This 3-day training course focuses on improving law enforcement officers' report writing skills. The course teaches officers to effectively recreate criminal events from beginning to end to support successful prosecutions. Officers will learn time management techniques, how to take chronological notes, and how to testify in court based on their written reports. The experience-based training uses proven adult learning methods to help officers think and write reports more critically and efficiently.
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Post Report Writing Flyer Sep 2011
1. Report Writing:
Recreating the Crime
Go from the beginning of the crime,
to the end with a successful prosecution.
September 28 - 30, 2011
Report writing is among the most Time Management -
important responsibilities of a law We can teach the skills
Learn the skills you need
enforcement officer. The ability to needed to balance
effectively communicate and recreate writing a great report
the event is critically important. The with everyday life and
training of law enforcement officers to all the distractions.
effectively testify in court based upon
a report they wrote is an integral part
of our job. Taking Notes &
Chronological Writing-
This course focuses on the concept of
Learn the keys to great
Critical Thinking and on developing
note-taking and writing
an understanding of the overall
picture instead of just listing the basic
in a chronological
skills needed to complete a report. format.
This class uses an experience-based
model that enables the student to Testifying-
discover how to think and write more Learn how to avoid the
effectively and efficiently by using pitfalls of writing a poor
proven adult learning techniques. This report. You can be
course will use the combined completely prepared for
approach of critical thinking your next court case.
supported by relevant language skills.
This class is designed for entry level
officers, field training officers, and Location: The Academy (College of San Mateo)
report writing instructors. 1700 W. Hillsdale Blvd, San Mateo
Time: 8am-5pm Total Hours: 24 Cost: Free
POST control number: For more information about this class contact:
2540-22700-11-002 South Bay Regional 408-270-6458