NC BLET FIELD NOTES AND REPORT WRITING EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027 ACCURATE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED SOLUTIONS || 100% GUARANTEED PASS NEWEST VERSION

NC BLET FIELD NOTES AND REPORT WRITING EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027 ACCURATE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED SOLUTIONS || 100% GUARANTEED PASS NEWEST VERSION 1. What is a field note? - ANSWER "Brief notations" concerning specific events which the officer encounters in the performance of his duties 2. Is a field notebook optional? - ANSWER No, a law enforcement officer should consider the notebook to be an essential part of his equipment 3. Should you write your name or any other identifying information in your notebook? - ANSWER Yes, you should put your name, rank, and department I.D. on the inside cover of your notebook 4. Is it ok to have personal notes in your notebook? - ANSWER No, field notes should contain information pertinent ONLY to the event under examination 5. When should weather conditions be recorded? - ANSWER Upon arrival on a scene 6. When you take a statement, is it ok to paraphrase and/or replace slang words so you don't offend anyone who might read the notes? - ANSWER No, A statement should be a "literal" reproduction of actual words spoken by an individual. Be sure to use his/her own words including any cursing, slang, and street words 7. What is the purpose of field notes? - ANSWER Report writing, references, evidence 8. Field notes are a permanent record and may be used as what? - ANSWER They may be used as evidence in court 9. Descriptors like "property taken" or "vehicles used" would be covered in which type of question? - ANSWER What? questions include things like "evidence found", "property taken", "vehicles used", "evidence found" 10. What might a "How?" question include? - ANSWER The general manner in which the crime was committed 11. If you make an error in your notebook, what should you do? - ANSWER If you make an error in your notebook, draw a single line through it and initial it 12. Specifity - ANSWER Stay away from words like, contacted, notified, and advised. 13. Use of first person - ANSWER Always use first person, never use "this officer" always say "I" 14. Sentence pattern - ANSWER Start with the subject and follow with the verb. Ex: officer Baxter arrested suspect Silva. 15. Pronoun - ANSWER substitutes for a noun. Ex: he, them, they. 16. verb - ANSWER expresses action or being Ex: shoots, runs, attacks. 17. Nouns - ANSWER Names something. Ex: person, place, or thing 18. value - ANSWER Estimate and record the total value of all property stolen. 19. What should you obtain from witnesses? - ANSWER Complete information such as age, sex, race, phone numbers and addresses. 20. American Indian or Alaskan native - ANSWER I 21. Asian or Pacific Islanders - ANSWER A 22. Black - ANSWER B 23. White - ANSWER W 24. unknown - ANSWER U 25. How do you write down dates in a report? - ANSWER 6 digits ex: 021200 26. How do you write time down in police work? - ANSWER 24 hour time 27. How to Identify your notebook - ANSWER Use name, rank, and department identification number on the inside. 28. 2 types of notebooks - ANSWER Loose-leaf and bound notebooks 29. Uses of officers field notes - ANSWER •Record specific events •basis for final report •ID individuals and how to contact them •refresh memories •used as evidence 30. Report writing - ANSWER Field notes provide the basis for a report, document statements and occurrences as they happen in chronological order 31. References - ANSWER Field notes serves as a ha day reference for further investigation. Sketches can be used to illustrate a crime scene 32. Evidence - ANSWER Notes are a permanent record and may be used as evidence. Don't use derogatory terms or inappropriate language unless it's a direct quote from a witness 33. Filling out report forms - ANSWER •use black ink •every report should be printed or typed •every block should be filled in don't leave empty 34. Necessity of good reports - ANSWER What you write describes for the judge, jury, prosecution, and defense. Each person who reads the report must be able to visualize what happened. 35. Elements of effective reporting - ANSWER •factual •clear •concise •complete •objective 36. Statement - ANSWER A literal reproduction of actual words spoken by an individual 37. Errors - ANSWER Do not erase, mark a line through your mistake and initial it. 38. How much? - ANSWER How much the damaged property or item costs. 39. With whom? - ANSWER Pertains to the criminal associates and activities 40. Why? - ANSWER Include specific info describing possible motives to make someone to commit this crime. 41. With what? - ANSWER Include types of tools or weapons used to commit the crime 42. How? - ANSWER How was the crime discovered