Written Communications

Question 1

_____ brief notations concerning specific events that are recorded while fresh in the officer’s mind.

1. provides basis for report
2. reduces need to re-contact parties involved
3. provides greater accuracy relative to time, statements, and events

Answer 1

Field notations

Question 2

CYMBAL

Answer 2

Color
Year
Make/Model
Body Style
And License plate, year of exp. and state registered

Question 3

The 8 Essential Criteria of a Good Police Report

Answer 3

Accurate
Consice 
Complete
Clear
Legible
Objective
Gramatically correct
Correct spelling

Question 4

_____ arrangement of info in order of occurrence

_____ arrangement of info by category (witnesses, suspects, crime elements)

Answer 4

Chronological

Categorical

Question 5

Common types of police reports

Answer 5

Arrest reports 
Incident reports 
Offense reports 
Crash reports 
Supplemental reports

Question 6

Three basic kinds of info necessary in police reports

Answer 6

Identification
Narrative
Elements of the offense

Question 7

_____ typically describes or modifies the meaning of a noun

Answer 7

Adjective

Question 8

_____ combines with a noun, pronoun, or noun equivalent to form a phrase that usually acts as an adverb
ex…. ON, BESIDE etc…

Answer 8

Preposition

Question 9

_____ substitute for a noun or noun equivalent

ex…SHE, HE, etc…

Answer 9

Pronoun

Question 10

_____ is a group of words that is only a piece of a sentence

_____ closely related sentences combined into one. Two or more sentences written as one.

Answer 10

Sentence Fragments

Run-On Sentences

Question 11

When the verb is in the _______, the subject performs the action.

When the verb is in the _______, the subject receives the action

Answer 11

Active voice

Passive voice