A ____________ report is critical to report writing.
What is complete
100
Every police officer must strive to be absolutely __________ in all reports. This is what it means to be professional.
What is accurate
100
Report writing is a ____________________, so you gotta practice.
What is skill
200
The four pillars of quality report writing?
What is clear, concise, complete and accurate
200
In the film “A River Runs Through It” what does the dad continue to tell his son?
What is "Half as long"
200
An incomplete report is, quite simply, _________________and dangerous.
What is unprofessional
200
An __________________ report will confuse the reader, but that confusion may cause the reader to ask a question to clarify the matter.
What is unclear
200
In order to get better at writing, you have to
What is Write more and Read more
300
You should write your report in this type of order
What is Chronological order
300
Name an example of a “potato chip” word:
What is Very
300
What do the five Ws and the H stand for in report writing?
What is Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How
300
An ______________report is fatal. The reader will see that the information is there in the report, so he will have no reason to question it.
What is inaccurate
300
In general, you should paraphrase or quote the person’s statement. True or false
What is True
400
A technical report is expected to be
What is Accurate
400
How long should a report be?
What is as long as it needs to be in order to be clear, complete, and accurate
400
If there is a police form associated with your narrative, you should fill in every applicable box. True or False?
What is True
400
As a rule, no report is finished until it is __________________.
What is proofread
400
The concept of accuracy means to get the information right—in other words, to report correct information. You can succeed by doing the following:
What is
a. Conduct a thorough investigation
b. Examine the physical evidence carefully
c. Listen to what people say
d. Take notes
500
What is a Police report?
What is how we document the work we do
500
What is redundancy?
What is unnecessary repeated information
500
An important legal aspect of completeness involves including the _________________________.
What are elements of the crime
500
Proofread your document slowly. Watch for spelling mistakes or grammatical ones. If this is your greatest weakness, one way to focus solely on this aspect of the report is to read it _______________________.
What is backward
500
Command-level officers are not going to read any more than a small percentage of the total reports generated by your agency. They are going to read the ones that involve a _____________________.
What is crash, a use of force, a citizen complaint