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Are you a law enforcement officer looking to improve your report-writing skills and produce legally defensible police reports? Look no further than our Bulletproof Report Writing course. Our training program is designed to help officers develop the critical articulation skills necessary to construct detailed and solid statements on encounters.
With the power to articulate, officers will learn how to write reports that discourage filings for motions to suppress evidence, encourage guilty pleas, serve as a roadmap for prosecution, and provide a basis to fully refresh your memory for trial. Enroll in our Bulletproof Report Writing course today and take the first step in mastering the art of report writing
Bulletproof Report Writing is primarily focused on training officers the required articulation skills that will help them construct legally defensible police reports. Officers need to produce detailed and solid statements on encounters that allow prosecutors to charge defendants without asking for follow-up information. The key ingredient is the power to articulate and officers will learn this vital skill.
Topics Covered/Overview
Goal
To teach students how to write a police report that causes the reader to believe that your actions were reasonable, appropriate, and defensible.
Outcome
Students who complete the course will:
Discourage filings for motions to suppress evidence
Encourage guilty pleas
Serve as a roadmap for the prosecution
Provide for a basis to fully refresh your memory for trial
Training Modules
Learn the Three Golden Rules of report writing.
Explain the four goals of a police report, along with the eight audiences who typically read your reports.
Learn straight-forward and effective report writing techniques, including:
Whether or not you should use CAPS
When to use paragraphs
Learn why a true professional writer uses topic headings to subdivide your report
When to use bullet points to make important legal conclusions
The value of identifying people by their role in the incident, not just their name
How to write short and direct sentences
Learn the seven elements of an effective synopsis
Describe how a true chronological report is written
Learn how to write a report summary (hint: it’s not like a college paper summary)
Students will also learn how to articulate criminal elements in their reports, including two “hidden” elements for every crime
Discuss how to effectively narrate on BWC without offending rules of evidence
Learn the Rule of 5 for RS and PC articulation
Learn how to “reverse engineer” case law in order to write better reports
Explain how the importance of articulating legal conclusions
Throughout the training students will do several engaging articulation exercises (this part is unique to our training)
Training Methods
Our training is high-energy, interactive, and not boring legal training!
Anthony Bandiero is the Senior Legal Instructor for Blue to Gold Law Enforcement Training. He is also a Nationally Certified Instructor, and many consider him to be one of the best legal instructors in the nation. He has studied constitutional law for over twenty years and has taught search and seizure to over 30,000 officers around the country.
Before teaching search and seizure full-time, Anthony was a sergeant with the Nevada Highway Patrol in Las Vegas, Nevada. His assignments included traffic enforcement, emergency driving instructor, and training supervisor. Anthony also has experience as a municipal officer with the Elko Police Department.
Anthony’s education includes a bachelor’s and a master’s degree from Harvard University. He graduated from Gonzaga School of Law in Spokane, Washington, and is a practicing member of the Washington and New Jersey State Bar.
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