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What are the characteristics of a complete report?

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Determining 
WHO
WHAT
WHERE
WHEN
WHY
HOW
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What is any written communication on a department form?

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Police Report

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What is the purpose/use of a police report?

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to record facts into a permanent record
provide for coordination of follow up
activities/ investigative leads
provides a basis for prosecution and defense

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What are the characteristics of a good report?

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accuracy
conciseness
completeness
clarity
legibility
objectivity
grammatically correct 
correct spelling 
report content
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What is the purpose of field notes?

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investigate aid and basis for writing report

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The fundamentals of field notes are what?

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in doubt - take notes
record identification
clarity and completeness
legibility

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What is the difference between subjective and objective?

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Subjective = what 'you' think happened - DO NOT put in report 
Objective = facts - PUT IN report
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What is inappropriate language for police reports ?

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slang
jargon
nonstandard
abbreviations

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What ‘Person” should you use when writing a report?

meaning 1st, 2nd, 3rd

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1st person = use L, me, we, and other 1st person pronouns

to relate the thoughts, experience and observations

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Define Active Voice

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The subject of the sentence is also the doer of the action.
Active means actor at beginning (use this )
passive means action at beginning ( don’t use this )

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Chronological order consists of what ?

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the order of events
precision
good field notes

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What does open records ( 50-18-72) consist of?

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provides for public access to records

exceptions to open records

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Reports must be free of what and unsubstantiated opinion

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Bias

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Fundamentals of reports are what (5 items)

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Officer safety first 
if in doubt.... take notes 
record id 
clarity and completeness 
Legibility
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Give some examples of who uses reports?

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agency management 
investigators and other law enforcement agencies 
courts and attorneys
immediate supervisors 
and public
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The officer should use specific words that have what ?

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clear

concrete and definite meanings

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What are used to record the officers observations during the initial response and the investigation to an incident?

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Field Notes

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What is the transmission of an idea from one person to another with mutual understanding ?

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Communication

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Interpersonal communication includes 5 components

What are they?

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Encoding 
Sending
Receiving
Decoding 
Feedback
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What is the most common form of communications ?

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Verbal

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What influences verbal communications?

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nonverbal communications

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What are some nonverbal cues?

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posture 
facial expressions 
eye contact 
silence 
use of space
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T/F Bad eye contact can mean the person is innocent or is an older person

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False

Bad eye contact can mean guilty or young age/ back round

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T/F Bad eye contact can mean the person is innocent or is an older person

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False

Bad eye contact can mean guilty or young age/ back round

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What is the difference between empathy and sympathy
Empathy -understand or can see what the individual is going through Sympathy - you went through the same thing and Know what they are going through
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What is the #1 way to beat prejudices ?
Educate yourself
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Explain the "Broken Window Theory".
The broken window theory states that any visible signs of crime and civil disorder , such as broken windows, creates an urban environment that promotes even more crime and disorder
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What is the difference between proactive and reactive?
Proactive is 'finding on your own/ before it happens' | Reactive is ' called out when happens'
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Crime prevention includes 4 things. what are they?
Anticipation Recognition Appraisal Action
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What are the parts to the S.A.R.A models ?
Scanning Analyzing Responding Assessing
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What are the 3 elements of a crime?
Desire - want to Ability - know how Opportunity - accessibility
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What are the SMART goals?
``` Specific Measurable Achievable Relevant Time bound ```
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What must you have to search a vehicle ?
PC
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What amendment pertains to an illegal search and seizure?
4th
34
A search incident to arrest MUST BE
Valid
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What is the difference between anaerobic and aerobic ?
Anaerobic is without oxygen | Aerobic is with oxygen
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What are the components of nutrition?
``` water vitamins/ minerals protein carbohydrates fats ```
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What are the types of protective equipment ?
``` body armor holster batons taser OC spray ```
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What are the uses of light?
natural light artificial light darkness
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What is defined as the time it takes for the brain to perceive a threat and send the signal to the body to react is called ?
Lag time
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What are the "relationships' of family violence ?
Past or present spouse persons with or without parent of same child parents of children ( including step parent ) foster parents/children other persons living in the same household
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Who may file a petition for DV? ( domestic Violence )
any person who is not a minor may file for themselves or for a minor
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How long is a protective order in effect for?
1 year , but may be converted to 3 years or made permanent
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Who has the duty to enforce a protective order?
every court and LEO
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What was created to serve as the centralized database for statewide protective orders?
GPOR aka Georgia Protective Order Registry
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What is defined as a court outside the state of Georgia?
Foreign Court
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What is defined as an order issued by the state other than Georgia ?
Foreign protective order
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Georgia Protective order is accessible when?
24 hrs a day
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The protective order is kept in GCIC ,linked to NCIC and accessible to who?
all LE and courts
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After a PO is signed and service complete , how long before you must have it entered into GCIC?
by the end of the next business day
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How long before GCIC must verify receipt of PO that it has been entered?
24 hours
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Who is responsible for validation of all NCIC/ PO entries?
The Sheriffs office
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It does not matter if you want to or not , if you have PC that domestic violence occurred, you must do what?
arrest the aggressor
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T/F | According to 17-4-20.1 , a primary aggressor must be identified
True
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T/F | If the parties do not wish to press charges you do not have to file a report?
False | An officer is required to write a report regardless
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What is an officers responsibility pertaining to a DV?
``` Stabilize the situation safety to individuals/ property maintain and keep each other in sight separate disputants who committed the crime; 1 or both ```
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What is defined ad the gathering of information , diagnose the problem, make decision and implement it
Assessment
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When is the most critical time of a domestic dispute ?
The approach and entry
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In a domestic, you should not proceed to the scene with lights and sirens, excepts...?
when weapons are present
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When responding to a domestic, how far away should you park?
at least 1 house away
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When responding to a domestic, you should not go inside the house initially except...?
exigency
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What is it called when you are not just listening to respond?
Active listening
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What are the 3 steps to the cycle of violence ?
buildup explosion regret/ remorse..... then start over
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What are some things to remember when notifying a family of a death ?
be aware of own feelings reluctance is normal show support be empathetic
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What are some things to look for when a person receiving a death notification ?
``` denial anger bargaining depression acceptance ```
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Before you go to a death notification, what should you as an officer do?
Preparation: gather info tell them conclude the notification
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Stockholm syndrome
Debility Dependency Dread Disorientation
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Payton vs. New York
prohibits the police from making a warrantless and consensual entry into a suspects home in order to make a routine felony arrest
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Civil disputes
Any problem involving two or more parties, and there is no crime involved
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Violation of administrative liability can result into what ?
Dismissal Demotion Transfer

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