Report Writing Assessment

What element in writing a police report is of prime importance?

What name is given to the person who calls the police to report a problem or crime?

What is the section called of an incident report that tells a story about the case?

The title in the Georgia Criminal and Traffic Law manual where you find crimes is?

A person harmed, injured or killed as a result of a crime, accident or other event or action

What are reports supposed to accomplish within the Public Safety field?

When completing the incident report, the narrative will include what three items?

The best police reports have what two qualities?

When completing a police report, what leading questions should you ask?

A person who sees an event, typically a crime or accident that took place.

Questions asked by police to a person arrested or suspected to seek answers to a crime.

What goes on a Juvenile Report?

In report writing officers should leave out?

The number identifying a specific incident in the police records system.

Reports involving a collision between cars, pedestrians or property.

A report for documentation purposes only. An easy report!

This is a fact-finding interaction and not adversarial or accusatory by police.

Your report should tell what happened in the order that the events took place is referred to as

Procedures relating to juvenile delinquency matters.

The mostly wide used type of police report.

In report writing, what is your target audience?

Police reports should be written in what kind of language?

A report that a police officer writes in the squad car has the potential to make it to what?

The term jurisdiction, as used in your text, means?

Which of the following are essential components of a police report?

A form of abuse, mistreatment or neglect that a child or adult experiences from a family member

A person who commits an illegal act.

If you are taking a weapons description report, what is needed?

One way to help with your memory in police report writing is to?

Your report should tell what happened in the order that the events took place.

A person thought to be guilty of a crime or offense.

What standard of proof is necessary to find a defendant guilty as charged?

The Miranda v. Arizona decision requires investigators to advise suspects of their rights when?

The imparting or exchanging of information or news

A person who makes or files a complaint.

What are three items just as important as OC spray, baton and side arm to police today?

A report submitted in connection with the investigation by specialists.

Shorthand written record made by police officers from the time of arrival until completion.

Most official forms of communication are completed using?