This is the book you have been looking for, with samples to show you exactly how police reports should look. Police report writing can be difficult. It is boring, tedious and time consuming and difficult to learn. This book breaks down an investigation and interviews into segments. Then shows you how to incorporate details into those segments. Finally how to put those segments together into an easy to organize, easy to write, easy to read police report. You will learn how to observe your crime scene, speak to people, weed out the useless and properly document the important ones. You will learn how to get the blood, shell casings from the ground and onto a piece of paper. Simply, quickly, efficiently. -- From publisher's description.
For the Record: Report Writing in Law Enforcement
For the Record: Report Writing for Law Enforcement
Instructor's Manual and Test Bank to Accompany for the Record: Report Writing in Law Enforcement
This manual offers guidelines for writing at all levels of law enforcement.
Let a professionally trained writer AND experienced police detective help! Det. Andie Metzger understands the challenges, frustrations and pitfalls of report writing better than most!
Illustrating each of the 'Four Pillars' of a well-written report--Clear, Concise, Complete, and Accurate--the book is packed with examples as well as stories from the authors' own experience, and exercises to improve report writing skills.
The Police Writing Handbook: A Guide to Effective Report Writing for UK Policing Professionals
The principal purpose of this book is to provide officers and investigators with a simplified workbook-style manual in police report writing.
This text is designed for use by police science students or working law enforcement officers offers guidelines for report writing at all levels of law enforcement; investigative reports are stressed.
Police Report Writing