Report Writing - Unit Test

The quality of expressing ideas quickly without vague or unnecessary words is known as which of the following?

• Accuracy

• Conciseness

• Scannability

• Clarity

Writing accurately does NOT require which of the following?

• Providing all relevant information

• Writing specific and true information

• Avoiding generalizations

• Using complex words

Which of the following is NOT suggested to improve organization?

• Providing scannability

• Presenting information in a logical order

• Avoiding transition words and phrases

• Using headings and graphic elements

Which of the following is a term used to describe a group or classification of texts which are similar in style, form or subject matter?

• Genre

• Documentation

• Technical writing

• Report

__________ expectations explain how to write, what to write and how to organize and distribute text.

• Criminal

• Public

• Legal

• Genre

When preparing call sheets, the _____________ makes initial notes and the _____________ finalizes the information after arriving on the scene.

• Arresting officer; other officer

• 911 operator; responding officer

• Other officer; arresting officer

• Responding officer; 911 operator

Written by the 911 operator and responding officer

• Police Call Sheets

• Incident Reports

• Supplemental Reports

Written by the arresting officer

• Police Call Sheets

• Incident Reports

• Supplemental Reports

Written by other officers arriving at the scene AFTER the arresting officer

• Supplemental Reports

• Incident Reports

• Police Call Sheets

Who plays the lead role at the scene of an incident and is most times the first on the scene?

• 911 operator

• Sheriff

• Forensic scientist

• Arresting officer