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4.9 /5
(85)

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Practical importance of investigative reports (5 minutes)
Characteristics of an effective final report (6 minutes)
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
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.
Free Monthly Magazine
Missouri Law Enforcement CLEE Request

4.9 /5
(85)

  • Jacqueline
    (5)
    Great Course!

    Loved this course! Great review of how to write a report!

  • Chris
    (5)
    Great educational video.

  • Joseph
    (5)
    a lot of important critical topics

  • Norah
    (5)
    Very informative!

    Helpful and simple to navigate through.

  • Steven
    (5)
    Practical Report Writing

    Very informative and easy to follow

  • scotty
    (5)
    practical report writing

  • Kelsey
    (5)
    Practical Report Writing

    Very informative training provided

  • Dave
    (5)
    Very good

    Very good

  • Tiffany
    (4)

  • Derik
    (5)
    practical report writing

    very good information

  • Flint
    (5)
    Simple and straight forward

    Is it understand and straight to the point.

  • Vicki
    (5)
    Good Foundational Skills To Learn

    A good course for the basics of report writing. Several downloads to use as reference material.

  • Kenneth
    (4)
    Practical Report Writing

    very good

  • Yusseile
    (5)
    Practical Report Writing

  • Brandy
    (5)
    Practical report writing

    Very useful information

  • Peter
    (5)
    very informative and well presented

  • Regina
    (5)
    Practical Report Writing was very informative.

    The testing was helpful and useful.

  • Chad
    (5)
    Great

    Great

  • Russell
    (4)
    good

  • Daisy Rebecca
    (5)
    PRACTICAL REPORT WRITING

    EXAMPLES AND DETAILS WERE HELPFUL

  • Jennifer
    (5)
    Rockaway Beach Missouri Admin Asst.

    Excellent class!! It gave me an understanding of what my officers need in their reports. What is necessary information.

  • Anthony
    (5)
    Excellent title. Concise!

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

  • Kyle
    (5)
    Informative

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

  • Melanie
    (5)
    Great course

    This course was a really great! It broke down the important parts of report writing. This course was really informational.

  • 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.

  • Anne
    (5)
    Practical Report Writing

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

  • Daniel
    (5)
    Practical Report Writing

    Lots of good information provided. Although some information was redundant

  • Colter
    (5)
    Colter Felton

    This course was informative and included great support texts!

  • Shawn
    (5)
    Report Writing

    This course was very insightful and helpful. Looking to take additional courses

  • denise
    (5)
    Practical Report Writing

    Best explanation of report writing I have encountered in several years

  • 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

  • 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.

  • Troy
    (5)
    Great Job

    Good and practical class!

  • Alma
    (5)
    informative good information

    good class

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

    Easy to understand and follow.

  • 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.

  • Paul
    (5)
    educational

    Enjoyed this class, it provided helpful information.

  • Monica
    (5)
    Importance of Report Writing

    I truly enjoyed this part of report writing very informative. Information very helpfull

  • John
    (5)
    My opinion

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

  • RaNeva
    (5)
    Very good course

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

  • Edward
    (5)
    Practical Report Writing

    Good review.

  • Rubette
    (5)
    Practical Report Writing

    Detailed report writing training.

  • Dan
    (5)
    good

    good

  • Noah
    (4)
    Practical Report Writing

    Good information

  • Kirby
    (5)
    Practical report writing

  • Giovanna
    (5)
    Awesome

    I learned things that I'll use when writing.

  • Esteban
    (5)
    A definite need!

    Excellent

  • 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!!

  • Jereme
    (4)
    Good Course

  • Jeramiah
    (5)
    Practical Report Writing

  • Donna
    (5)
    Very well presented

    5

  • Ian
    (5)
    Exellent!!

    Thank you for this lesson.

  • Jody
    (5)
    Common sense

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

  • Larry
    (5)
    Practical Report Writing

    Even though I have been through many police report writing classes over my 31 year acreer, it's always good to review. Nicely put together course.

  • Gloria
    (5)
    practical report writing

    great course,

  • Geoffrey
    (5)
    Good information

    concise.

  • kasey
    (5)
    practical report writing

    Great! I can always use a "English 101" refresher

  • Ron
    (5)
    very informative

    good reminder

  • Bryant
    (5)
    Practical Report Writing

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

  • Keith
    (4)
    Practical Report Writing.

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

  • Linda
    (5)
    report

    excellent

  • danalee
    (4)
    practical writing

    good writing is always important

  • Joan
    (5)
    good title

    excellent class

  • 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.

  • Terry
    (5)
    very fitting

    Very Informative

  • Peter
    (5)
    Great Content

    It brought to our attention the common mistakes we make daily

  • Jon
    (5)
    Practical Report Writing

    The Practical Report Writing has good review materials

  • 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.

  • Jacqueline
    (5)
    AWESOME!

    THANK YOU! GREAT INFO!

  • Roy
    (5)
    Proper

    Very helpful.

  • 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?

  • Stewart
    (5)
    I needed this course because I had been doing a lot of things wrong. Thank you for this most informative course!

    This course was very informative. Thank you.

  • Shenton
    (5)
    Practical Report Writing

    Useful content. Useful reading materials for new investigators. They are practical.

  • sandra
    (5)
    VERY GOOD

    VERY GOOD

  • Tracie
    (5)
    Practical writing

    Great

  • Michelle
    (5)
    Great info!

    I learned so much!

  • 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.

  • John
    (5)
    report wrighting

    very good class

  • Peter
    (5)
    very good

  • 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.

  • 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!

  • Kayla
    (5)
    Very informative

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

  • Matthew
    (4)
    Good content and presentation.

    Excellent references!

  • Allen
    (5)
    Was accurate and informative.

    Was good information.

  • Chris
    (5)
    Practical Report Writing

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