Professional Report Writing for Law Enforcement Officers

MEETS IL MANDATES: Constitutional Use of LE Authority (1 hr); Cultural Competency (1.5 hrs); Human Rights (30 mins), Procedural Justice (2 hrs); Lead Homicide Investigator (8 hrs.)

PLEASE CLICK ON DOWNLOAD FILE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONTHIS COURSE INCLUDES: 1. Officer’s accountability for accuracy, clarity, conciseness, chronological order & legal completeness.2. A definitive explanation of the 5 W’s & I H, and how a Sergeant can tell what the Officer did/did not do on scene (work ethic & process).3. Why writing clear chronological order matters for justifying the Officer’s actions on scene, establishing a timeline with victim(s), witness(es), suspect(s).4. How a Sergeant can tell if the Officer knows the law and city ordinances by what is in the narrative.5. Clarifying the Officer’s justification for actions on scene/during the investigation.6. Why an agency needs documentation for dispatched Officer incident response that is not a crime.7. Significance of Officer’s initial observations of scene & victim.8. Officer’s skills in taking verbal to written statements & with clear documentation.9. Officer’s interview skills using question types & documentation.10. Officer’s investigative efforts to identify Elements of the Crime. Students given content list of what is needed for specific crimes.11. Officer’s canvass methods & documentation to pursue a lead.12. Officer’s collection & documentation of physical & perishable evidence.13. Use of well-written narratives as blueprint templates for specific incidents versus the legal consequences of cutting & pasting reports.