TYPES OF POLICE

REPORT & ELEMENTS

FOR A CRIME TO
HAPPEN
 Two types of police report
Informal Report
- a letter or memorandum
- prescribed or used in day-by-day police operations
- carries three items besides the text proper; date submitted,
subject, and persons or person to whom submitted

Formal Report
- full-dress treatment, including cover, title page, letter
of transmittal, summary sheet, text, appendixes, and
perhaps an index and bibliography
Sample of Informal Report
WHAT ARE THE CLASSIFICATION OF
POLICE REPORT?
• Performance report which contains information as to the status of an activities, or
operations.
• Fact-finding report which involves the gathering and presentation of data in logical
order, without an attempt to draw conclusions.
• Technical report which presents data on a specialized subject.
• Problem-determining report which attempts to find the causes underlying a problem or
to find whether or not a problem really exists.
• Problem solution report which analyzes the thought process that lies behind the
solution of a particular problem.
HOW ARE POLICE REPORTS CATEGORIZED?

• Operational Reports
• Technical Reports
• Internal Business Reports
• Summary Reports
 WHAT ARE THE ELEMENTS
FOR A CRIME TO HAPPEN?

INSTRUMENTALITIES

OPPORTUNITIES

MOTIVES
THANK YOU!