Exam 6: Field Notes and Reporting

Write ________ sentences and paragraphs because they are less likely to be confusing or misunderstood by the reader (such as the prosecutor).

The National Incident Based Reporting System (NIBRS)was created as part of the Uniform Crime Reports and is administered by the FBI.

The face of a basic incident report would typically include information regarding all of the following except

Why should you not repeat facts more than once in a report?

Field notes are useful for all of the following reasons except

National crime reporting in this country dates back roughly 150 years,to the time when the FBI began collecting and publishing annual "counts" of offenses in its Uniform Crime Reports (UCR).

Which of the following is administered by the FBI and provides detailed,descriptive information about criminal offenses?

An example of the continued development of wireless technology used by many police departments today is:

The account of an incident is written in the blank space on the reverse of the report's face.What term(s)is/are this page referred to by?

How would you characterize the difference between basic incident reports and those which are NIBRS?compliant?

Field notes are the primary information source for preparing the incident/offense report.

The continuance of a particular investigation beyond ________ should require supervisory approval to ensure proper use of an investigator's time.

A case may be exceptionally cleared when

Field notes can be used to defend the integrity of the incident/offense report in court.

Briefly discuss the operational and administrative uses of incident reports.