Author Question: Continuing with the critical thinking question 1, students should now take their field notes and ... (Read 61 times)

LCritchfi · **on:** Aug 17, 2018

Continuing with the critical thinking question 1, students should now take their field notes and create an official police report. Students can follow a similar format as that of Figure 3.9 on page 69 or find a similar format from the Internet.

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Pair students up and have each student take turns being the interviewing officer and the witness. The mini case premise involves the witness being shoved into a wall by a suspect who had just stolen books while exiting the book store with the stolen merchandise. The officer should take field notes. The hand written field notes will be turned in as the assignment. A good example for the students to follow can be found in Figures 3.2 and 3.3 in the textbook.

What will be an ideal response?

smrerig · **Reply #1 on:** Aug 17, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answer: Answers will vary, but should follow all the requirements that are presented in the textbook. Some items to look for include making sure the report is written so it can be understood. The report should be factual, thorough, and to the point. These reports should also be objective and the word choices should be descriptive and clear.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: Answers and the example field notes will vary. They should have all the key components, and be chronological, factual, and concise.