POLICE REPORT WRITING FOR IN-SERVICE OFFICERS

• NCJ Number: 42398
• Author(s): F M Patterson
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 154 pages
• Sale Source: Charles C. Thomas
• Publication Type: Instructional Material
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS MANUAL CONTAINS GUIDELINES, EXAMPLES, AND EXERCISES DESIGNED TO HELP POLICE OFFICERS WITH THE SPECIFIC PROBLEMS THEY ENCOUNTER IN WRITING THE NARRATIVE PORTION OF THEIR REPORTS.

Abstract

EMPHASIS IN THE FIRST SECTION OF THIS TEXT IS ON THE 'MECHANICAL' ASPECTS OF WRITING WHICH ARE NECESSARY FOR GOOD REPORTS: SENTENCE STRUCTURE, GRAMMAR, PARAPHRASING, AND LANGUAGE. TECHNIQUES DISCUSSED IN THE FIRST SECTION ARE THEN APPLIED IN THE CONTEXT OF BASIC REPORT NARRATIVES FOR BURGLARY, ASSAULT, ROBBERY, ARGUMENTS, AND POLICE INTERNAL INVESTIGATIONS. GUIDELINES ON WRITING INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM AND CORRESPONDENCE ARE ALSO INCLUDED....DMC