Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Top Twelve Reasons Why You Should Write Well
Pretest
I. THE A-Z'S OF REPORT WRITING
A. Report-Writing Rules
B. Ten Good Questions
C. Ethical Reporting
D. Chronological Order
E. Fact vs. Opinion
F. Vague vs. Specific Language
G. Common Abbreviations for Note Taking
H. Who vs. Whom
I. Proofreading
J. First- vs. Third-Person Reporting
K. Report-Writing "Shoulds"
L. Note Taking
M. Organizing the Report
N. Observation and Description
O. Your A-Z Guide at a Glance
P. Report-Writing Exercises for Police, Probation, and Corrections Officers
Q. Interviewing Skills and Investigative Reporting
R. Ten Steps for Becoming a Good Listener
S. CPR: Courtesy, Professionalism, and Respect
T. Establishing Rapport
U. Interpersonal Communication
V. Nonverbal Communication
W. When to Write a Report?
X. The Four C's
Y. Document, Document, Document
Z. Get a Writing Mentor
II. PARTS OF SPEECH
A. Nouns
B. Pronouns
C. Verbs
D. Adjectives
E. Adverbs
F. Prepositions
G. Conjunctions
H. Interjections
Final Note
III. HOMOPHONES
IV. THE SENTENCE
A. What Is a Sentence?
B. Changing Fragments to Sentences
C. Misplaced Phrases D. Run-on Sentence (Fused Sentence)
E. Subject Identification
F. Capitalization
V. ACTIVE VS. PASSIVE VOICE, SUBJECT AND VERB AGREEMENT, AND GRAMMAR
A. Active and Passive Voice
B. Subject and Verb Agreement
C. Pronoun Agreement
VI. SPELLING
VII. PUNCTUATION
A. The Comma
B. The Comma Splice
C. The Semicolon
D. The Colon
E. Quotation Marks
F. The Apostrophe
Posttest
Glossary of Writing, Grammar and Word Usage Rules
Recommended Reading
Index
