CLEET Prog 1 Study Guide
What is in a well written report - ANS -Accuracy, Conciseness, completeness, clarity, legibility,
objectivity, grammatically correct, and correct spelling.
preliminary investigation report writing is a plan of attack an officer will take to completely handle
an incident and gather information. What does preliminary stand for? - ANS -Proceed to the
incident, render aid to the victim, effect the arrest of the suspect, locate witnesses of the
incident, interview witnesses of the incident, Maintain the crime scene in its original condition,
interrogate the suspect of the crime, note all preliminary investigation findings, arrange for the
crime lab to process the crime scene, report is to be written, yield to the follow-up investigators.
What is the definition of a well written report - ANS -A police report is the oral or written
accounting of something seen, heard, or done by an officer in the performance of his duties.
Report content - ANS -
- ANS -Active: the subject is specified in the sentence and is directly doing the action.
Passive: the subject is either implied or is being acted upon by the verb
The active voice in 20% shorter than the passive voice.
Step 1. Locate the verb
Step 2. Locate who or what is doing the action, this is the subject.
Step 3. Determine what the actual subject should be and place it just in front of the verb in the
sentence.
Inappropriate words for law enforcement - ANS -Slang, jargon, non-standard abbreviations.
Unless you are quoting someone.
Identify the difference between statutory law and case law - ANS -Statutory law: the legal form
of the law passed down from the legislature.
Case law: those cases were the Oklahoma Supreme Court and the court of criminal appeals
have interpreted statutory law in very specific cases.
Identify the difference of a private wrong and a crime - ANS -Civil: wrong against an individual,
an action for recovery of damages caused by the tort is brought by an individual.
Crime: an offense against the public, an action is brought by the government, subjective intent is
generally required.
, Recognize the different courts - ANS -Municipal court not of record: non lawyer judge, fine up to
$50, can only jail for failure to pay fines and costs, with juveniles they only deal with traffic
offenses, may not provide jury trial.
Municipal court not of record: judge is a lawyer, fine up to $500, 30 days in jail, may provide jury
trial, limited power over juveniles but cannot jail them.
Municipal court of record: population of 65,000, judge is a lawyer, fine up to $1,200, jail to 90
days, power over juveniles but cannot jail, may provide jury trials
District court: a court of general jurisdiction, has unlimited jurisdiction over all justifiable matters,
may issue writs, judgments, and decrees; judge is lawyer, has 3 judges, district, associate
district, and special.
Court of criminal appeals: judges are lawyers, has jurisdiction in all criminal matters, is the
highest court in OK for criminal cases.
definition of a crime - ANS -An act or omission, forbidden by law, to which a government
applies monetary and or penal sanctions. It is a public offense.
Burden of proof for civil and criminal cases - ANS -Civil: preponderance of the evidence. Grater
than 50%
Criminal: beyond a reasonable doubt.
Elements needed for intentional tort - ANS -Assault, battery, false imprisonment,
trespass/conversion, malicious prosecution.
Elements needed for constitutional tort - ANS -Violation of constitutional rights, under color of
law, causation, damages
4th amendment - ANS -Unlawful arrests or unlawful searches and seizures
5th amendment - ANS -Right to remain silent; self incrimination
6th amendment - ANS -Right to counsel
8th amendment - ANS -Cruel and unusual punishment
14th amendment - ANS -Due process
2 kinds of due process - ANS -Procedural and substantive
2 types of law; civil and criminal - ANS -Civil: divorce, small claims, child support
Criminal: action of the government for crimes
What is in a well written report - ANS -Accuracy, Conciseness, completeness, clarity, legibility,
objectivity, grammatically correct, and correct spelling.
preliminary investigation report writing is a plan of attack an officer will take to completely handle
an incident and gather information. What does preliminary stand for? - ANS -Proceed to the
incident, render aid to the victim, effect the arrest of the suspect, locate witnesses of the
incident, interview witnesses of the incident, Maintain the crime scene in its original condition,
interrogate the suspect of the crime, note all preliminary investigation findings, arrange for the
crime lab to process the crime scene, report is to be written, yield to the follow-up investigators.
What is the definition of a well written report - ANS -A police report is the oral or written
accounting of something seen, heard, or done by an officer in the performance of his duties.
Report content - ANS -
- ANS -Active: the subject is specified in the sentence and is directly doing the action.
Passive: the subject is either implied or is being acted upon by the verb
The active voice in 20% shorter than the passive voice.
Step 1. Locate the verb
Step 2. Locate who or what is doing the action, this is the subject.
Step 3. Determine what the actual subject should be and place it just in front of the verb in the
sentence.
Inappropriate words for law enforcement - ANS -Slang, jargon, non-standard abbreviations.
Unless you are quoting someone.
Identify the difference between statutory law and case law - ANS -Statutory law: the legal form
of the law passed down from the legislature.
Case law: those cases were the Oklahoma Supreme Court and the court of criminal appeals
have interpreted statutory law in very specific cases.
Identify the difference of a private wrong and a crime - ANS -Civil: wrong against an individual,
an action for recovery of damages caused by the tort is brought by an individual.
Crime: an offense against the public, an action is brought by the government, subjective intent is
generally required.
, Recognize the different courts - ANS -Municipal court not of record: non lawyer judge, fine up to
$50, can only jail for failure to pay fines and costs, with juveniles they only deal with traffic
offenses, may not provide jury trial.
Municipal court not of record: judge is a lawyer, fine up to $500, 30 days in jail, may provide jury
trial, limited power over juveniles but cannot jail them.
Municipal court of record: population of 65,000, judge is a lawyer, fine up to $1,200, jail to 90
days, power over juveniles but cannot jail, may provide jury trials
District court: a court of general jurisdiction, has unlimited jurisdiction over all justifiable matters,
may issue writs, judgments, and decrees; judge is lawyer, has 3 judges, district, associate
district, and special.
Court of criminal appeals: judges are lawyers, has jurisdiction in all criminal matters, is the
highest court in OK for criminal cases.
definition of a crime - ANS -An act or omission, forbidden by law, to which a government
applies monetary and or penal sanctions. It is a public offense.
Burden of proof for civil and criminal cases - ANS -Civil: preponderance of the evidence. Grater
than 50%
Criminal: beyond a reasonable doubt.
Elements needed for intentional tort - ANS -Assault, battery, false imprisonment,
trespass/conversion, malicious prosecution.
Elements needed for constitutional tort - ANS -Violation of constitutional rights, under color of
law, causation, damages
4th amendment - ANS -Unlawful arrests or unlawful searches and seizures
5th amendment - ANS -Right to remain silent; self incrimination
6th amendment - ANS -Right to counsel
8th amendment - ANS -Cruel and unusual punishment
14th amendment - ANS -Due process
2 kinds of due process - ANS -Procedural and substantive
2 types of law; civil and criminal - ANS -Civil: divorce, small claims, child support
Criminal: action of the government for crimes
