Master Report Writing without Sweat

Master Report Writing without Sweat Revised and Expanded Edition is the right tool to help you overcome the challenges your face in writing reports. It is packed with sample reports and more than 40 tests and exercises to hone your writing skills and help you write with focus, precision and clarity.

Are you in the public safety field or profession? If you are, then this book is for you!

Master Report Writing without Sweat (Revised and Expanded Edition) is the right tool to help you overcome the challenges you face in writing reports. Specifically, this book will help you:

• Learn the different types and samples of reports in the public safety service including, among others, Police Blotter entries, Spot, Incident, Progress, Final Investigation, Vehicular Traffic Accident, and After Operation Reports;
• Learn the different techniques in opening sentences, combining and expanding sentences, and using transitional words and phrases in paragraph writing;
• Write effective reports following the principles of Accuracy, Clarity, Completeness, Conciseness, and Objectivity;
• Know the common grammatical errors found in police reports and how to correct them specifically in the areas of Subject-Verb Agreement, Verb Forms, Verb Tenses, Pronoun Use, Punctuations, and Mechanics;
• Determine common sentence errors such as Fragments, Run-On sentences, Misplaced Modifiers, Dangling Modifiers, and Faulty Parallelism;
• Expand your vocabulary and use precise action words for public safety-related incidents such as mauling, stabbing, shooting, vehicular traffic accidents, theft and robbery; and
• Learn to choose the right words to use by knowing the difference between formal and informal language, avoiding jargons, and getting familiar with frequently-confused words.

This reference is packed with sample reports and more than 40 tests and exercises to hone your writing skills and help you write with focus, precision and clarity.