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Your supervisor
A newspaper reporter
An attorney
All of the above
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The name of your supervisor
The name and address of a close relative for each witness
The reason you were at the location
A brief description of the weather at the time of the incident
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Interviewing
Outlining your report
Investigating
A and c
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Organizing your information
Spellchecking words you’re unsure of
Investigating
A and c
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Taking notes
Spellchecking words you’re unsure of
Verifying information
B and c
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Memorize witnesses’ names and addresses
Insert opinions and hunches
Blend two sets of stories
Predict the outcome of an investigation
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A good way to ensure objectivity
A good way to ensure accuracy
Helpful later when you’re preparing to testify in court
Not recommended by your book
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Write a report
Not waste time writing a report
Ask your supervisor for advice
Recheck the list of contraband items to see what you might have missed
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State that you looked for footprints
State that you looked for footprints but didn’t find any
State why you thought there might be footprints at the scene
Omit any mention of footprints
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Victims
Emotions
Suspects
Yourself
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A waste of time
Inappropriate
Useful for further investigation
Unprofessional
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Should be done first
Should be avoided
Is beyond the scope of an officer’s duties
Is unprofessional
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Is unprofessional
Can create confusion when you’re writing your report
Can be helpful in identifying someone’s exact words later
Casts doubt upon your objectivity
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The officer looks unprofessional
The officer looks uneducated
The officer is wasting time
Explanations of unfamiliar words and phrases may be needed
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Type 1 report
Type 2 report
Type 3 report
Type 4 report
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Point of entry or exit
Your theory about how the crime was committed
Signs of trauma
Steps taken to secure the crime scene
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Who did the interviews
Assurances that they did not get in each other’s way
Evidence that they are an effective team
Which officer took the lead
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Is insensitive
Is sometimes necessary
Requires permission from a supervisor
Can cause you to be charged with misconduct
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Can damage your uniform
Requires permission from a supervisor
Can be helpful in an emergency
Is not a recommended practice
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Testifies to your professionalism
Ensures objectivity
Can cause confusion
Makes reports read smoothly
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Recorded in the narrative
Recorded in the disposition
Not written down unless there’s a possibility of confusion later
Left to your supervisor to record
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Won’t need a narrative
Won’t need an opening sentence
Won’t have to establish probable cause
Don’t need to be concerned about completeness
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Remember who was at a crime scene
Remind you why became an officer in the first place
Handle flashbacks in a report
Establish probable cause
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Are an issue with users of illegal substances
Are jumps backward and forward in time
Are moments when the officer remembers something that needs to be reported
Are memories of previous crime scenes
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Use a separate paragraph for each witness
Record only the story that seems most credible
Combine all the witness stories in one paragraph
Ask a supervisor how to handle the contradictions
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Is likely to include events that happened before the officer arrived
Is likely to include contradictory stories
Is likely to require interviews
All the above
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Make good headings for a report
Are thinking tools
Are rarely useful to officers
Don’t reflect the realities of what you’re likely to encounter at a crime scene
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A police report
A fabrication
A story
All of the above
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Narrative
Victims
Disposition
Evidence
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All reports
Type 1
Type 3
Type 4
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Establish probable cause
File charges
Collect evidence
A, b, and c
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The officer performs an investigation
Probable cause is usually an issue
The officer intervenes in the situation
The officer sets the case in motion
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The officer performs an investigation
Probable cause is usually an issue
The officer intervenes in the situation
The officer sets the case in motion
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Probable cause is an issue
Will be filed
A citizen called 911 for assistance
All of the above
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Witnesses and suspects may tell conflicting stories
No charges
The officer must explain why he or she was at the scene
All of the above
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Establish probable cause
Include the results of the investigations, even if nothing is found
Describe only investigations that yielded results
Intervene to settle the conflict
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Look, listen, and write
Look, listen, write, and investigate
Look, listen, write, investigate, and intervene
Set the case in motion
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Look, listen, and write
Look, listen, write, and investigate
Look, listen, write, investigate, and intervene
Set the case in motion
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Is required by statute
Ensures that officers will handle a situation professionally
Helps officers focus on what should be included in each type of report
All of the above
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Seemed
Carried
Said
Grabbed
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Old
Confused
Gray
Slowly
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Using expressions like Victim 1 and Victim 2
Constantly monitoring your thoughts and reactions
Avoiding “I” and “me” when referring to yourself
An officer’s age and experience
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Obviously
disrespectful
Failed
Aggressive
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Be a timesaver when you’re preparing for court
Cause a defense attorney to challenge you
Make you look insensitive
B and c
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A hunch
A guess
An action
A prediction
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Jones was obviously drunk
Jones had clearly been drinking too much alcohol
Jones stumbled
Jones sounded inebriated when he tried to answer my questions
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Never appropriate
Acceptable if the woman really fits the description
Acceptable if the woman is involved in a sex-related profession
Acceptable if you’re quoting someone’s exact words
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Descriptive
Sensitive
Professional
Factua
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