Report Writing for Law Enforcement

______1. What is a skill in law enforcement that helps an officer describe things?

• a) Observation

• b) Memory

• c) Picture taking skills

• d) Binoculars

______2. What is a use of a police report?

• a) Allows passing of the case from one officer to another

• b) Helps a department stay organized

• c) Provides a factual record of work done on a case

• d) All of the above

______3. What kind of report will an investigator do when he does something on a case he received from a field officer's report?

• a) Initial

• b) Supplemental

• c) Attachment

• d) Incident report

• e) Offense report

______4. What kind of report will begin the investigation of criminal matters?

• a) Supplemental

• b) Attachment

• c) Arrest

• d) Incident

• e) Offense

______5. Which of the following is an initial report?

• a) Supplemental

• b) Attachment

• c) Arrest

• d) Incident

• e) Both c and d

______6. What kind of report is an incident report?

• a) Initial

• b) Supplement

• c) Attachment

• d) Arrest

• e) Offense

______7. Which of the following would be considered an attachment to a report?

• a) Supplemental report

• b) Photos

• c) Arrest report

• d) Incident report

• e) Offense report

______8. What style of report is the most widely used and sets forth information in a logical manner or sequence?

• a) Narrative

• b) Chronological

• c) Specialized

• d) None of the above

______9. What is needed in a report?

• a) Clear and complete sentences

• b) Proper grammar

• c) Good descriptions

• d) All of the above

• e) None of the above

______10. What rule says that if it is not written in the paper, it did not happen?

• a) Four Corners Rule

• b) Four Sides Rule

• c) Four Papers Rule

• d) Four Reports Rule