Rock-Solid Police Reports That Win in Court: Balancing Detail, Clarity and Brevity for Maximum Impact
- ISBN-10
- 1608850382
- ISBN-13
- 9781608850389
- Category
- Police reports
- Pages
- 88
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011
- Publisher
- LLP
- Author
- Andie Metzger
Description
Want to improve your report writing to the point where you might even enjoy it? 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! As a top journalism graduate and successful police officer, she masterfully combines both "worlds" to teach veteran and new officers how to: consistently establish the hard-to-find balance between too much information and not enough; use the 5-step "outline approach" to help reports flow sequentially and understandably; avoid falling victim to the more than 80 commonly misused words and phrases that can diminish credibility and weaken reports; use strategically developed photography techniques to strengthen your case; ensure that the use of street jargon doesn't confuse jurors and weaken report clarity; and avoid stepping over the fine line between stating facts and drawing conclusions in your reports.
Get the book
Similar books
-
Criminal Justice Today: An Introductory Text for the Twenty-first Century
By Frank SchmallegerIn the sixth edition, "Criminal Justice Today's" rock-solid academic foundation has been combined with the latest in innovative instructional technology to create a learning package that fulfills the promise of making this book "The ...
-
Rock Solid
By Billy Stonewall BirtHe set the standard of code that made the 'Dixie Mafia" impenetrable. And he was the one that anyone who broke that code would have to face. His name was Billy Sunday Birt and this is his story"--Back cover.
-
The Hands of Peace: A Holocaust Survivor?s Fight for Civil Rights in the American South
By Marione Ingram... police brass and top prosecutors turned out for the trial, and we were represented by ACLU lawyers eager to challenge the constitutionality of the arrests. I sat beside our lead counsel, local ACLU director Ralph Temple, who was also a ...
-
Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward
By National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Policy and Global AffairsWhile this book provides an essential call-to-action for congress and policy makers, it also serves as a vital tool for law enforcement agencies, criminal prosecutors and attorneys, and forensic science educators.
-
The Divider: Trump in the White House, 2017-2021
By Peter Baker, Susan GlasserNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • "The most comprehensive and detailed account of the Trump presidency yet published."—The Washington Post • A Best Book of the Year: The New Yorker and Financial Times • "The book everyone is talking about ...
-
Don't Shoot: One Man, a Street Fellowship, and the End of Violence in Inner-City America
By David M. Kennedy... Tobacco, and Firearms; Joy Fallon and Marianne Hinkle from the Office of the United States Attorney; ... The Minneapolis work was carried forward by, in addition to those named in the book, Douglas Hicks, Randall Johnson, ...
-
Nice Girl: Whatever Happened to Baby Tegan Lane
By Rachael Jane ChinMy part has gone through but his part hasn't?' 'I don't know what part you did,' answers Gaut. 'I did all the medical things, like I've got the Medicare card...' 'Mmm, well, I've made inquiries with Medicare,' says Gaut.
-
Faith Communities and the Fight for Racial Justice: What Has Worked, What Hasn't, and Lessons We Can Learn
By Robert Wuthnow... reported , who read it , and their previous experience with the Portland police . That much was obvious . But in addition , Dixon's credibility was enhanced by his rela- tionship to the church . Solid Rock Church was well known in the ...
-
Law Man: My Story of Robbing Banks, Winning Supreme Court Cases, and Finding Redemption
By Shon HopwoodTraces how the author, a Navy veteran, committed five bank robberies and spent years in prison before he rallied with the support of family and friends and learned savvy legal skills, allowing him to build a promising life as a free man.
-
Dynamics of Media Writing: Adapt and Connect
By Vincent F. FilakThroughout this text, award-winning teacher and college media adviser Vincent F. Filak introduces fundamental writing skills that apply to all media, while also highlighting which writing tools and techniques are most effective for specific ...