Overview
A STREET OFFICER'S GUIDE TO REPORT WRITING is your ticket to effective writing skills and greater success in the criminal justice field! Illustrating each of the 'Four Pillars' of a well-written report--Clear, Concise, Complete, and Accurate'the book is packed with examples as well as stories from the authors' own experience, and exercises to improve report writing skills. Additional topics covered includethe Five W's and One H of Journalism, email correspondence, letter writing, performance reviews, proofreading, and much more. Written by experienced police officers in an engaging, conversational tone, A STREET OFFICER'S GUIDE TO REPORT WRITING is an essential resource for new officers, criminal justice students, and seasoned professionals who want to improve their report-writing skills.
Full Product Details
Author: Douglas Strosahl (Spokane Police Department) ,
Frank Scalise (Spokane Police Department)
Publisher: Cengage Learning, Inc
Imprint: Delmar Cengage Learning
Edition: New edition
Dimensions:
Width: 15.00cm
, Height: 1.30cm
, Length: 22.80cm
Weight: 0.312kg
ISBN: 9781111542504
ISBN 10: 1111542503
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 01 January 2012
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Mixed media product
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Awaiting stock
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Reviews
An Introduction by Chief Anne Kirkpatrick. Foreword by Thomas Tad Hughes, Director, Southern Police Institute. Preface: A Greeting. What are you Getting Yourself Into? Who's Who in This Zoo? A Pecking Order. 1. And Away We Go What is a Police Report? It is what it is. Report Writing is boring. Who Reads his Stuff? Case in point. A Trip to the Fair. A Quality Report. Four Pillars. 2. CLEAR. The First Pillar. You Can't Read What You Can't See. In Order To Write, Write in Order. That's What They Say. De Plane Language. Oops! Spell It, Spell It, Spell It Out Loud... Grammar Sucks. Case in point. Did I Mention that Grammar Sucks? Man, Am I Ever Tense. Active versus Passive Voice. Change it Up. The End is Just the Beginning. EXERCISES. 3. CONCISE. Steve Is Cool (Part I). It All Ties Together...and a River Runs Through It. Steve Is Cool (Part II). The How of it. Charlotte was Concise. Never the Twain Shall Meet. More How. A Trip to the Hospital. Exercises. 4. COMPLETE. The Ballad of Woody. You Complete Me. The Reason for the Box. Whaddaya See, Whaddaya Hear? You Do, Bad Guy Do. Think Journalism. Another Trip to the Hospital. The Weight. Exercises. 5. ACCURATE. How important is it to be accurate? Yin of Accuracy. The Yang of Accuracy. The One-Eyed Man is King Today's is Yesterday's Tomorrow. How About Them Boxes? Roles People Play. How Much for That DVD Player in My Living Room? That's What Pete Said. OPINIONS. Tee it High and Let it Fly. Time to Summarize (not Winter-ize) Proof of the Crime. How do you proofread? Final Accuracy. Exercises. 6. CONCLUSION. BONUS FEATURES. Appendix A: What Am I Looking For? Appendix B: Looking ahead Keep on Writin' in the Free World. Professional Letters. Memorandum and Proposals. Commendations. Performance Reviews. Formal Reviews. White Papers. Email. Et cetera. Final Thoughts. Appendix C: A Final Review. Appendix D: Final Review Key. Appendix E: A (good) Example Burglary Report.
Remington College OnlineQuote: This text was enjoyable to read and really brought back my own law enforcement memories. I think it is very appropriate for criminal justice curriculum and would highly recommend its use for academia or law enforcement academies. Since it is written by someone with personal law enforcement experience, it would also be a great resource for officers to use as reference material to strengthen their report writing skills. Kimberley Blackmon, Remington College
Author Information
Doug Strosahl has been a patrol officer with the Spokane Police Department since 1998. He also serves as a field training officer. Officer Strosahl has taught Report Writing at the Reserve Academy, Co-op Academy, Explorer Program training, the Basic Law Enforcement Academy, and Spokane Community College. Frank Scalise has been a police officer with the Spokane Police Department since 1993 and has served in multiple capacities. Currently a captain, Scalise has taught Report Writing, as well as Sexual Assault Investigation, at the Basic Law Enforcement Academy in Washington State. Hehas written courses for online and onsite instruction in several areas of criminal justice, including Community Oriented Policing, Corrections, Victimology, and Report Writing. Captain Scalise earned a B.A. in History from Eastern Washington University, and is a published novelist under his own name and the pen name Frank Zafiro.
