6 Rules of Effective Police Report Writing
Agenda
Introduction & Course Overview
Foundations of Report Writing
Rule #1: Identify Your Audience
Rule #2: Include the Relevant
Rule #3: Guide the Reader
Rule #4: Let the Facts Speak
Lunch
Rule #5: Make Words Work
Rule #6: Correct for Clarity
Writing Workshop
Course Wrap-Up
Effective police reports tell the right people the right information in the clearest way possible.
Intended Audience
• Patrol Officers
• Detectives
• First-Line Supervisors
• Anyone Who Writes or Reads Police Reports
Participants Will Learn To:
• Identify and document relevant incident facts
• Omit unnecessary details
• Meet supervisor and attorney requirements
• Record accurate witness and suspect statements
• Organize events in chronological order
• Use clear, unambiguous language
• Avoid common grammatical errors
Prerequisites
Participants should have written at least one police report based on a real-world incident prior to attending the workshop.
What Our Participants Are Saying
I thought this was a great course and learned a lot and am more confident in my report writing ability.
Patrol Officer
1-5 Years
Best class that I have taken about report writing. Great overall structure and good training material.
Supervisor
11-15 Years
The smart cards make the information easy for quick reference, continue to retain as best practice.
Patrol Officer
2-5 Years
The course was great and fun.
Jail Deputy
15+ Years
Lt smith organized and presented this class very well. I really enjoyed it and would definitely recommend🙂
Patrol Officer
1-5 Years
Great course. Should be offered to each recruit. The foundational principals taught would greatly benefit each department, when the officers completed field training.
Patrol/Watch Commander
15+ Years
The format and information presented in the class was excellent. The concepts and techniques for simplified writing will be very useful in future reports.
Working Deputy
5-10 Years
This course was very informative but not boring. The instructor kept the entire class engaged and was open to hearing different opinions and questions. The physical material I received from this class will help me with future reports and help me assist my co-workers with their reports.
I would, and have already recommended this class to others.
Patrol Officer
1-5 Years
// Testimonials
What our workshop participants are saying
Best class that I have taken about report writing. Great overall structure and good training material.
Supervisor, 11–15 Years
6 Rules of Effective Police Report Writing
The course was well organized and engaging. The hands on work allowed me to understand and incorporate the concepts learned in the course.
Patrol, 2–5 Years
6 Rules of Effective Police Report Writing
Amazing class, the instructor is very professional, always prepared, and very supportive regardless of your writing skills.
Patrol, 0–1 Years
6 Rules of Effective Police Report Writing
New methods to properly write a report. Will definitely implement these tools.
Patrol, 15+ Years
6 Rules of Effective Police Report Writing
Good class. Enthusiastic way of presenting the information. The game was fun too.
Supervisor, 11–15 Years
6 Rules of Effective Police Report Writing
I feel more confident about writing a more organize and detail report.
Patrol, 0-1 Years
6 Rules of Effective Police Report Writing
It was great. Honestly, best class.
Patrol, 0–1 Years
6 Rules of Effective Police Report Writing
This course simplified the steps necessary to execute and document a call properly into a reported format
Patrol, 2–5 Years
6 Rules of Effective Police Report Writing
Great class take sooner rather than later. Extremely valuable information.
Patrol Services Division, 0–1 Years
6 Rules of Effective Police Report Writing
The course was great, guides and reference materials are very useful, course information was easy to follow
Corrections, Booking/Processing, 5–10 Years
6 Rules of Effective Police Report Writing
Excellent course. Very well thought out and organized. Instructor is very knowledgeable. Suggestion to mention that report writing starts with good questioning/interviewing/investigation, listening, and note taking. Thank you.
Police Records Section, 15+ Years
6 Rules of Effective Police Report Writing
It's was a great class, I learned how important is to write a good report.
Deputy, 2–5 Years
6 Rules of Effective Police Report Writing
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