TY - BOOK AU - Brockman,Elizabeth TI - The blue guide: written communication for leaders in law enforcement SN - 0205499104 (pbk.) U1 - 808.06363 PY - 2008/// CY - Boston PB - Pearson / Allyn & Bacon KW - Police reports KW - Report writing KW - Problems, exercises, etc KW - English language KW - Rhetoric N1 - 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 ER -