Professional Report Writing for Law Enforcement

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Capacity: 15 - Available: 15

Date: Monday, November 30, 2026
Ends On: Tuesday, December 1, 2026
Registration Deadline: Monday, November 23, 2026
Time: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM

Instructor Location:
John Wood Community College Southeast Education Center

39637 260th Avenue
Pittsfield, IL 62363

Instructor: Jan Mirikitani � MBBW, LLC
Member's Fee: $0
Non-Member & Civilian Fee: $0
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Class Mandates

Specialized Training

Lead Homicide Investigator 8 hours hours

Constitutional & Proper Use of LE Authority 1 hour hours

Cultural Competency 1 1/2 hour hours

Human Rights .50 hour hours

Procedural Justice 2 hours hours

Officer’s accountability for accuracy, clarity, conciseness, chronological order & legal completeness.
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).
Why writing clear chronological order matters for justifying the Officer’s actions on scene, establishing a timeline with victim(s), witness(es), suspect(s).
How a Sergeant can tell if the Officer knows the law and city ordinances by what is in the narrative.
Clarifying the Officer’s justification for actions on scene/during the investigation.
Why an agency needs documentation for dispatched Officer incident response that is not a crime.
Significance of Officer’s initial observations of scene & victim.
Officer’s skills in taking verbal to written statements & with clear documentation.
Officer’s interview skills using question types & documentation.
Officer’s investigative efforts to identify Elements of the Crime. Students are given content list of what is needed for specific crimes.
Officer’s canvass methods & documentation to pursue a lead.
Officer’s collection & documentation of physical & perishable evidence.
Use of well-written narratives as blueprint templates for specific incidents versus the legal consequences of cutting & pasting reports.

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