Police Report Writing Assignment Write a police report based on the domestic vio

Police Report Writing Assignment
Write a police report based on the domestic violence scenario described below. Pretend you are the officer at the scene of the incident. Be sure to write in chronological order, start with subject first, and include all relevant details. Be clear about who (you, your partner, the victim, witness, suspect) provided evidence and who did what action. In other words, make sure it is obvious where your information came from, whether from your own observation, conversations with victims, suspects, or witnesses, and also note all the actions you took. The heading for your police report can be very simple (see page 81 in the textbook). You will be graded on your narrative, not on the heading.
After you have read and edited your police report yourself, be prepared to share it with a classmate during our next class meeting. Print out your draft police report, and have it ready to be edited by a classmate in class. Be sure that your name is on your police report and also be sure to add your classmate’s name as the editor of your police report. You will receive credit both for your police report and for editing your classmate’s police report. When you submit your final police report on Webcampus, please also submit the draft of your classmate’s police report that you edited (Note: you will receive credit as editor of the classmate’s police report). I created separate assignments on WebCampus for your police report and for the police report you edited, so make sure to submit the assignments in the appropriate places.
Domestic violence scenario:
You were dispatched to Apt. 102 at 300 S. Parker Road in Englewood, New Jersey at 1 a.m. on today’s date. A neighbor called the police to report a disturbance.
You arrive, park near the lobby, and look for the apartment. After you find it, you ring the bell. A man’s voice shouts, “Shut up and leave us alone.” You ring again and announce that you’re a police officer. A man, Barry Chinkowski, opens the door and lets you in. You see a woman who’s sitting on the sofa, staring at the floor.
He is very apologetic and says nothing is wrong. You ask the woman, Sally Chinkowski, if she’s all right. She nods. You notice a bruise on her right cheek.
The man repeats that nothing is wrong and orders you to leave. He says you’re trespassing and he will call an attorney. You call for a backup.
Eight minutes later, Officer Winifred Paltrey arrives. She takes Sally into the bedroom for questioning. You ask Barry what happened.
He tells you they had a little disagreement about money. She made several mistakes recording checks, and three checks bounced. The large bank fees upset him. “I may have lost my cool,” he says.
Officer Paltrey returns from the bedroom with Sally. Paltrey says that Barry pushed Sally against the wall and slapped her on her right cheek.
You arrest Barry and read him his Miranda rights. Officer Paltrey gives Sally a victim’s booklet and a case number. You and Paltrey place Barry in your vehicle, and you drive him to jail for booking.