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Training
Lawsuit: Pa. Trooper Fired for Writing Reports In Ebonics
In the lawsuit, William Peake, 29, claims he faced discrimination from his mostly white fellow troopers after he was stationed at the Uniontown barracks.
December 5, 2012
Point of Law
NJ Bill Would Allow Officers to Review Video Before Writing Reports for Some Incidents
Police would still have to write initial summaries from memory in cases where somebody died.
January 11, 2022
Patrol
Report Writing Tune-Up
One of the most ignored aspects of our work is report writing. But it shouldn’t be. Whether we are patrol officers or investigators, we write reports each and every day. And these reports stay with us from the day we write them all the way through the court process and beyond.
May 31, 2005
Technology
High-Tech System Streamlines Reports
It's not that I begrudge writing reports, although I certainly appreciate anything that makes the job easier. But I am always looking for other ways police departments help officers handle reports quicker, such as Coplogic.
October 26, 2009
Patrol
2 Dallas Officers Shot at Home Depot Last Week Shared "Car Full of Laughs"
The best friends were inseparable as they patrolled the streets of northeast Dallas in one squad car. Santander did most of the driving. Almeida took the lead on writing reports.
April 30, 2018
Technology
Cyberattack Hobbles Atlanta, Affects Police Operations
Because of a ransomware attack, the Atlanta Municipal Court has been unable to validate warrants. Police officers have been writing reports by hand. The city has stopped taking employment applications.
March 28, 2018
Patrol
Seattle Officers Now Must Refer to "Suspects" as "Community Members"
Sources point to the suspect who shot three officers last month after a downtown Seattle armed robbery. When officers involved in that incident were writing their use of force reports they were required to refer to the shooter, Damarius Butts, as a “community member,” not a suspect, police sources said.
May 11, 2017
Patrol
Video: Seattle Officers Now Must Refer to "Suspects" as "Community Members"
Sources point to the suspect who shot three officers last month after a downtown Seattle armed robbery. When officers involved in that incident were writing their use of force reports they were required to refer to the shooter, Damarius Butts, as a “community member,” not a suspect, police sources said.
May 11, 2017
Patrol
Trial Begins for Five New Orleans Officers
Assistant U.S. Attorney Tracey Knight told a jury that former NOPD officer David Warren shot an unarmed civilian on Sept. 2, 2005. Two other police officers then took stops to cover up that fact by burning the man's body in a car on the Algiers levee. The cover-up later extended to the writing of false reports by two other police officers.
November 9, 2010
Patrol
Dreams, Schemes, and Other Interesting Things
Recently, I had a dream in which I was once again working patrol. But rather than writing or dictating our reports, we were drawing them.
November 15, 2012
Technology
LAPD Plan for Body Cameras Complicated by Privacy and Policy Concerns
Another battle is brewing over whether police officers should be able to review the recordings before writing police reports about incidents. Bibring and others said officers should not have access to the recordings because it could allow them to alter their statements or align them with what the footage showed.
December 18, 2014
Careers
An Officer's Most Potent Weapon
Do you believe the maxim that the pen is mightier than the sword? I do. Even though most departments use a work station and software to prepare reports, writing ability is honored among those in the criminal justice profession.
February 27, 2011
Technology
MY TECHNOLOGY CAN...Make Reporting Faster and More Accurate
Nuance's Dragon Law Enforcement speech recognition lets officers complete reports and other writing tasks three times faster—all by voice.
February 3, 2019
Patrol
Panasonic Toughbook CF-29
There is no doubt that one of the major aspects of contemporary law enforcement is the ability to obtain information from the best sources, vet it thoroughly, and disseminate it quickly. The days of retrieving information from your desktop Rolodex are gone. And writing reports with pens and paper is also going the way of the dinosaurs. Computers have become an operational necessity.
April 30, 2005
Patrol
Fla. Cop Fired for Writing Too Many Tickets
A Palm Beach (Fla.) Police Department officer who wrote 115 tickets in one month earlier this year has been fired for excessive traffic enforcement. Officer William Eaton wrote 222 citations in 2011.
June 7, 2012
Patrol
Education: The Key to Preventing Auto Theft and Burglary
Auto burglary and auto theft make up a huge portion of an officer's report writing time. Anyone who has ever worked dayshift knows how many of these calls come in as soon as people wake up and check on their vehicles (or where their vehicle was the night before). While taking these reports, we get to hear the "obvious" ways victims made their car look like a glowing beacon at night to burglars.
July 4, 2007
Patrol
Florida 6th Grader Arrested for Writing Letter Threatening School Shooting
Police detectives have arrested a 6th grade student for writing a letter threatening to shoot and kill students and teachers at her middle school in Davie, FL.
February 15, 2018
Careers
Report Writing Made Simple
Today's technology has made it a lot easier for officers to write and submit their reports. But just because it appears easier, doesn't mean it will be accurate. A keyboard still needs a human's input.
October 16, 2012
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