1. Law enforcement reports should be written in past tense.
2. Be specific in quantifying an individual’s behavior.
3. Write in the first person.
4. When writing reports that contain statements of others use, the third person to refer to the others.
5. Use complete sentences.
6. If the subject is singular, the verb in that sentence should also be singular. If the subject is plural, the verb must also be plural.
7. Collective nouns are always singular; therefore their verbs should also be singular.
8. Indefinite pronouns are always singular.
9. Use adjectives and adverbs.
10. Most words ending
in –ly are adverbs.
11. When deciding to use an adjective or an adverb, find the word being modified. If the word is a noun or pronoun, use an adjective. If the word is an adjective or adverb, use an adverb.
12. Do not use run-on sentences.
13. It is not professional and will confuse the reader.
14. Eliminate comma splices.
15. This is not professional and will only confuse the reader.
16. Use correct punctuation.
17. Capitalize, use quotation marks, comas, periods, hyphens, is what makes a well-written report.
18. Use apostrophes to show possession.
19. Apostrophes are used in contractions.
20. Do not use brackets in law enforcement reports.
21. Quotation marks should only be used to enclose exactly what a person says. Quotation marks are important.
22. Do not use abbreviations in reports.
23. Reports should always be free of misspelling of words.
24. If force is used, the report should contain all the specifics of how and why the officer used force.
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