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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
(152)

  • Harrison
    (5)
    DIA Does it Again

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

  • Danielle
    (5)
    great

  • Peter
    (5)
    Great Content

    It brought to our attention the common mistakes we make daily

  • Jay
    (5)
    Excellent information!

  • Esteban
    (5)
    A definite need!

    Excellent

  • Amy
    (5)
    Practical Report Writing

    Helpful. Keep it simple, factual and chronological.

  • Steven
    (5)
    Practical Report Writing

    Very informative and easy to follow

  • Troy
    (5)
    Great Job

    Good and practical class!

  • Steven
    (5)
    Practical Report Writing

    Practical Report Writing

  • Linda
    (5)
    report

    excellent

  • Matthew
    (4)
    Good content and presentation.

    Excellent references!

  • Peter
    (5)
    very informative and well presented

  • Norah
    (5)
    Very informative!

    Helpful and simple to navigate through.

  • Wesley
    (5)
    Good

    Good

  • Chelsea
    (5)
    report writing

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

  • Derik
    (5)
    practical report writing

    very good information

  • Rocky
    (5)
    Was very good

  • RaNeva
    (5)
    Very good course

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

  • Rick
    (5)
    Really

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

  • Geoffrey
    (5)
    Good information

    concise.

  • Jerome
    (4)
    Appropriate for the content.

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

  • Jon
    (5)
    Practical Report Writing

    The Practical Report Writing has good review materials

  • John
    (5)
    My opinion

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

  • Chris
    (5)
    Practical Report Writing

  • 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.

  • Jacqueline
    (5)
    AWESOME!

    THANK YOU! GREAT INFO!

  • David
    (5)
    Practical Report Writing

    Very helpful, especially the included PDF's

  • Jody
    (5)
    Common sense

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

  • Shenton
    (5)
    Practical Report Writing

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

  • John
    (5)
    report wrighting

    very good class

  • kasey
    (5)
    practical report writing

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

  • William
    (5)
    Investigative reports

    good , concise review

  • Julia
    (5)
    Great

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

  • Chris
    (4)
    Practical Report Writing

  • Isabella
    (5)
    Great Course

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

  • Melanie
    (5)
    Great course

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

  • Stacey
    (5)
    Title was appropriate for content.

    Very informative.

  • Chad
    (4)
    Informative

    Informative

  • Anne
    (5)
    Practical Report Writing

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

  • Colter
    (5)
    Colter Felton

    This course was informative and included great support texts!

  • Michelle
    (5)
    Useful information

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

  • Dan
    (5)
    ok

    ok

  • Peter
    (5)
    very good

  • Chris
    (5)
    Great educational video.

  • Keith
    (4)
    Practical Report Writing.

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

  • Noah
    (4)
    Practical Report Writing

    Good information

  • Harry
    (5)
    Very informative

  • Roy
    (5)
    Proper

    Very helpful.

  • 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.

  • Darlen
    (5)
    It was good

    appreciated all the grammar reminders

  • Timothy
    (5)
    Awesome course

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

  • Danny
    (5)
    practical report writing

  • Kelsey
    (5)
    Practical Report Writing

    Very informative training provided

  • 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.

  • sandra
    (5)
    VERY GOOD

    VERY GOOD

  • Allen
    (5)
    Was accurate and informative.

    Was good information.

  • Dan
    (5)
    good

    good

  • Susan
    (5)
    Investigative Report Writing

    Nicely organized and explained.

  • scotty
    (5)
    practical report writing

  • Kenneth
    (4)
    Practical Report Writing

    very good

  • Kayla
    (5)
    Very informative

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

  • Tracie
    (5)
    Practical writing

    Great

  • Edgar
    (5)
    Practical Report Writing

    Great information.

  • Philip
    (5)
    Practical Report Writing

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

  • 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.

  • Nicole
    (5)
    Death investigation academy

    practical report writing

  • Anthony
    (5)
    First Course

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

  • Justin
    (5)
    Practical Report Weighting comprehensive

    Very thorough

  • Donna
    (5)
    Very well presented

    5

  • Tracy
    (5)
    Practical report writing

    very interesting

  • Tiffany
    (4)

  • Heraldo
    (5)
    Informative

    Exceptional

  • Ron
    (5)
    very informative

    good reminder

  • Gloria
    (5)
    practical report writing

    great course,

  • 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.

  • Shawn
    (5)
    Report Writing

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

  • Flint
    (5)
    Simple and straight forward

    Is it understand and straight to the point.

  • denise
    (5)
    Practical Report Writing

    Best explanation of report writing I have encountered in several years

  • Rubette
    (5)
    Practical Report Writing

    Detailed report writing training.

  • Johnny
    (5)
    Very descriptive.

    Very informative.

  • GLENN
    (5)
    Report Writing

    Darren made the instruction on report writing interesting and engaging.

  • Ricky
    (5)
    Vey informative information..

    100%

  • Yusseile
    (5)
    Practical Report Writing

  • Jeramiah
    (5)
    Practical Report Writing

  • George
    (5)
    Very informative

    Very well presented. Alot of information

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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?

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Todd
    (5)
    Practical Report Writing

    Very knowledge, Class laid out well and very understandable.

  • Bryant
    (5)
    Practical Report Writing

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

  • 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!

  • 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.

  • Mitzi
    (5)
    Narrative writing

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

  • Lisa
    (5)
    interesting

  • Vincent
    (5)
    Adequate

    Excellent

  • 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.

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