific norms.
Razonamiento Lógico-Verbal y Habilidades Analíticas
Solve logical-verbal reasoning sets (analogies, syllogisms, sequencing, inference) under timed conditions and raise accuracy above 80 percent.
Apply analytical reading techniques to long legal texts and extract the holding, the rule, and the exception in under five minutes per text.
Run two full-length simulated exams covering all nine domains and review every missed item to root cause.
Consolidate a final one-page error digest of recurring weaknesses and the corrective rule for each.
Your checkpoint
Two completed full-length simulations with scores, a root-cause review, and a final one-page error digest.
Milestones
Week 2: Score at least 70 percent on a 40-item mixed substantive criminal law set and demonstrate the ability to subsume a novel fact pattern under the correct offense with cited elements.
Week 4: Score at least 75 percent on a 30-item procedural and human rights set and produce a remedies table with correct deadlines and forums without consulting notes.
Week 6: Produce a complete investigation plan and chain-of-custody record for a simulated case, with every evidence link documented and no unjustified procedural gaps.
Week 8: Score at least 80 percent on both full-length simulations and show that no single domain falls below 60 percent.