Written reports in Law Enforcement

The quality of expressing ideas quickly without vague or unnecessary words is known as which of the following?

• Accuracy

• Conciseness

• Scannability

• Clarify

Writing accurately does NOT require which of the following?

• Providing all relevant information

• Writing specific and true information

• Avoiding generalizations

• Using complex words

Which of the following is NOT suggested to improve organization?

• Providing scannability

• Presenting information in a logical order

• Avoiding transition words and phrases

• Using headings and graphic elements

Which of the following is a term used to describe a group a group or classification of texts which are similar in style, form or subject matter?

• Genre

• Doumentation

• Technical writing

• Report

________ expectations explain how to write, what to write and how to organize and distribute text.

• Criminal

• Public

• Legal

• Genre

When preparing call sheets, the ________ makes initial notes and the ________ finalizes the information after arriving on the scene.

• Arresting officer; other officer

• 911 operator; responding officer

• Other officer; arresting officer

• Responding officer; 922 operator

Who plays the lead role at the scene of an incident and is most times the first on the scene?

• 911 operator

• Sheriff

• Forensic scientist

• Arresting officer

Incident reports can be accessed through which of the following channels?

• They are public information so everyone can view them online

• A lawyer must petition a judge

• An involved person must submit an application to the county clerk

• An officer must file a request with the state department

If a forensic scientist wants to complete a report to provide additional information to the investigation, which type of report would they use?

• Incident report

• Police call sheet

• Crime report

• Supplemental report

Written by other officers arriving at the scene after the arresting officer.

• Police Call Sheets

• Incident Reports

• Supplemental Reports