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CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROGRAM Reporting The Crime: The Offense Report

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CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROGRAM

Reporting The Crime:

The Offense Report

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PREPARING FOR THE REPORT

Organizing your evidence

and information

Check with dispatch for

updated data

Log in the evidence

Begin the report

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WRITING THE REPORT

PAGE ONE: First Section Type of Call Case Number Date/Time of Report Date/Time of Offense 10/23 Date/Time Type of Report (Offense or

Incident) Department Code or Signal for Call

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More writing

PAGE ONE: SECOND SECTION Who made the call?

Name, DOB, Race, Sex, Hair, Eyes, Ht., Wt.

The Victim/Complainant Complete Address and

Phone Number

The Victim/Complainant’s Employer

The Employer’s Phone Number

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OH No! More writing

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Location of Offense (Complete)

Directions to Location

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WHO REPORTED THE CRIME/INCIDENT?

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Reported by? (Complete Info)

Employer Info Also

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TIME FOR YOUR PROBABLE CAUSE OR “MO”

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How many witnesses?...Suspects?

Incident or Offense?

Probable Cause “MO” Composition

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THE BOTTOM LINE

PAGE ONE: LAST SECTION

Who is writing the report?

Supervisor’s Approval?

10/99 Entered by Dispatch?

Date of Report?

Time of Report?

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VEHICLE/EVIDENCE INFO

PAGE TWO: FIRST SECTION Vehicle Listing: Stolen?

Recovered? Abandoned? Vehicle:

Type/Make/Model/Year/License Plate/State of Registration/VIN

Value Condition Other Remarks

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TIME FOR WEAPONS!

PAGE TWO: SECOND SECTION Weapon Description

Code (See Handout) Quantity Description Caliber Serial Number Model Value

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BURGLARY INFORMATION

PAGE TWO: LAST SECTION Was it a Burglary? How did the did suspect enter the

home? Home Accessible? IE: Unlocked? Forced Entry? Inside Job?

How did the Suspect leave?

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DETAILS…DETAILS!!!! PAGE THREE: THE MEAT OF IT

Restate “MO” (See Example) State Dispatched or On View Tell the Story Identify yourself as “Reporting Officer”

(R/O) “Not your name” Use R/O in the rest of the report Identify Victim, Suspect, Witnesses

using titles in parenthesis throughout the report

NO PRONOUNS!!!!!

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THE FINISHING TOUCH!IDENTIFYING THE PEOPLE & VEHICLES

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Restate the Case Number

What role did they play?

Who are they? (Complete)

How are they related to the

victim/complainant?

Was a Vehicle used in the crime? How?

Identify the vehicle (Complete)