report writing Flashcards
three types of report we write
incident, information, supplemental
Good characteristics of a good police report
clear ,complete, truthful, accurate,specific
5 w’s and h
who, what, when, where, why and how
who reads your report
everyone
does a crime need to happen to write report
no
what proper noun is
specific place person or thing
reports should be written
1st person
what are the three types of writting styles police reports are in
narrative, descriptive, and expository
qualities of a good reports
objective and clear
to establish venue of a business what order do we list them in
name, address, city, state, and county
police reports primarily convey what
report protect everybody including victims
field notes are the primary source of information for your reports
dob , atl, bolo,goa
date of birth
attempt to locate
be on the look out
gone on arrival
what qualifies as who what when why where and how
place person or thing
field sketches
used to reconstruct the crime scene
most common used for accident scene
