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CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROGRAM

CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROGRAM. Reporting The Crime: The Offense Report. PREPARING FOR THE REPORT. Organizing your evidence and information Check with dispatch for updated data Log in the evidence Begin the report. WRITING THE REPORT. PAGE ONE: First Section Type of Call Case Number

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CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROGRAM

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  1. CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROGRAM Reporting The Crime: The Offense Report

  2. PREPARING FOR THE REPORT • Organizing your evidence and information • Check with dispatch for updated data • Log in the evidence • Begin the report

  3. WRITING THE REPORT • PAGE ONE: First Section • Type of Call • Case Number • Date/Time of Report • Date/Time of Offense • 10/23 Date/Time • Type of Report (Offense or Incident) • Department Code or Signal for Call

  4. More writing • PAGE ONE: SECOND SECTION • Who made the call? • Name, DOB, Race, Sex, Hair, Eyes, Ht., Wt. • The Victim/Complainant Complete Address and Phone Number • The Victim/Complainant’s Employer • The Employer’s Phone Number

  5. OH No! More writing • PAGE ONE: THIRD SECTION • Location of Offense (Complete) • Directions to Location

  6. WHO REPORTED THE CRIME/INCIDENT? • PAGE ONE: FOURTH SECTION • Reported by? (Complete Info) • Employer Info Also

  7. TIME FOR YOUR PROBABLE CAUSE OR “MO” • PAGE ONE: FIFTH SECTION • How many witnesses?...Suspects? • Incident or Offense? • Probable Cause “MO” Composition

  8. THE BOTTOM LINE • PAGE ONE: LAST SECTION • Who is writing the report? • Supervisor’s Approval? • 10/99 Entered by Dispatch? • Date of Report? • Time of Report?

  9. VEHICLE/EVIDENCE INFO • PAGE TWO: FIRST SECTION • Vehicle Listing: Stolen? Recovered? Abandoned? • Vehicle: Type/Make/Model/Year/License Plate/State of Registration/VIN • Value • Condition • Other Remarks

  10. TIME FOR WEAPONS! • PAGE TWO: SECOND SECTION • Weapon Description • Code (See Handout) • Quantity • Description • Caliber • Serial Number • Model • Value

  11. BURGLARY INFORMATION • PAGE TWO: LAST SECTION • Was it a Burglary? • How did the did suspect enter the home? • Home Accessible? IE: Unlocked? • Forced Entry? • Inside Job? • How did the Suspect leave?

  12. DETAILS…DETAILS!!!! • PAGE THREE: THE MEAT OF IT • Restate “MO” (See Example) • State Dispatched or On View • Tell the Story • Identify yourself as “Reporting Officer” (R/O) “Not your name” • Use R/O in the rest of the report • Identify Victim, Suspect, Witnesses using titles in parenthesis throughout the report • NO PRONOUNS!!!!!

  13. THE FINISHING TOUCH!IDENTIFYING THE PEOPLE & VEHICLES • PAGE FOUR • Restate the Case Number • What role did they play? • Who are they? (Complete) • How are they related to the victim/complainant? • Was a Vehicle used in the crime? How? • Identify the vehicle (Complete)

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