Report Writing for Criminal Justice Professionals, 3rd Edition,Larry Miller,John Whitehead,ISBN9781593453169
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Report Writing for Criminal Justice Professionals, 3rd Edition

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ISBN: 9781593453169 New edition

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Key Features

  • Text complemented by numerous examples, sample reports and tools.
  • Each chapter concludes with a sample test for the reader to self-evaluate learning.
  • Appendices include model reports, examples of agency instructions for completing report forms and selected readings.

Description

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.

Larry Miller

Larry S. Miller is Chair of the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology at East Tennessee State University. Dr. Miller teaches courses in the area of Law Enforcement and has worked as a police officer, criminal investigator and crime laboratory director. Dr. Miller serves as a member of the board of the National Forensic Academy.

Affiliations and Expertise

East Tennessee State University

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John Whitehead

John T. Whitehead is a Professor and Chair in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology at East Tennessee State University. He completed his M.A. at the University of Michigan and earned his Ph.D. in Criminal Justice from SUNY-Albany. He teaches courses in corrections, criminal justice ethics, and the death penalty.

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East Tennessee State University

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Report Writing for Criminal Justice Professionals, 3rd Edition

Section One: The Nature of Report Writing

1. The Why and How of Report Writing

2. Starting to Write

3. The Face Page

4. The Narrative - The Continuation Page and Follow-Up Report

5. Habits that Make for Speedy Writing

6. Other Types of Writing

7. Reading and Correcting Reports

Section Two: The Mechanics of Report Writing

8. Simplified Study of Grammar

9. Avoiding Errors in Sentence Structure

10. Making Punctuation Work

11. Breaking the Spelling Jinx

12. Using or Abusing Words

13. Abbreviating and Capitalizing

Section Three: The Modernization of Report Writing

14. Innovations and Predictions in Criminal Justice

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Report Writing for Criminal Justice Professionals