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Professional Development
9th -
12thgrade
Report Writing for Law Enforcement
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- 1. Multiple Choice
______1. What is a skill in law enforcement that helps an officer describe things?
a) Observation
b) Memory
c) Picture taking skills
d) Binoculars
- 2. Multiple Choice
______2. What is a use of a police report?
a) Allows passing of the case from one officer to another
b) Helps a department stay organized
c) Provides a factual record of work done on a case
d) All of the above
- 3. Multiple Choice
______3. What kind of report will an investigator do when he does something on a case he received from a field officer's report?
a) Initial
b) Supplemental
c) Attachment
d) Incident report
e) Offense report
- 4. Multiple Choice
______4. What kind of report will begin the investigation of criminal matters?
a) Supplemental
b) Attachment
c) Arrest
d) Incident
e) Offense
- 5. Multiple Choice
______5. Which of the following is an initial report?
a) Supplemental
b) Attachment
c) Arrest
d) Incident
e) Both c and d
- 6. Multiple Choice
______6. What kind of report is an incident report?
a) Initial
b) Supplement
c) Attachment
d) Arrest
e) Offense
- 7. Multiple Choice
______7. Which of the following would be considered an attachment to a report?
a) Supplemental report
b) Photos
c) Arrest report
d) Incident report
e) Offense report
- 8. Multiple Choice
______8. What style of report is the most widely used and sets forth information in a logical manner or sequence?
a) Narrative
b) Chronological
c) Specialized
d) None of the above
- 9. Multiple Choice
______9. What is needed in a report?
a) Clear and complete sentences
b) Proper grammar
c) Good descriptions
d) All of the above
e) None of the above
- 10. Multiple Choice
______10. What rule says that if it is not written in the paper, it did not happen?
a) Four Corners Rule
b) Four Sides Rule
c) Four Papers Rule
d) Four Reports Rule
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