The SAGE Guide to Writing in Policing : Report Writing Essentials / Jennifer M. Allen, Steven Hougland

By:

Allen, Jennifer M

Contributor(s):

Hougland, Steven

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: California : SAGE Publications, Inc, 2020.Description: 148p.: illISBN:

9781544364643

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

808.066 ALL

Contents:

Chapter 1: The Basics of Writing Basic Grammar Rules Critical Thinking Skills, Academic Writing, and Professional Writing Writing for the Criminal Justice Professions Chapter 2: What Is Information Literacy? Information Literacy Digital Literacy, Computer Literacy, and Technology Literacy Skills Chapter 3: Police Report Writing: The Face Page Common Data Fields Uses of Face Page Data Tips for Writing the Incident Report Writing the Narrative Formatting the Incident Report Editing Chapter 4: Supplemental, Investigative, and Traffic Crash Reports Incident Report Evidence Report Arrest Warrants Arrest Report or Booking Report Traffic Crash Reports Chapter 5: Search Warrants, Affidavits, and Sworn Statements What is a Search Warrant? How to Obtain a Search Warrant The Scope of a Warrant Sworn Statements Chapter 6: Other Documents: Memos, Letters, Emails, Cover Letters, and Resumes Writing Business-Related Documents Memos Letters Emails Social Media Cover Letters and Resumes Chapter 7: Academic Paper Formats: What Is APA Formatting? Research, Publication, and the APA Style Rules Types of Publications APA Formatting and Ethical and Legal Standards Modern Language Association and the Chicago Manual of Style Chapter 8: The Academic Research Paper The Research Writing Process Locating Sources Evaluating Sources How to Read a Scholarly Article Writing a Literature Review Writing the Essay Working and Annotated Bibliographies

Summary: The SAGE Guide to Writing in Policing: Report Writing Essentials equips students with transferable writing skills that can be applied across the field of policing - both academically and professionally. Authors Steven Hougland and Jennifer M. Allen interweave professional and applied writing, academic writing, and information literacy, with the result being a stronger, more confident report writer. Students are also exposed to a number of best practices for various elements of report writing, such as the face page, incident reports, supplemental reports, investigative reports, and traffic reports, as well as search warrants and affidavits.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
General Books	CUTN Central Library Literature	Non-fiction	808.066 ALL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		47601

Chapter 1: The Basics of Writing
Basic Grammar Rules

Critical Thinking Skills, Academic Writing, and Professional Writing

Writing for the Criminal Justice Professions

Chapter 2: What Is Information Literacy?
Information Literacy

Digital Literacy, Computer Literacy, and Technology Literacy Skills

Chapter 3: Police Report Writing: The Face Page
Common Data Fields

Uses of Face Page Data

Tips for Writing the Incident Report

Writing the Narrative

Formatting the Incident Report

Editing

Chapter 4: Supplemental, Investigative, and Traffic Crash Reports
Incident Report

Evidence Report

Arrest Warrants

Arrest Report or Booking Report

Traffic Crash Reports

Chapter 5: Search Warrants, Affidavits, and Sworn Statements
What is a Search Warrant?

How to Obtain a Search Warrant

The Scope of a Warrant

Sworn Statements

Chapter 6: Other Documents: Memos, Letters, Emails, Cover Letters, and Resumes
Writing Business-Related Documents

Memos

Letters

Emails

Social Media

Cover Letters and Resumes

Chapter 7: Academic Paper Formats: What Is APA Formatting?
Research, Publication, and the APA Style Rules

Types of Publications

APA Formatting and Ethical and Legal Standards

Modern Language Association and the Chicago Manual of Style

Chapter 8: The Academic Research Paper
The Research Writing Process

Locating Sources

Evaluating Sources

How to Read a Scholarly Article

Writing a Literature Review

Writing the Essay

Working and Annotated Bibliographies

The SAGE Guide to Writing in Policing: Report Writing Essentials equips students with transferable writing skills that can be applied across the field of policing - both academically and professionally. Authors Steven Hougland and Jennifer M. Allen interweave professional and applied writing, academic writing, and information literacy, with the result being a stronger, more confident report writer. Students are also exposed to a number of best practices for various elements of report writing, such as the face page, incident reports, supplemental reports, investigative reports, and traffic reports, as well as search warrants and affidavits.

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