Definitions
What is content?
What is said
Reports are permanent records of important facts in a case.
True
What officers write in their report stay with them ____
forever
At 11:46 the crime occured.
What is missing: AM or PM
The crime occured at 11:41 pm.
Fact
What is Slanting?
Including only one side of a story or only facts that tend to prove or support the officers theory
Jurors are not an audience for reports.
False
You should avoid police ____
jargon
The suspect James Smith lived on Main Street.
What is missing: the house number
The man who was running had to be the killer.
Opinion.
What is Connotative?
Words that do have an emotional effect
A report only saves the department time.
False - time and expenses
Mechanics is spelling, ______, and punctuation
capitilization
The incident happened in June.
What is missing: day and year
They denied any involvement in the crime.
Infrence
What is Dennotative?
Words that have little emotional effect
A key factor in legibility is accuracy.
False - speed
Aonnotative words provoke ____ and ____
empathy and sympathy
The victim stated the suspect fled the scene before backup arrived.
What is missing: the time the suspect fled
The man has a bulge in his pocket
fact
What is Objective?
Being non-opinionated, fair and impartial
Insurance adjusters and investogattors are an audience for report
True
Computer assisted report entry sytem is known as ____.
CARE
Evidence was collected from the residence and logged into the system.
What is missing: the type of evidence or who collected it
She waived her rights per Miranda.
Infrence