Agencies can improve accuracy and efficiency while promoting transparent policing
Remember to follow three simple principles: preparation, organization and clarity
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Redundant question and answer phrases can cause confusion and make your reader (usually the charging attorney) lose interest in your case
The trial is a good reminder of the three things police forget about investigations
Quit “proceeded to the vicinity of” and just say where the hell you went
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Don’t assume you can just show up to trial and wing it
The last thing a reader wants in a police report is a surprise
Police officers can’t risk getting caught up in either politics or misguided social experiments
Critics worry the measure would inspire selective report writing, while police unions argued the change would create more accurate reports
At least five agencies sent up to 325 federal officers a day to Portland from June through Sept. 30, 2020
Why words matter when we describe the incident
Why well-documented descriptions of what each witness said needs to be in your police report
If your passive voice sentence does not fall into any of these eight tactics, change your sentence to active
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