Chapter 3 Flashcards
(41 cards)
HOW ARE POLICE REPORTS CATEGORIZED?
Operational report
Internal business reports
Technical reports
Summary report
Include those relating to the reporting of police incidents, investigation, arrests, identification of persons, and a mass of miscellaneous reports necessary to the conduct of routine police operations.
Operational Reports
Relate to the reporting necessary to the management of the agency and include financial reports, personnel reports, purchase reports equipment reports, property maintenance reports, and general correspondence.
Internal Business Report
presents data on any specialized subject, but usually relate to completed staff work and add to the specific knowledge necessary to proper functioning of police management.
Technical Reports
furnish intelligence information necessary to the solution of crime accident, and police administrative problems.
Summary Reports
WHAT ARE THE FOUR (4) TYPES OF OPERATIONAL REPORTS?
- Patrol service reports
- Arrest reports
- Preliminary investigation report
- Supplemental progress report follow up report
Daily log patrol, police officer do during or after performing of their duty like document of activity observation kung paano sila mag-entertain
Patrol service reports
It is a official document created by law enforcers whether a person is taking into custody
Arrest report
It is also a formal document preferred by the law enforcement or investigation officer in the early stage on criminal investigation
the goal is to establish whether crime is committed identify the possible suspect
Preliminary investigation report
Written update, mag-a-add ng new information to the existing police report or ongoing investigation
Supplemental progress report follow up reports
STEPS IN REPORT WRITING ARE?
- Interviewing
- Note taking
- Organizing
- Writing the narrative
- Proofreading ask yourself the following question:
Is this report the best i can do?
Do i want to read it to the chief of police?
Is there anything i can do to make it better?
defined as asking somebody a series of questions to gather information.
- Interviewing
means brief notation concerning specific events while fresh in one’s mind and used to prepare a report.
- Note Taking
means to arrange the components of something in a way that creates a particular structure.
- Organizing
the task is not only to express your ideas, but to make an impression upon the mind of the reader as well.
- Writing the Narrative
Is this report the best I can do?
Is this report the best i can do?
Do i want to read it to the chief of police?
Is there anything i can do to make it better?
- Proofreading ask yourself the following questions:
GUIDELINES IN REPORT WRITING ARE?
Word usage
Tone (first person and third person)
The contents of a police report ( 5Ws and 1H)
is usually a nonstandard vocabulary developed by a group of people.
a. Slang
is usually the specialized language of profession
b. Jargon
a. Both are acceptable
b. First Person writing style is preferred and the most widely used
B. Tone (First Person and Third Person)
a. Who Complete and Correct Name
b. What happenings
c. Where geographical location of the crime scene, property or evidence
d. When includes the date and time when the offense was committed
e. Why object or desire which motivated the offense
f. How-refers to general manner in which the crime was committed
C. The Contents of a Police Report (5Ws and 1H)
SECURITY CLASSIFICATIONS OF DOCUMENTS ARE?
Top secret
Secret matter
Confidential matter
Restricted a document
a document which unauthorized disclosure of its contents would cause exceptionally grave damage to the nation, politically, economically or from security aspect.
A. Top Secret
