CrDI 105 Technical English 1
Investigative Report Writing and Presentation
The course covers the study of the concept of application of the appropriate report writing, office memorandum and correspondence. The brevity, clarity, completeness and accuracy of facts and presentation according to the prescribed format and style of investigative report writing structure, correspondence and memorandum. It includes the fundamentals and styles of different report writings and content of police report writing, manner of handling standards police forms and technique, and sequences of blotter entries.
Course description as found in the course syllabus
Chapter 1: Review on English Grammar
Chapter 2: Written Office Communications
Chapter 3: Correspondence Etiquette
Chapter 4: Law Enforcement Agencies Correspondence
Chapter 5: Radio Codes and Phonetics Used in Police Reports
Chapter 7: Report Presentation
Sources:
- Course modules
- Student Reports
- Official Ten-Code List. Association of Public Communications Officers. http://www.everets.org/kevin/ten-codes.php
- NATO Phonetic Alphabet, Codes & Signals. North Atlantic Treaty Organization. https://www.nato.int/nato_static_fl2014/assets/pdf/pdf_2018_01/20180111_nato-alphabet-sign-signal.pdf