Preparing Professional Notes and Reports

• NCJ Number: 88252
• Author(s): E Pedziwiate; J O'Hearn; S M Greenberg; J Singer
• Date Published: 1980
• Length: 0 pages
• Corporate Author: MTI
• Sale Source: MTI; Not Available Through National Institute of Justice/NCJRS Document Loan Program
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: *This document is currently unavailable from NCJRS. Kit consists of a leader's guide, an introduction and instructions pamphlet, 104 35 mm color slides, and a cassette tape, 12 minutes in length. Rental is available from sales source. Health Care Security Training Series

Annotation

This slide/tape program instructs security officers at all types of health care facilities in how to prepare professional notes and reports.

Abstract

It teaches security officers what information should be kept in a notebook, points out the differences between investigative and operational notetaking, and suggests the appropriate questions to ask at an incident. The program also teaches them how to give accurate suspect descriptions and emphasizes the importance of cooperation with other criminal justice professionals. It includes exercises and a leader's guide, which provides additional training points, learning objectives, and a script.