REPORT WRITING COMPREHENSIVE TEST
PAPER QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS FULL
ANSWER GUIDE
●● What qualities should well-written reports possess?
Answer: They should be accurate, concise, complete, clear, litigable, and
objective.
●● What are the main questions to address in a report?
Answer: Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How.
●● What does 'M.O.' stand for in the context of reports?
Answer: Modus Operandi.
●● Who are the potential users of police reports?
Answer: Administrators, chain of command, analysts, records clerks,
supervisors, commanders, attorneys, courts, and media.
●● When can slang language be used in police reports?
Answer: Only when necessary and during elements of crime.
●● What are the elements of crime typically included in reports?
PAPER QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS FULL
ANSWER GUIDE
●● What qualities should well-written reports possess?
Answer: They should be accurate, concise, complete, clear, litigable, and
objective.
●● What are the main questions to address in a report?
Answer: Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How.
●● What does 'M.O.' stand for in the context of reports?
Answer: Modus Operandi.
●● Who are the potential users of police reports?
Answer: Administrators, chain of command, analysts, records clerks,
supervisors, commanders, attorneys, courts, and media.
●● When can slang language be used in police reports?
Answer: Only when necessary and during elements of crime.
●● What are the elements of crime typically included in reports?
