7/27/2019 Mark Gallo Reviews "Criminal Justice Report Writing"
by Jean Reynolds, Ph.D.
1/2
Book review:
Criminal Justice Report Writing 2012 by Jean Reynolds, Ph.D.
226 pp. Instructors Manual avalable on re!uest.by Mar" #allo
$ccordn% to the author bo, Jean Reynolds tau%ht &n%lsh at
Pol" 'tate
(olle%e n )lorda *or over +0 years. 'he tau%ht report rtn% n the
bascpolce acade-y, advanced report rtn%, and )/ classes *or polce
and
correctons o**cers. 'he also has eperence as a consultant to the
)lorda
Depart-ent o* (orrectons.
Criminal Justice Report Writing loo"s l"e a %ood tet *or use n
the
acade-y. It could also serve as a valuable re*erence *or
eperencednvest%ators ho ant to -prove ther rtn% a %roup hch
should
nclude all o* us.
It s not a tetboo" *or an &n%lsh (o-poston class3t s
rtten
spec*cally *or polce and correctons o**cers. here are chapters
on
sentence proble-s and ho to solve the-, pro*essonal rtn%
style,-astern% &n%lsh usa%e, and choosn% the correct ord. here
s a lst o*
ords and ter-s to avod, and su%%estons *or ho to -prove your
spelln%.here s a chapter on usn% plan &n%lsh. &ach sub4ect
ncludes clear
ea-ples o* correct and ncorrect rtn%, and eercses.
Report rtn% s probably not even the second5-ost thrlln% sub4ect
n
7/27/2019 Mark Gallo Reviews "Criminal Justice Report Writing"
by Jean Reynolds, Ph.D.
2/2
polce trann%3but t s one o* the -ost -portant s"lls a la
en*orce-ent
o**cer can possess. o a report s rtten can -ean the d**erence
beteen%ettn% a arrant author7ed and %ettn% your re5!uest "c"ed
bac". It can
-ean the d**erence beteen a %ulty plea and a not5%ulty verdct.
I* you are
nvolved n a shootn%, say, ho you rte your report -%ht -a"e
thed**erence beteen ben% cleared and ben% char%ed cr-nally. hs
ould
not be the best t-e to start polshn% up your report5rtn%
s"lls.
I tau%ht *eld note5ta"n% and report rtn% *or ten years, o** and
on, at the
/a"land Polce $cade-y. I* ths boo" had been avalable bac" then,
I ouldhave used t.
.8ourPolce9rte.co- o**ers a 125part onlne report5rtn%
course,usa%e nstructon, %ra--ar re5ve, and -ore. here s no cost and
no need
to re%ster.
