1. CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROGRAM Reporting The Crime: The Offense Report

2. PREPARING FOR THE REPORT Organizing your evidence and information Check with dispatch for updated data Log in the evidence Begin the report

3. WRITING THE REPORT PAGE ONE:First Section Type of Call Case Number Date/Time of Report Date/Time of Offense 10/23 Date/Time Type of Report (Offense or Incident) Department Code or Signal for Call

4. More writing PAGE ONE: SECOND SECTION Who made the call? Name, DOB, Race, Sex, Hair, Eyes, Ht., Wt. The Victim/Complainant Complete Address and Phone Number The Victim/Complainant’s Employer The Employer’s Phone Number

5. OH No! More writing PAGE ONE: THIRD SECTION Location of Offense (Complete) Directions to Location

6. WHO REPORTED THE CRIME/INCIDENT? PAGE ONE: FOURTH SECTION Reported by? (Complete Info) Employer Info Also

7. TIME FOR YOUR PROBABLE CAUSE OR “MO” PAGE ONE: FIFTH SECTION How many witnesses?...Suspects? Incident or Offense? Probable Cause “MO” Composition

8. THE BOTTOM LINE PAGE ONE: LAST SECTION Who is writing the report? Supervisor’s Approval? 10/99 Entered by Dispatch? Date of Report? Time of Report?

9. VEHICLE/EVIDENCE INFO PAGE TWO: FIRST SECTION Vehicle Listing: Stolen? Recovered? Abandoned? Vehicle: Type/Make/Model/Year/License Plate/State of Registration/VIN Value Condition Other Remarks

10. TIME FOR WEAPONS! PAGE TWO: SECOND SECTION Weapon Description Code (See Handout) Quantity Description Caliber Serial Number Model Value

11. BURGLARY INFORMATION PAGE TWO: LAST SECTION Was it a Burglary? How did the did suspect enter the home? Home Accessible? IE: Unlocked? Forced Entry? Inside Job? How did the Suspect leave?

12. DETAILS… DETAILS!!!! PAGE THREE: THE MEAT OF IT Restate “MO” (See Example) State Dispatched or On View Tell the Story Identify yourself as “Reporting Officer” (R/O) “Not your name” Use R/O in the rest of the report Identify Victim, Suspect, Witnesses using titles in parenthesis throughout the report NO PRONOUNS!!!!!

13. THE FINISHING TOUCH! IDENTIFYING THE PEOPLE & VEHICLES PAGE FOUR Restate the Case Number What role did they play? Who are they? (Complete) How are they related to the victim/complainant? Was a Vehicle used in the crime? How? Identify the vehicle (Complete)