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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
(171)

  • Larry
    (5)
    Introductory Video

    In every course I've taken, there is an option to skip the Introductory Video. I have not been able to skip this video. How do I do this?

  • sandra
    (5)
    VERY GOOD

    VERY GOOD

  • Giovanna
    (5)
    Awesome

    I learned things that I'll use when writing.

  • Kelsey
    (5)
    Practical Report Writing

    Very informative training provided

  • 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

  • Peter
    (5)
    very informative and well presented

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • danalee
    (4)
    practical writing

    good writing is always important

  • 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!

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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!!

  • 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.

  • Louie
    (4)
    Appropriate

    Informative and comprehensive

  • Danny
    (5)
    practical report writing

  • Heraldo
    (5)
    Informative

    Exceptional

  • Wendy
    (5)
    Excellent approach to report writing.

    The lecture and downloadable materials are very helpful!

  • Roy
    (5)
    Proper

    Very helpful.

  • Shelly
    (5)
    Excellent Course

    All the course I have taken through Death Investigation Academy have provided essential information and references. I use them continually throughout my career as a crime scene reconstructionist.

  • Daisy Rebecca
    (5)
    PRACTICAL REPORT WRITING

    EXAMPLES AND DETAILS WERE HELPFUL

  • Rubette
    (5)
    Practical Report Writing

    Detailed report writing training.

  • Anthony
    (5)
    First Course

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

  • Nicole
    (5)
    Death investigation academy

    practical report writing

  • Steven
    (5)
    Practical Report Writing

    Practical Report Writing

  • Tracy
    (5)
    Practical report writing

    very interesting

  • Susan
    (5)
    Investigative Report Writing

    Nicely organized and explained.

  • Timothy
    (5)
    Awesome course

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

  • Rick
    (5)
    Really

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

  • 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.

  • Jerome
    (4)
    Appropriate for the content.

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

  • Vincent
    (5)
    Adequate

    Excellent

  • Amy
    (5)
    Practical Report Writing

    Helpful. Keep it simple, factual and chronological.

  • 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.

  • 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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Terry
    (5)
    very fitting

    Very Informative

  • Allen
    (5)
    Was accurate and informative.

    Was good information.

  • denise
    (5)
    Practical Report Writing

    Best explanation of report writing I have encountered in several years

  • Kirby
    (5)
    Practical report writing

  • Kayla
    (5)
    Very informative

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

  • Jeramiah
    (5)
    Practical Report Writing

  • John
    (5)
    My opinion

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

  • Kenneth
    (4)
    Practical Report Writing

    very good

  • Abigail
    (5)
    To the point and helpful

    Good presentation, was to the point and informative.

  • 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!

  • 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.

  • 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

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