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Practical importance of investigative reports (5 minutes)
Characteristics of an effective final report (6 minutes)
Let's talk about field notes.
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
Sacramento State Police- Report Writing
NIJ Writing Style Guide
Death Investigation Scene Worksheet.
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4.9 /5
(170)

  • Daniel
    (5)
    Practical Report Writing

    Lots of good information provided. Although some information was redundant

  • Kyle
    (5)
    Informative

    As a new MDI, I found that this course provided a comprehensive overview of investigative report writing.

  • Anne
    (5)
    Practical Report Writing

    A good refresher of basic report writing skills and how to improve on mistakes

  • Steven
    (5)
    Excellent Course

    I thought the course was presented well and included a lot of great suggestions on how to become a better report writer.

  • Angela
    (5)
    It was a good refresher and brought up things you tend to not pay attention to.

    Easy to understand and follow.

  • Peter
    (5)
    Great Content

    It brought to our attention the common mistakes we make daily

  • Kenneth
    (4)
    Practical Report Writing

    very good

  • Jessica
    (5)
    Practical Report Writing

    I have been writing police reports for many years but I learned a few different style techniques in this course that I am going to try out and hopefully improve my own reports. Thank you!

  • danalee
    (4)
    practical writing

    good writing is always important

  • Chad
    (5)
    Practical Report Writing

    Good class, I have been writing reports for years as a Law Enforcement Officer. For the most part, the class was review, but did take not of when to use abbreviations, and numbers.

  • Paul
    (5)
    Practical Report Writing

    I was a police academy Report Writing Instructor at a community college before retiring. The information presented here met and exceeded items in my academy syllabus. Great class.

  • Keith
    (4)
    Practical Report Writing.

    Overall a good course, very helpful for the new investigator and a good review for the seasoned one.

  • Anthony
    (5)
    Excellent title. Concise!

    This is a great course for continuing education or beginning a career in LE.

  • RaNeva
    (5)
    Very good course

    Very informative course. Helpful guidance on organizing and format of report writing.

  • Jody
    (5)
    Common sense

    Most was common sense but several good how much to think on

  • John
    (5)
    My opinion

    The handouts and downloads are worth their weight in gold. Thank you for including these resources.

  • mark
    (5)
    AWESOME

    Loved this course, also loved the ability to get the power points of the course so that I could make notes on it and reference it in the future. Keep up the great work!!

  • Esmeralda
    (4)
    Excellent Overall

    I found the course overall helpful. I especially like the inclusion of the NIJ Guide (preferred terms and usage section). The only thing I would have like to see is an example of a Death Investigator report.

  • Joseph
    (5)
    a lot of important critical topics

  • Michelle
    (5)
    Great info!

    I learned so much!

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • RALEIGH
    (5)
    Great an informative.

    I learned a lot and feel this could be very useful.

  • 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!

  • Aaron
    (3)
    Practical Report Writing course

    As a seasoned detective, this course was difficult to sit through. I understand it's importance for the level 100 or new officers it will be good.

  • 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

  • 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

  • Dominick
    (5)
    practical report writing

    very good course thanks you

  • 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

  • Michelle
    (5)
    Useful information

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

  • 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.

  • Chris
    (4)
    Practical Report Writing

  • 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.

  • 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

  • Jane
    (5)
    Report Writing

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

  • Marshall
    (5)
    Good

    Good

  • Chad
    (4)
    Informative

    Informative

  • Jay
    (5)
    Excellent information!

  • Danny
    (5)
    practical report writing

  • Rocky
    (5)
    Was very good

  • MADISEN
    (5)
    Incredibly thorough!

  • George
    (5)
    Very informative

    Very well presented. Alot of information

  • Stacey
    (5)
    Title was appropriate for content.

    Very informative.

  • Michel
    (4)
    Good

  • 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%

  • 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

  • David
    (5)
    Practical Report Writing

    Very helpful, especially the included PDF's

  • 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

  • Chris
    (5)
    Great educational video.

  • Tiffany
    (4)

  • scotty
    (5)
    practical report writing

  • Dan
    (5)
    good

    good

  • 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

  • Norah
    (5)
    Very informative!

    Helpful and simple to navigate through.

  • Gloria
    (5)
    practical report writing

    great course,

  • Flint
    (5)
    Simple and straight forward

    Is it understand and straight to the point.

  • John
    (5)
    Information Packed Course

    Concise introduction and overview with extensive examples and multiple references for improving report writing. Many of the principles in this course apply to surgical pathology report writing, so I found this to be a nice review for myself.

  • Chad
    (5)
    Great

    Great

  • Geoffrey
    (5)
    Good information

    concise.

  • Jereme
    (4)
    Good Course

  • Noah
    (4)
    Practical Report Writing

    Good information

  • Bryant
    (5)
    Practical Report Writing

    Excellent course. I can see some mistakes I have been making for many years.

  • Esteban
    (5)
    A definite need!

    Excellent

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