Brockman, Elizabeth.
The blue guide : written communication for leaders in law enforcement / Elizabeth Brockman. - 1st ed. - Boston : Pearson / Allyn & Bacon, c2008. - xxi, 194 p. ; 28 cm.
Includes index.
Part I: The power of the pen: becoming a law enforcement leader - 1. Understanding the power of the Pen - 2. Putting grammar in its place - 3. Writing concise sentences - 4. Monitoring paragraph length -- Part II: Effective police reports: leading by example - 5. Understanding the police report as a Genre - 6. Celebrating three police officers -- Part III: Administrative documents: leading with the written word - 7. Beginning documents with purpose - 8. Incorporating indented lists - 9. Articulating reader benefits - Appendices - Index.
0205499104 (pbk.) 9780205499106 (pbk.)
Police reports.
Report writing.
Report writing--Problems, exercises, etc.
English language--Rhetoric.
808.06363 / BRO
The blue guide : written communication for leaders in law enforcement / Elizabeth Brockman. - 1st ed. - Boston : Pearson / Allyn & Bacon, c2008. - xxi, 194 p. ; 28 cm.
Includes index.
Part I: The power of the pen: becoming a law enforcement leader - 1. Understanding the power of the Pen - 2. Putting grammar in its place - 3. Writing concise sentences - 4. Monitoring paragraph length -- Part II: Effective police reports: leading by example - 5. Understanding the police report as a Genre - 6. Celebrating three police officers -- Part III: Administrative documents: leading with the written word - 7. Beginning documents with purpose - 8. Incorporating indented lists - 9. Articulating reader benefits - Appendices - Index.
0205499104 (pbk.) 9780205499106 (pbk.)
Police reports.
Report writing.
Report writing--Problems, exercises, etc.
English language--Rhetoric.
808.06363 / BRO