Report Writing for Criminal Justice Professionals
By- Larry Miller, East Tennessee State University
- John Whitehead, East Tennessee State University
Provides practical advice on report writing-with specific writing samples and guidelines for law enforcement, security, corrections and probation personnel that is organized into three sections: The Nature of Report Writing, The Mechanics of Report Writing, and the Modernization of Report Writing.
The authors go beyond the routine English grammar approach to deal with the difficult but often-ignored problem of documentation that will hold up in court. Important concepts are emphasized with related checklists, forms and pull-out chapter tests.
Paperback, 400 Pages
Published: January 2006
Imprint: Anderson Publishing
ISBN: 978-1-59345-316-9
Contents
Section One: The Nature of Report Writing
1. The Why and How of Report Writing
2. Starting to Write
3. The Face Page4. The Narrative - The Continuation Page and Follow-Up Report
5. Habits that Make for Speedy Writing6. Other Types of Writing
7. Reading and Correcting ReportsSection Two: The Mechanics of Report Writing
8. Simplified Study of Grammar9. Avoiding Errors in Sentence Structure
10. Making Punctuation Work11. Breaking the Spelling Jinx
12. Using or Abusing Words13. Abbreviating and Capitalizing
Section Three: The Modernization of Report Writing14. Innovations and Predictions in Criminal Justice
