Overview
Principles of Law Enforcement Report Writing, Third Edition is a text-workbook that introduces students to writing and communicating in law enforcement by clearly explaining the essentials of note taking and report writing. It provides clear objectives to match the learning outcomes of Communications II in Police Foundations and Law and Security Administration courses. Updated features include a universal police report writing system to improve students’ writing skills, practical application of theoretical concepts, simplified concept explanations, revised and expanded sections on each type of major report, and an extended glossary.
Gino Arcaro is the coordinator of the Police Foundations Program and Law and Security Administration programs at Niagara College, and is widely regarded as a leading author of teaching material for these programs.
- Introduces a universal practical police report writing system that has proven to dramatically increase students’ written communication skills
- System’s simple but comprehensive strategy includes a number of concepts that can be used in conjunction with investigative theory learned in other books and courses
- Chapter order has been reorganized to reflect the progression of concepts
- Complex concepts have been simplified; important concepts have been expanded
- Previous edition’s two chapters on notebooks have been combined into a single concise chapter
- Each type of major report – General Occurrence Reports, Arrest Reports, Witness Statements, and Crown Briefs – now discussed in its own chapter
- Templates for, and examples of, each type of report provided; additional sample reports included in order to further demonstrate the application of the system
- Back-of-book Glossary has been expanded
- Instructor's Resources
- Includes PowerPoint slides with instructor's notes, and scenario assignments for testing
Top ∧Content Summary
- Chapter 1: Types of Reports
- Chapter 2: The GOS Report Writing Model
- Chapter 3: The Significance of Report Writing
- Chapter 4: Communication Concepts
- Chapter 5: The RSP System
- Chapter 6: Notebooks
- Chapter 7: General Occurrence Reports
- Chapter 8: Arrest Reports
- Chapter 9: Witness Statements
- Chapter 10: Crown Briefs
Glossary
Index
