The student must go to the Pearson site(https://console.pearson.com/enrollment/o6zp27) and review assignment due on March 5, 2022. In the exercise you will watch a video involving a domestic assault. You need to take notes and then complete a case report. Use the interview sheet and domestic violence report form you can download on the exercise page or find in the textbook Appendix.
Additional Information:
Case number: 14-56090
Call screen number: 908970
Zone: 4
Sector: 3
Date: The current date
Time: The time announced in the video
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CRJU 4169: Types of Report
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Types of Reports
- If there is a particular form that your agency uses to capture information that involves a specific type of criminal investigation or situation, then use that form!
- Traffic summons (tickets)
- Traffic crashes
- Misdemeanor crimes
- Felony crimes
- Domestic violence calls for service
- Incident reports
- Suspicious circumstances
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Traffic Summons (Ticket)
- Proactive traffic enforcement
- Directed traffic enforcement
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Figure 6-1 Front of Traffic Summons or Ticket
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Figure 6-2 Back of Traffic Summons or Ticket
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Traffic Crashes
- Traffic enforcement during a shift of duty can involve investigating traffic crashes as they occur.
- Motor vehicle crashes can range in severity from minor property damage with no serious injuries to severe incidents with major property damage and potential for loss of life.
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Figure 6-3 Front of Traffic Crash Report
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Figure 6-4 Back of Traffic Crash Report
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Misdemeanor Crimes
- Misdemeanor summons and complaint forms are used for criminal cases, which would result in a jail sentence of one year or less plus a possible fine upon conviction.
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Figure 6-5 Front of Misdemeanor Summons and Complaint Form
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Figure 6-6 Back of Misdemeanor Summons and Complaint Form
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Probable Cause Affidavit
- Part of the complaint form where the officer provides a chronological summary of the officer’s activities in responding to the incident and the probable cause of the elements of the crime that supports the arrest
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Felony Crimes
- Felony crimes are those criminal offenses that typically, upon conviction, impose a sentence of one year or more in the state penitentiary system.
- These reports must be accurate, thorough, and contain all the pertinent information involving the case.
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Figure 6-7 Face Sheet for Felony Report
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Domestic Violence Crimes
- Many states have enacted mandatory arrest in any domestic violence incident involving an injury.
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Figure 6-8 Domestic Report: Example 1
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Figure 6-9 Domestic Report: Example 2
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Figure 6-10 Domestic Report: Example 3
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Incident Report
- Incident reports are typically the forms that are utilized for calls of service that do not fit into a clear niche of criminal cases or other types of standard case report forms.
- Common situations:
- Property ownership involving a civil disagreement between parties
- Violation of jail rules by an inmate
- Child custody issues
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Figure 6-11 Incident Report
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Suspicious Circumstances
- A suspicious circumstances report is similar to an incident report.
- The only difference is that an incident report is normally noncriminal and a suspicious circumstances report could lead to a criminal investigation at a later time.
- Common situations
- Suspicious vehicle in a neighborhood
- Unknown adult loitering
- Adults contacting students near a school
- People passing unknown objects from a car to pedestrians on the sidewalk
- Many visitors to a residence late at night
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Figure 6-12 Suspicious Circumstances Report
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Tips for Types of Reports
- Acquaint yourself with what types of forms are available and appropriate to use in various types of incidents that may occur.
- These types of reports are typically given in your agency policy and procedure manual.
- If your agency has developed a specific report or form for a specific type of incident, use it.
- Ask for examples of well-written reports.
- Be accurate, brief, complete, and understandable.
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