Report Writing with Report Exec

Question 1

The Notification Tab allows for the entry of notifications related to an incident such as:

Accepted Answer

Medical Center Director, Suspect remanded to another agency, OS&LE and/or Chief of Police, OIG

Question 2

One who is involved in or affected by a course of action

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Stakeholder

Question 3

The purpose of the VA Police Incident Report is

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Apprise Facility Directors and Service Chiefs of incidents, Used in preparing Uniform Monthly Crime Reports, Record all information pertaining to crimes

Question 4

If the complainant were the VA Police Officer then the option of U.S. Government should be used

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True

Question 5

What makes a “good” Incident Report

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Brief – The incident report should only be as long as needed, Complete – only pertinent and relevant information, Steady narrative flow that will make sense to the reader, Will depict what occurred containing concise language

Question 6

The Incident Synopsis should include verified Personal Identifiable Information (PII)

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False

Question 7

The Incident Synopsis

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Should only be 3-4 sentences long, Explain where the incident occurred, Explain what happened, Explain the final outcome or disposition

Question 8

Daily Operations Journal should only be used for routine or special duties not benefiting from an Incident Report like

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Response to a panic alarm activated by accident or malfunction, Security checks, Issuance of a USDCVN for a parking violation, Radio checks

Question 9

The Incident Report is a facility record. Accuracy of the information contained in the report is essential for

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A Court, Possible referral by investigators, Future reference, An investigative board

Question 10

Anytime there is force used by an officer, it will be documented in the report & notifications made

Accepted Answer

True

Question 11

A Daily Operations Journal is a chronological record of activities such as reports, complaints, incidents & information

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True

Question 12

Follow Up (supplemental): This is used by officers that have additional information about this Incident Report.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 13

The Narrative should be written in _______ person.

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First

Question 14

The Incident Report contains several detail item areas for each offense or incident. These include

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Vehicle, Narrative, Property lost/recovered/evidence, Offense

Question 15

What makes a “good” Incident Report

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Clear – the events should be placed in chronological order, Prompt – document the information as soon as possible, Factual – an Incident Report is no place for opinions or speculation, Accurate – all presentation of facts must be correct

Question 16

No one believes reports are more objective because you call yourself “this officer” or “the undersigned” or “writer"

Accepted Answer

True

Question 17

These key elements should be included in the Narrative of the Incident Report

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Origin of Report: how the event, incident, or crime became a police matter, Initial Observations: All facts to recreate the scene of the offense, Investigation: All information collected by the officer, Disposition: The final disposition of the incident

Question 18

The report begins on the date and time a police officer is called to handle or investigate an incident

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True

Question 19

For Item Description, enter as much information about the property as you can to include:

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Identifying marks, Serial number, Model number, Color

Question 20

The VA Police Incident Report is documented on VA Form

Accepted Answer

1393

Question 21

Write the Narrative using

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Active voice

Question 22

Integrity encompasses the truest and clearest recording of the information collected and careful avoidance of: except?

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Established facts and evidence

Question 23

If the Incident Report is appropriately written, the reader should

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Gain an understanding of a situation, Be moved to action, Be informed

Question 24

The Incident Report contains several detail item areas for each offense or incident. These include

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Subject, Victim, Complainant, Witness

Question 25

Common issues with a poorly written Narrative include:

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Repetitious statements, Improper writing techniques, Inappropriate jargon, Poor format and/or word choice

Question 26

The narrative portion of the report should read like a book with information conveyed in paragraph format

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It should be logical and organized, A new paragraph for each topic and bit of information, Not one giant paragraph of continual information

Question 27

At a minimum, the Incident Report should answer these questions...

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How, When and where, Who and What, Why

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