Report Writing for Criminal Justice Professionals: Learn to Write and Interpret Police Reports - Softcover

Morley, Patrick

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1427797498 ISBN 13: 9781427797490

Publisher: Kaplan Publishing, 2008

Synopsis

Writing clear and concise reports is the cornerstone of the criminal justice profession. Without them, the judicial process would grind to a halt. Creating a concise report greatly increases the chances of a conviction and should be the desire of every professional. Report Writing for Criminal Justice Professionals gives you the guidelines on how to create a report for nearly every major type of crime. You'll get details on note writing, interviewing witnesses, avoiding opinion, and anticipating the defense's actions based on your report.

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About the Author

Patrick Morley is a prosecutor for the Cook County State's Attorney’s Office, where he is assigned to the Cold Case Homicide Unit. He has been a prosecutor since 2000, and has worked in the Complex Narcotics Litigation Unit, Narcotics Special Prosecutions, Felony Trial Division, Homicide/Sex Unit, and Felony Review. He was a Chicago police officer and sergeant for 7 years (1993–2000). He is an adjunct instructor for Northwestern University’s Center for Public Safety, and teaches for their School of Police Staff and Command. He has also been an adjunct instructor at Kaplan University since 2005. He is an instructor for North-East Multi-Regional Training, where has also taught over 200 seminars to Chicago area police officers, on search and seizure, criminal law, and other legal issues. He was an adjunct instructor at the University of Illinois-Chicago (UIC), from 2000–2008, teaching Criminal Investigations and Criminal Law. He has also taught criminal justice related classes at Loyola University Chicago, Harold Washington College, Calumet College, and at the Chicago Police Academy. He is the author of the textbook, Report Writing for Criminal Justice Professionals: Learn to Write and Interpret Police Reports, (Kaplan Publishing, 2008).

Edition details

• Publisher: Kaplan Publishing
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1427797498
• ISBN 13: 9781427797490
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288