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Written by experienced police officers in an engaging, conversational tone, "A Street Officer's Guide to Report Writing" teaches effective writing by examining and demonstrating the 'Four Pillars' of a well-written report (Clear, Concise, Complete, and Accurate). Packed with examples as well as stories from the authors' own experience, the book demonstrates the critical importance of writing skills in the field of criminal justice, as well as the positive effects of these skills on professional success. The book also illustrates the Five W's and One H of Journalism, email correspondence, letter writing, performance reviews, proofreading, and much more. "A Street Officer's Guide to Report Writing" is an essential resource for new officers, criminal justice students, and seasoned professionals who want to improve their report-writing skills.
"Remington College OnlineQuote: This text was enjoyable to read and really brought back my own law enforcement memories. I think it is very appropriate for criminal justice curriculum and would highly recommend its use for academia or law enforcement academies. Since it is written by someone with personal law enforcement experience, it would also be a great resource for officers to use as reference material to strengthen their report writing skills."Kimberley Blackmon, Remington College
| An Introduction | p. ix |
| Foreword | p. xi |
| Preface: A Greeting | p. xiv |
| What are you Getting yourself into? | p. xiv |
| Beyond the Book: Companion Website | p. xvi |
| Wherefore Writeth Thou? | p. xvi |
| Who's Who in This Zoo? | p. xvii |
| A Pecking Order | p. xviii |
| What to Expect When You're Expectingùa Textbook | p. xix |
| Acknowledgments | p. xxi |
| And Away We Go | p. 1 |
| What is a Police Report? | p. 2 |
| I Yam't What I Yam't | p. 2 |
| It is What it is | p. 5 |
| "Report Writing is Boring." | p. 6 |
| Who Reads this Stuff? | p. 8 |
| Case in Point | p. 14 |
| A Trip to the Fair | p. 16 |
| A Quality Report | p. 18 |
| Four Pillars | p. 18 |
| Discussion Points | p. 20 |
| Clear | p. 21 |
| The First Pillar | p. 22 |
| You Can't Read What you Can't See | p. 23 |
| In Order to Write, Write in Order | p. 27 |
| That's What They Say | p. 30 |
| "De Plane" Language | p. 39 |
| Oops! | p. 44 |
| Names, Numbers, and Time | p. 45 |
| Spell it, Spell it, Spell it Out Loud | p. 48 |
| Grammar Sucks | p. 51 |
| Case in Point | p. 53 |
| Did I Mention That Grammar Sucks? | p. 55 |
| Man, Am I Ever Tense | p. 57 |
| Active Versus Passive Voice | p. 60 |
| Change it Up | p. 63 |
| The End is Just the Beginning | p. 63 |
| Exercises | p. 64 |
| Concise | p. 73 |
| Steve is Cool (Part I) | p. 74 |
| It all Ties Togetherùand a River Runs Through it | p. 75 |
| Steve is Cool (Part II) | p. 78 |
| The How of it | p. 78 |
| Charlotte was Concise | p. 79 |
| Never the Twain Shall Meet | p. 80 |
| More How | p. 81 |
| A Trip to the Hospital | p. 84 |
| Exercises | p. 88 |
| Complete | p. 92 |
| The Ballad of Woody | p. 93 |
| You Complete Me | p. 94 |
| The Reason for the Box | p. 99 |
| Whaddaya See, Whaddaya Hear? | p. 101 |
| You Do, Bad Guy Do | p. 102 |
| Think Journalism | p. 103 |
| Another Trip to the Hospital | p. 106 |
| The Weight | p. 108 |
| Exercises | p. 109 |
| Accurate | p. 113 |
| How Important is it to Be Accurate? | p. 114 |
| The Yin of Accuracy | p. 115 |
| The Yang of Accuracy | p. 117 |
| The One-Eyed Man is King | p. 118 |
| Todays is Yesterday's Tomorrow | p. 119 |
| How About Them Boxes? | p. 123 |
| Roles People Play | p. 125 |
| How Much for That DVD Player in My Living Room? | p. 128 |
| That's What Pete Said | p. 129 |
| Opinions | p. 130 |
| First Off | p. 133 |
| Tee it High and Let it Fly | p. 134 |
| My Opinion About Opinions | p. 138 |
| Time to Summarize (Not Winter-ize) | p. 138 |
| Proof of the Crime | p. 142 |
| How do you Proofread? | p. 143 |
| Final Accuracy | p. 145 |
| Exercises | p. 146 |
| Conclusion | p. 150 |
| Bonus Features | p. 153 |
| What Am I Looking For? | p. 154 |
| Patrol Officer | p. 154 |
| Field Training Officer | p. 156 |
| Detective | p. 156 |
| Patrol Sergeant | p. 158 |
| Detective Sergeant | p. 160 |
| Patrol Lieutenant | p. 163 |
| Patrol Captain (Division Commander) | p. 164 |
| Et Cetera | p. 166 |
| Discussion Points | p. 167 |
| Looking Ahead | p. 168 |
| Keep on Writin' in the Free World | p. 168 |
| Professional Letters | p. 169 |
| Memoranda and Proposals | p. 170 |
| Commendations | p. 173 |
| Performance Reviews | p. 176 |
| Formal Reviews | p. 177 |
| White Papers | p. 177 |
| p. 178 | |
| Et Cetera | p. 179 |
| Final Thoughts | p. 179 |
| Exercises | p. 180 |
| A Final Review | p. 182 |
| Final Review Key | p. 190 |
| A (Good) Example Burglary Report | p. 196 |
| Index | p. 198 |
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ISBN: 9781111542504
ISBN-10: 1111542503
Audience:
Professional
Format:
Book with CD or DVD
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 192
Published: 1st January 2012
Dimensions (cm): 24.6 x 18.9
x 2.0
Weight (kg): 0.295
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