Fundamentals of Effective Report Writing for Law Enforcement - 6 Hrs TS
| Dates: | April 22, 2026 |
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| Meets: | W from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM |
| Location: | MSU West Plains Civic Center Walnut Room |
| Cost: | $90.00 |
There are still openings remaining at this time.
Description:
Improve your note-taking and report writing abilities. This is an active note-taking course with scenario-driven individual and group exercises and thought-driven quizzes. The ultimate goal of the course is to make the attendee better at documenting all of the items that make a report complete and ready for an investigator to "hit the ground running" or a prosecutor to bring charges with limited additional investigation.
Topics Covered:
Improve your note-taking and report writing abilities. This is an active note-taking course with scenario-driven individual and group exercises and thought-driven quizzes. The ultimate goal of the course is to make the attendee better at documenting all of the items that make a report complete and ready for an investigator to "hit the ground running" or a prosecutor to bring charges with limited additional investigation.
Topics Covered:
- Identify four (4) tips that make a law enforcement report complete
- Identify top ten grammar use errors
- Diagnostic test of grammar, punctuation, and spelling use
- Identify the four (4) main types of reports
- Identify and correct issues with reports submitted for investigations
- Identify ten (10) "Things to do right" on each report
- Arrangement of reports for a final case report of a mock robbery/homicide
- Identify good characteristics of an interviewer and rules of question formulation
- Identify elements for statute offenses listed in the Handbook for Law Enforcement Officers
- Demonstrate good note taking and question formulation while completing video-driven call-for-service scenarios
- Demonstrate condensing skills for probable cause statements from police reports
| Fee: | $90.00 |
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| Hours: | 6.00 |
Fee Breakdown
| Category | Description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Course Fee (Basic) | Non-Contract Pricing | $ 90.00 |
MSU West Plains Civic Center Walnut Room
110 St Louis St, West Plains, MO 65775Derek Hill
Derek Hill is a law enforcement professional with 20 years of law enforcement experience, beginning his law enforcement career with the Ozark Police Department in 2006. Derek has held assignments as Patrolman, K9 handler, Patrol Supervisor, Detective, Criminal Investigations Unit Supervisor, Division Commander and now Deputy Chief of Police. As the Deputy Chief of Police, Derek oversees all daily operations of the Ozark Police Department's three divisions; Field Services, Support, and Special Operations.Derek is a certified Field Training Officer, Missouri P.O.S.T Generalist Instructor and also manages the Ozark Police Department's accreditation status. He is also a graduate of the 9th Session of the Missouri Police Chief's Command College. Derek is an adjunct instructor for Evangel University and the Drury University Law Enforcement Academy.
Derek received a B.S. in Criminal Justice with a Minor in Homeland Security, as well as a Master's Degree in Criminal Justice with an emphasis in Public Administration from Liberty University.
