Chapter one consists on the importance of how and the why of report writing and its duty to the police officers, security officers, probation officers, and parole officers. Being efficient on report writing and the information written down on the report. Chapter two consists of the writing style itself and being able to write efficiently. Also, explains the importance on being able to revise and fix reports if it lacks proper grammar, spelling corrections, and so forth. Thus, both chapters tie in with a police officer or correctional officer writing reports and the importance of an effective report. Chapter one indicts that reports are written for operational and administrative purposes. For operational purposes, law enforcement such as the
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If a notebook is not supplied, choose one, either loose-leaf or bound. Print or write clearly on only one side of the page. Also, include identification, facts, and sketches to help write a formal report and refreshes ones memory if the individual is going to court. According to Larry Miller on the textbook Report Writing for Criminal Justice Professionals demonstrates the importance of report writing as stated, ”In the criminal justice system, reports are written for many reasons. Recording information to ensure that it will be available in the future is one purpose. Cold case investigations are increasingly being reopened due to new technology…Reports are also an expeditious way to share information with other people without you having to be there…” (Miller pg. 4). Being able to have an efficient reports demonstrates the importance of its usage in the work place such as the police department by catching individuals who got away. Consistently the job is to investigate, not just recording what the people say. If an individual gives one a self-serving statement, document it first and ask about and record the answers about inconsistencies of his or her explanations about the inconsistencies. Look over the crime scene, generate a rough sketch in the notebook, and use the sketch to help prepare a more precise report. List the evidence found and maintain the chain of custody by preserving its condition. When the police officer turns in evidence, get receipts, lab reports, statements, and whatever else is needed to keep a complete record and provide documentation of the chain of custody. There are three kinds of evidence: the first is real evidence, which is made up of tangible objects such as marijuana or blood; the second is direct evidence, which includes what the officer or any witnesses know through the usage of the five senses; and the third is circumstantial evidence, which
If a notebook is not supplied, choose one, either loose-leaf or bound. Print or write clearly on only one side of the page. Also, include identification, facts, and sketches to help write a formal report and refreshes ones memory if the individual is going to court. According to Larry Miller on the textbook Report Writing for Criminal Justice Professionals demonstrates the importance of report writing as stated, ”In the criminal justice system, reports are written for many reasons. Recording information to ensure that it will be available in the future is one purpose. Cold case investigations are increasingly being reopened due to new technology…Reports are also an expeditious way to share information with other people without you having to be there…” (Miller pg. 4). Being able to have an efficient reports demonstrates the importance of its usage in the work place such as the police department by catching individuals who got away. Consistently the job is to investigate, not just recording what the people say. If an individual gives one a self-serving statement, document it first and ask about and record the answers about inconsistencies of his or her explanations about the inconsistencies. Look over the crime scene, generate a rough sketch in the notebook, and use the sketch to help prepare a more precise report. List the evidence found and maintain the chain of custody by preserving its condition. When the police officer turns in evidence, get receipts, lab reports, statements, and whatever else is needed to keep a complete record and provide documentation of the chain of custody. There are three kinds of evidence: the first is real evidence, which is made up of tangible objects such as marijuana or blood; the second is direct evidence, which includes what the officer or any witnesses know through the usage of the five senses; and the third is circumstantial evidence, which