Publisher's Synopsis
Skilled written communication is the foundation of effective service to communities. Police report writing has a long history in police education.A Guide to Writing Quality Police Reports presents the fundamentals of police report writing and features new elements based on recent events incorporated into training future officers. This text encourages future police officers to become better report writers and to sustain learned skills throughout their careers.A Guide to Writing Quality Police Reports:Enhances student capabilities of writing quality police reports.Outlines the fact that it is now imperative to document an officer's thought process and perceptions, enabling analysis of the situation from a more humanistic perspective.Features hands-on exercises which appeal to the interactive learning styles of many police officers.Opens each Chapter with competency and learning objectives.
