CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROGRAM

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CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROGRAM

• Reporting The Crime
• The Offense Report

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PREPARING FOR THE REPORT

• Organizing your evidence and information
• Check with dispatch for updated data
• Log in the evidence
• Begin the report

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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

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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/Complainants Employer
• The Employers Phone Number

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OH No! More writing

• PAGE ONE THIRD SECTION
• Location of Offense (Complete)
• Directions to Location

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WHO REPORTED THE CRIME/INCIDENT?

• PAGE ONE FOURTH SECTION
• Reported by? (Complete Info)
• Employer Info Also

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TIME FOR YOUR PROBABLE CAUSE OR MO

• PAGE ONE FIFTH SECTION
• How many witnesses?...Suspects?
• Incident or Offense?
• Probable Cause MO Composition

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THE BOTTOM LINE

• PAGE ONE LAST SECTION
• Who is writing the report?
• Supervisors Approval?
• 10/99 Entered by Dispatch?
• Date of Report?
• Time of Report?

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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

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TIME FOR WEAPONS!

• PAGE TWO SECOND SECTION
• Weapon Description
• Code (See Handout)
• Quantity
• Description
• Caliber
• Serial Number
• Model
• Value

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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?

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DETAILSDETAILS!!!!

• 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!!!!!

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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)