4.9 /5
(167)

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Practical importance of investigative reports (5 minutes)
Characteristics of an effective final report (6 minutes)
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Field Notes (8minutes)
7 tips for improving your spelling and grammar (6 minutes)
Example of a report that needs work
Introduction to Principles of Report Writing
Final report pretest
Principles of Investigative Report Writing Part 1 (14 minutes)
Principles of Investigative Report Writing Part 2 (13 minutes)
Report Writing in Death Cases
How to write organized and concise reports
Quiz: Principles of Investigative Report Writing
Common Mistakes Seen in Police Reports
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NIJ Writing Style Guide
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4.9 /5
(167)

  • Laurel
    (5)
    Great course

    examples were helpful

  • Mark
    (5)
    Practical report writing

    good resources

  • Jansen
    (5)
    Very Good Course

    This was a well organized course and highly recommended to all Investigators.

  • Trente
    (5)
    Report Writing

    Excellent presentation, easy and clear to understand

  • Seri
    (5)
    Report Writing Instruction

    Fantastic Class. Very clear, concise and accurate!

  • Chris
    (5)
    Practical Report Writing

    very informative

  • Michael
    (5)
    I learned a lot. Thank you.

  • Edgar
    (5)
    Practical Report Writing

    Great information.

  • Louie
    (4)
    Appropriate

    Informative and comprehensive

  • Michael
    (5)
    Good

  • Nelson
    (5)
    Very interesting

    this will make me a better report writer

  • Kaylee
    (5)
    Practical Report Writing

    This course was very informative and easy to follow.

  • Corey
    (5)
    Practical Report Writing

    Great Coarse

  • LYNNET
    (5)
    Excellent

    Great information. I highly recommend this course to those interested.

  • Beth Ann
    (5)
    Great information

    Benefits you greatly

  • Brian
    (5)
    Appropriate for the content provided.

    This was a good presentation and reminder for how to effectively write a good report.

  • Dominick
    (5)
    practical report writing

    very good course thanks you

  • Blanca
    (5)
    Practical Report Writing

    This is a very informative course. Great details and clear to understand.

  • shelton
    (5)
    Death Investigation Academy

    I think this class was very helpful!!!!

  • Harry
    (5)
    Very informative

  • Wesley
    (5)
    Good

    Good

  • Tracey
    (5)
    Great

    Excellent

  • Barb
    (5)
    good refresher

    Very good presentation and reminder to keep writing simple and clear.

  • Justin
    (5)
    Practical Report Weighting comprehensive

    Very thorough

  • Philip
    (5)
    Practical Report Writing

    I thoroughly enjoyed this course . A great source of information.

  • Michelle
    (5)
    Useful information

    I will be able to use this information to help my students become better report writers.

  • Isabella
    (5)
    Great Course

    Awesome introduction to the basics. Easy to follow and understand!

  • Ayden
    (5)
    Forensic Investigator Funk

    I learned a lot.

  • Brenda
    (4)
    Very helpful

    Thank you for putting everything in an easy-to-follow format to go by in our investigations. I gave 4 stars because I couldn't rewind the videos when I missed something. I had to pause a lot because I am a note taker

  • Dan
    (5)
    ok

    ok

  • Harrison
    (5)
    DIA Does it Again

    This is my 3rd or 4th training OP through DIA and it was another well organized training.

  • Donna
    (5)
    Although the title is short and informative, it could be title more closely to what we do as coroners, however, I wouldn't change it

    The content was very informative, and I like how you made it simple, whether you have experience in writing reports or not.

  • Chris
    (4)
    Practical Report Writing

  • Thomas
    (5)
    Very practicle reminders for effective report writing

    Tips for new and experienced report writers

  • Chelsea
    (5)
    report writing

    Helpful. I just ordered more books on the topic online.

  • Vincenzo
    (5)
    Excellent

    The course was extremely informative

  • Danielle
    (5)
    great

  • Johnny
    (5)
    Very descriptive.

    Very informative.

  • Julia
    (5)
    Great

    This course was perfect for new death investigators getting into their field.

  • GLENN
    (5)
    Report Writing

    Darren made the instruction on report writing interesting and engaging.

  • Mitzi
    (5)
    Narrative writing

    This course was outlined well and followed the outline. The course was easy to follow and understand.

  • Amy
    (5)
    Practical Report Writing

    Helpful. Keep it simple, factual and chronological.

  • Ben
    (5)
    Take this course if you routinely write reports.

    I think this is a good course for everyone that writes reports in their profession. I write reports almost daily and can range from half a page to multiple pages in length. While I do think I do a good job in report writing, I still took a few points of advice from this course. If you can only sign up for a few of these courses, I would put this one in a top 5 spot to take.

  • Jennifer
    (5)
    Report writing review

    I learned that it is essential for a case to have a good report written. This course made me capture the picture on how many people will be reading the report that I write and how the report becomes the key for a decision also how important is to write it factual, clear and concise.

  • Todd
    (5)
    Practical Report Writing

    Very knowledge, Class laid out well and very understandable.

  • Lisa
    (5)
    Practical Report Writing

    i really enjoyed this presentation and picked up quite a few points that will be helpful for me in the future.

  • William
    (5)
    Investigative reports

    good , concise review

  • Vincent
    (5)
    Adequate

    Excellent

  • Jane
    (5)
    Report Writing

    Very well organized and informational. We can use these tips and techniques to improve the quality of our reporting.

  • Jerome
    (4)
    Appropriate for the content.

    Good, but more completed report examples might be helpful, including for say, death investigation.

  • Marshall
    (5)
    Good

    Good

  • Chad
    (4)
    Informative

    Informative

  • Jay
    (5)
    Excellent information!

  • Marilyn "Pettie"
    (5)
    The title is appropriate for the course information provided.

    Very informative. I've been writing death narratives for sometime, and have been given feedback that my death narratives are very good. However, I have benefited greatly from this course, and will be changing my report writing style accordingly.

  • Danny
    (5)
    practical report writing

  • CAITLIN
    (5)
    Excellent information

    Report writing for death investigation is different from the way I am accustomed to writing as an APRN. This course was very helpful in pointing out these differences and what I need to focus on.

  • Mike
    (3)
    Deputy Coroner - Investigator

    Was expecting a course more geared towards medicolegal death investigation. This course is very much law enforcement focused. There are some good take aways from this course.

  • Rocky
    (5)
    Was very good

  • MADISEN
    (5)
    Incredibly thorough!

  • George
    (5)
    Very informative

    Very well presented. Alot of information

  • Rick
    (5)
    Really

    I really enjoyed this class, I always strive to write the best report and this will be a great help.

  • Stacey
    (5)
    Title was appropriate for content.

    Very informative.

  • Patrick
    (4)
    Deputy Coroner

    I found this course to be extremely helpful and beneficial. It provided me with a better concept in how to write reports.

  • Savannah
    (5)
    Excellent

    Small error- In your video covering the 6 characteristics of a final report, you said #5 when you meant to say #6 when discussing the final characteristic. In the future, would there be a way for students to have the capability to go backwards in the video, but still be refrained from moving forward into the video? If a student misses info covered in the video, without stopping the video in time, they miss the information. The handouts are perfect, however, they are not offered for every video. Having the option to go backwards in the video would ensure we do not miss anything.

  • Michel
    (4)
    Good

  • Timothy
    (5)
    Awesome course

    I feel this course will be beneficial in writing better reports.

  • Darlen
    (5)
    It was good

    appreciated all the grammar reminders

  • Heraldo
    (5)
    Informative

    Exceptional

  • Amanda
    (4)
    Completed - Practical Report Writing

    Good information however some of the PDF files were repetitive to what was taught through video.

  • Ricky
    (5)
    Vey informative information..

    100%

  • Susan
    (5)
    Investigative Report Writing

    Nicely organized and explained.

  • John
    (5)
    report wrighting

    very good class

  • Dave
    (5)
    Very good

    Very good

  • Peter
    (5)
    very good

  • Wendy
    (5)
    Excellent approach to report writing.

    The lecture and downloadable materials are very helpful!

  • Lisa
    (5)
    interesting

  • Brooke
    (4)
    Very basic general overview of report writing

    As a death investigator with a ME office, I feel as if the course is more geared to law enforcement, and I wish there were more about medical terminology. Decent overall, general course on report writing.

  • Darrell
    (5)
    the information was practical

    There was good information to increase the quality of my reports

  • David
    (5)
    Practical Report Writing

    Very helpful, especially the included PDF's

  • Tracy
    (5)
    Practical report writing

    very interesting

  • Steven
    (5)
    Practical Report Writing

    Practical Report Writing

  • Nicole
    (5)
    Death investigation academy

    practical report writing

  • Peter
    (5)
    very informative and well presented

  • Paul
    (4)
    Good course if you are new to report writing or its been a while

    I enjoyed the course. I have been out of Coroner work for 5 years. The course was helpful in helping me remember how to write good reports

  • Sarah
    (5)
    Report Writing-Feedback from a SANE

    I am a sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE). I am in this course to learn how to perform post-mortem SA/DV/IPV exams. This is was an informative course, I already do report writing, but from the aspect of a SANE. This was helpful for knowing how to write a report if I was to ever go to a scene. It was police heavy, but still informative.

  • Anthony
    (5)
    First Course

    My first course here. Very easy to do and what i needed.

  • David
    (5)
    Death Investigation report writing

    A well done training for the person involved in death investigation. It was a great guide along with being highly practical and useful.

  • Kayla
    (5)
    Very informative

    Gave great tips on taking reports and detailed explanation of why reports are so imperative to the case.

  • Rubette
    (5)
    Practical Report Writing

    Detailed report writing training.

  • Kirby
    (5)
    Practical report writing

  • Chris
    (5)
    Great educational video.

  • Tiffany
    (4)

  • scotty
    (5)
    practical report writing

  • Dan
    (5)
    good

    good

  • denise
    (5)
    Practical Report Writing

    Best explanation of report writing I have encountered in several years

  • Daisy Rebecca
    (5)
    PRACTICAL REPORT WRITING

    EXAMPLES AND DETAILS WERE HELPFUL

  • Joseph
    (5)
    Report Writing

    As noted in the module, really needs to be a separate course. Oh, and the NIJ has published a newer edition of their style guide.

  • Steven
    (5)
    Practical Report Writing

    Very informative and easy to follow

  • Kelsey
    (5)
    Practical Report Writing

    Very informative training provided

  • Allen
    (5)
    Was accurate and informative.

    Was good information.

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