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Fundamental Styles of Police Report Writing

Police reports can take three fundamental styles: 1) Narrative reports describe everything an officer observed at a scene including victims, perpetrators, location, and situation. 2) Chronological reports are most common and provide information starting with what occurred first and concluding last, making it easy for readers to follow. 3) Specialized reports cover specialized law enforcement issues and can be narrative, chronological, or both.

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Fundamental Styles of Police Report Writing

Police reports can take three fundamental styles: 1) Narrative reports describe everything an officer observed at a scene including victims, perpetrators, location, and situation. 2) Chronological reports are most common and provide information starting with what occurred first and concluding last, making it easy for readers to follow. 3) Specialized reports cover specialized law enforcement issues and can be narrative, chronological, or both.

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FUNDAMENTAL STYLES OF POLICE REPORT WRITING

[Link] REPORT
One part of the police report is the narrative. This is a section in which an officer
describes everything that he observed at the scene. Victims are identified, perpetrators
are described based upon witness testimony, the scene (time and place) is recorded,
and the situation is summarized.

2. CHRONOLOGICAL
Chronological order is the style that is most frequently used in report [Link]
are several benefits to using chronological [Link] are used to giving and receiving
information in a chronological manner,starting with what occurred first and
continuing until the [Link] of this structure, people are used to
information that starts at the beginning and concludes at the [Link] only is it easier
for the reader to follow;It is also easier for the author to write,Because the information
flows with each section tying to the preceding section.

3. SPECIALIZED
Summary of reports about specialized law enforcement and police problems. May be
either narrative, chronological, or both.

FUNDAMENTAL STYLES OF POLICE REPORT WRITING 1.NARRATIVE REPORT One part of the police report is the narrative. This is a sect

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