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There is a popular perception that police officers and investigators have exciting lives, getting into vehicle and foot pursuits, tackling suspects, and solving complicated crimes by examining evidence or through interviews and interrogation. In truth, most crime is solved by the effectiveness in documenting the crime from its first report to law enforcement.
While some may not view police report writing as exciting, it is a keystone to any investigation and prosecution of offenders. In this episode of the Policing Matters podcast, host Jim Dudley speaks with Janay Gasparini, Ph.D., former police officer and current assistant professor of criminal justice at Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, West Virginia, about how to write an effective police report.
What questions do you have about writing effective police reports? Email editor@police1.com so we can address in future content.
CONTINUE LEARNING
- How to write organized and concise police reports
- 10 steps to improve your written police reports
- 2 words that should never appear in your police report
- How being grilled by a criminal defense attorney can help officers write better police reports
- Why words matter when documenting a sexual assault
- 7 easy steps to improving police use of force reports
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