Reports
involves the grouping of recorded information into types of collection sources, such as informants, victims, witnesses, suspects, weapons, rule violations, evidence, and crime elements.
Categorically
name of a person, place, or thing—inmate, cellblock, handcuff, officer
Noun
Have another person _______ your report to ensure that you use the correct words.
Proofread
refers to the form of language used when speaking and writing wherever English is spoken and understood. N
Standard English
describes a noun or pronoun—large, dangerous, blue, burly
Adjective
____ _____ Correctly in your reports
Spell words
is casual or regional, may involve slang, and sometimes does not follow recognized grammatical rules orspelling.
Non-Standard English
shows how something is related to another word or phrase and shows space, time, or logical relationship of an object to the rest of the sentence—above, near, at, by, after, with, from
preposition
is defined by the rules and guidelines that govern a language’s usage and makes it possible for users to have the same understandings of its sounds and symbols.
Proper grammar
word that joins other words, phrases, clauses or sentences—and, as, since, but, or, because, so, until, while
Conjunction
________ ______ and _______ ________ can damage your credibility by affecting the accuracy and readability of your report.
Incorrect grammar, sentence structure
is a group of words that contains a subject (a noun or pronoun), a verb (action), and usually an object (a noun or pronoun that is affected or receives action) that expresses a complete thought.
Sentence
is a group of words that lacks a subject or verb or fails to express a complete thought.
Sentence Fragment