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Criminal Justice 2011

Criminal Justice 2011. Chapter 6: Crime Reports. Class Name, Instructor Name. Date, Semester. Purpose of a Crime Report. Can have different uses for different people Main purpose is to document that a crime has been reported

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Criminal Justice 2011

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  1. Criminal Justice 2011 Chapter 6: Crime Reports Class Name,Instructor Name • Date, Semester

  2. Purpose of a Crime Report • Can have different uses for different people • Main purpose is to document that a crime has been reported • Corpus Dilecti is most important thing to establish in a crime report

  3. Completing a Crime Report • Should be completed when the elements are present • Complete as soon as practical after the event • Typically there are two parts: • Face Sheet -organize information and gather statistics • Narrative -sets forth the investigation

  4. Solvability Factors • Referred to as Factors • General Yes or No questions about the leads in a case • No right or wrong answer • Generally, the more yes answers the more likely the crime is to be solved • No hard and fast rules • Helps determine whether to continue the investigation

  5. Supplemental Reports • Catchall phrase for all the other kinds of reports • Can be fill in the blanks, narrative or a combination • Purpose is to document information and get it into system

  6. CHAPTER SUMMARY 6.1 • Crime reports must establish the Corpus Dilecti • Crime report face sheets organize information and gather statistics 6.2 • The two parts of a crime report are: • Fill in the blanks and the Narrative 6.3 6.4 • Start narrative with the date, time and how you got involved 6.5 • Solvability Factors help prioritize follow up investigation 6.6 • Supplemental reports have many uses

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