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.

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Police reports.
Report writing.
Report writing--Problems, exercises, etc.
English language--Rhetoric.

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