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About the Four Types of Police Reports

Chart: Four Types of Police Reports
More about the Four Types of Reports
PowerPoint: The Four Types of Police Reports
Sample Type 1 Report
Sample Type 2 Report
Sample Type 3 (Domestic Violence) Report
Sample Type 4 Report

Books for Officers

Rave Reviews
Table of Contents: Criminal Justice Report Writing
Table of Contents: Police Talk
Video: Criminal Justice Report Writing

Copyright and Permissions

Copyright and Permissions

Free Report Writing Course

Lesson 1: What is a Professional Report?
Lesson 1A: Avoiding Common Errors
Lesson 2: A Closer Look at Report Writing
Lesson 2A: How to Write Like a Cop
Lesson 3: Preparing to Write a Report
Lesson 4: Organizing and Writing a Report
Lesson 5: Four Types of Reports
Lesson 5A: Probable Cause
Lesson 5B: More about the Four Types of Reports
Lesson 5C: Four Types of Reports Chart
Lesson 6: Objectivity
Lesson 6A: Objectivity in Police Reports
Lesson 7: What to Omit
Lesson 8: Quoting Exact Words
Lesson 8A: Using Quotations in Police Reports
Lesson 9: How Valuable Is OJT?
Part II Lesson 10: Bullet Style
Part II Lesson 11: Active or Passive Voice?
Part II Lesson 11A: Using Active Voice in Police Reports
Part II Lesson 12: Criminal Justice Terminology
Part II Lesson 12A: How NOT to Write Like a Cop
Part III Brevity in Police Reports

Report Writing Diagnostic Test and Answer Key

Report Writing Diagnostic Test
Report Writing Diagnostic Test ANSWERS

Report Writing Podcasts

Podcast 1: Getting Started
Podcast 2: Specific Details
Podcast 3: Requirements for Effective Reports
Podcast 4: Probable Cause and Types of Reports
Usage Podcast: Commas

Report Writing Principles

Analyzing a Type 3 (Domestic Violence) Report
Bullet Style
Interviewing a Person with Special Needs
Probable Cause
Professional Practices in Law Enforcement
Quiz: Types of Reports
Quiz: Types of Reports ANSWERS
Report Writing Checklist
Resolve to Write Better Police Reports
Ten Tips for Writing Reports Efficiently

Scenarios for Writing Practice

Domestic Violence Scenario
Domestic Violence Scenario ANSWER
Scenario 1
Scenario 1 ANSWER
Scenario 2
Scenario 2 ANSWER
Scenario 3
Scenario 3 ANSWER

Usage Skills

About Apostrophes
Apostrophes Practice 1
Apostrophes Practice 1 ANSWERS
Apostrophes Practice 2
Apostrophes Practice 2 ANSWERS
Comma Rule 3
Commas Made Simple
Easy Strategies for Effective Sentences
Myths about Grammar
Prepositions
Professional Sentence Patterns for Police Reports Part I
Professional Sentence Patterns for Police Reports Part II
Pronouns Made Simple
Subject-Verb Agreement
Subject-Verb Agreement Practice
Subject-Verb Agreement Practice ANSWERS
Top 10 Grammar Mistakes Part I
Top 10 Grammar Mistakes Part II

Usage Videos

Video: Apostrophes, Part I
Video: Apostrophes, Part II
Video: Capital Letters
Video: Comma Rule 1
Video: Comma Rule 1
Video: Comma Rule 1 and Comma Rule 2
Video: Comma Rule 3
Video: The Thumb Rule (Pronoun Case)
Video: Understanding Apostrophes

Videos: How to Write Reports

Video: Avoiding Excessive Wordiness
Video: Bullet Style
Video: Efficiency
Video: Four Types of Police Reports
Video: How NOT to Write a Police Report
Video: How to Write Like a Cop
Video: Objectivity
Video: Passive Voice
Video: Probable Cause
Video: Tools
Video: Traditions in Police Writing
Video: Using Active Voice in Police Reports

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An Inaccurate Police Report August 29, 2023
A recent news story is a useful reminder about why police reports are so important. The Philadelphia Police Department is dealing with an embarrassing situation: body cam footage contradicts some of the facts in the police report about a deadly Kensington shooting. You can read the details here: https://whyy.org/articles/philadelphia-police-shooting-eddie-irizarry-kensington-lunged-narrative/ Image courtesy of Dickelbers – CC […]
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