Note Taking
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Report Writing
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Report Writing
This is the most important part of a report
What is the narrative?
He/Him, She/Her, They/Them, and I/me are examples of this part of speech
What are pronouns?
What is the victim first, then the witnesses, then the suspect last?
These are the four elements of the Miranda decision
What are custody, interrogation, understanding, and free/voluntary waiver of rights?
This is a solemn and formal declaration in place of an oath, usually taken to avoid the religious implications of an oath
What is an affirmation?
This helps you remember fact, complete reports, and prepare for a deposition or trial
What is Acurate Note Taking?
This point of view is from an outsiders perspective
What is Third Person?
During this part the interview, you will establish rapport and build and understanding with the interviewee
What is the warm-up stage?
F.S.S requires that an interviewee with this disability have the right to request that a mental health or other related professional be present at all interviews
What is Autism Spectrum Disorder?
Foot tapping, responding to questions with questions, attempting to change the line of questions, and refusing to look at the interviewer, are all examples of this
What are behavioral signs of deception?
This is the process of questioning a detained person when the questions are directly or indirectly intended to elicit an incriminating response
What is an interrogation?
This is where the subject of a sentence is placed before the verb
What is Active Voice?
Using these in your interviews and interrogations will encourage conversation and require the interviewee to think, reflect, and provide their opinions and feelings
What are Open-Ended Questions?
These are not subject to Miranda rules
What are basic questions/biographical data?
When evaluating your report, you should ensure you selected the appropriate words and used them correctly. This is an example of reviewing this
What is Vocabulary?
This way of organizing your report involves dividing things into groups with similar characteristics
What is by Category?
"Witnessed a bank robbery in progress." Is an example of this
What is a Scentence Fragment?
Appropriately matching another person's speech patterns, gestures, body language, mannerisms, or posture
What is Mirroring?
This phrase should be placed at the bottom of a statement that is written by an officer for a person who is unable to write
What is "Dictated by ____ and written by Deputy ____"
This part of speech links words and phrases, and provides temporal, spatial, and logical relationships
What is a Preposition?
The content of a narrative should answer these 4 questions
1. Why were you there?
2. What did you observe?
3. What did you do?
4. What were the outcomes?
Which sentence below is free of any grammatical errors?
1. Jim and Bob is brothers.
2. When Chase Elliot passed Alex Bowman on the last lap of the Quaker State 400, Laura yelled, "Why does nothing good ever happen to me!?"
3. I determined there were probable cause to arrest her for paraphanalia.
4. I was born on June 9th, 1997 at 1325 North Highland Avenue, Aurora, Illinois.
What is #2?
These are three tactics that should be avoided during an interview/interrogation
What are
1. Making threats
2. Promising leniency
3. Creating Physical Evidence for Use during an Interview
You are not allowed to continue questioning unless the suspect's attorney is present or the suspect reinitiated communication, when the suspect does this
What is When the suspect request an attorney?
This includes maintaining a demeanor that is reassuring, empathetic, and non-judgmental while interviewing
What is a Trauma-Informed Approach?