Report Writing for Criminal Justice Professionals - Softcover

Miller, Larry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1138288934 ISBN 13: 9781138288935

Publisher: Routledge, 2017

Synopsis

The criminal justice process is dependent on accurate documentation. Criminal justice professionals can spend 50–75 percent of their time writing administrative and research reports. The information provided in these reports is crucial to the functioning of our system of justice. Report Writing for Criminal Justice Professionals, Sixth Edition, provides practical guidance―with specific writing samples and guidelines―for providing strong reports. Most law enforcement, security, corrections, and probation and parole officers have not had adequate training in how to provide well-written, accurate, brief, and complete reports. Report Writing for Criminal Justice Professionals covers everything officers need to learn―from basic English grammar to the difficult but often-ignored problem of creating documentation that will hold up in court. This new edition includes updates to reference materials and citations, as well as further supporting examples and new procedures in digital and electronic report writing.

About this title

About the Author:

Larry S. Miller is a Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology at East Tennessee State University. A former law enforcement officer and crime laboratory director, Miller has authored or co-authored seven textbooks, including Police Photography, Crime Scene Investigation, and Effective Police Supervision. His research interests and journal publications are in the areas of policing and forensic science.

John T. Whitehead is a Professor and former Chair in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology at East Tennessee State University. He completed his M.A. at the University of Notre Dame and earned his Ph.D. in Criminal Justice from SUNY-Albany. He teaches courses in corrections, criminal justice ethics, and the death penalty.

Review:

"The authors, Miller and Whitehead, have produced a monograph that is well overdue... I would recommend its inclusion in any general policing, criminal justice and law enforcement library, particularly those libraries supporting criminal justice, policing, and law enforcement studies."― John Horswell, CSEye magazine

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1138288934
• ISBN 13: 9781138288935
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 420