REPORT WRITING FINAL PAPER TESTED
QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE SOLUTION
REVIEW
●● What serves as a precursor to the actual incident report?
Answer: Good field notes.
●● Who reads the officer's reports?
Answer: First Leader (Supervisor); Follow up Investigators; Attorneys;
Judges; Responding Officers; Victims; Civil Courts; Probation Officers;
Advocates; the Media.
●● In regards to report writing, what is the role the officer's first leader?
Answer: To determine the completeness of the report.
●● The officer's ability to what is put to the test during the first contact
with his/her FTO?
Answer: To submit an accurate report
●● In regards to report writing, what is the role of a/the follow up
investigator(s)?
Answer: To determine if details need to be further explored.
, ●● In regards to report writing, what is the role of a/an/the attorney(s)?
Answer: Determine whether or not to pursue the case.
●● What do defense attorneys do in regards to report writing?
Answer: Try to find weak links in the officers report to destroy the case
or discredit the officer.
●● In regards to report writing, what is the role of a/the judge(s)?
Answer: To determine the conditions of bail or release, issue protective
orders, or restrict access to the home and/or children in domestic cases.
●● Why do victims want to read a report?
Answer: For information and to ensure that the officer accurately
recorded the facts.
●● Why do advocates read reports?
Answer: They work with victims and offenders.
●● Why do media personnel want to read reports?
Answer: To get the story(ies) straight.
●● What is the definition of communication?
QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE SOLUTION
REVIEW
●● What serves as a precursor to the actual incident report?
Answer: Good field notes.
●● Who reads the officer's reports?
Answer: First Leader (Supervisor); Follow up Investigators; Attorneys;
Judges; Responding Officers; Victims; Civil Courts; Probation Officers;
Advocates; the Media.
●● In regards to report writing, what is the role the officer's first leader?
Answer: To determine the completeness of the report.
●● The officer's ability to what is put to the test during the first contact
with his/her FTO?
Answer: To submit an accurate report
●● In regards to report writing, what is the role of a/the follow up
investigator(s)?
Answer: To determine if details need to be further explored.
, ●● In regards to report writing, what is the role of a/an/the attorney(s)?
Answer: Determine whether or not to pursue the case.
●● What do defense attorneys do in regards to report writing?
Answer: Try to find weak links in the officers report to destroy the case
or discredit the officer.
●● In regards to report writing, what is the role of a/the judge(s)?
Answer: To determine the conditions of bail or release, issue protective
orders, or restrict access to the home and/or children in domestic cases.
●● Why do victims want to read a report?
Answer: For information and to ensure that the officer accurately
recorded the facts.
●● Why do advocates read reports?
Answer: They work with victims and offenders.
●● Why do media personnel want to read reports?
Answer: To get the story(ies) straight.
●● What is the definition of communication?
