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JD “Buck” Savage humorously taught officers to write accurate reports when he said, “Saw drunk. Arrested same.” Thorough, well-written police reports get results. Sloppy reports with a dearth of information let the guilty run free.
In this podcast, Jim Dudley and Doug Wyllie discuss best practices for police report writing and ponder what the future holds, as artificial intelligence and body-worn cameras may soon lead to semi-autonomous report writing or even fully-autonomous report writing.
Additional police report writing resources
- How to write organized and concise police reports
- 10 steps to improve your written police reports
- 8 keys to a well-written police use-of-force report
- How to best (and defensibly) use body-worn camera video during report writing
- A simple way to improve your police report writing
- 5 keys to great report writing
