NCJ Number
8720
Date Published
1972
Length
152 pages
Annotation
TEXTBOOK FOR IMPROVEMENT IN WRITING SKILL IN THE FIELDS OF CORRECTIONS, CRIMINOLOGY, LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND POLICE ADMINISTRATION.
Abstract
POLICEMEN WHO MUST DO A GREAT DEAL OF TECHNICAL WRITING OR EVEN THOSE WHO ENGAGE IN A NORMAL AMOUNT OF WRITTEN COMMUNICATION IN THE COURSE OF THEIR WORK WILL FIND THIS BOOK A VALUABLE AID. THE BOOK BEGINS WITH A PRESENTATION OF VARIOUS VIEWPOINTS CONCERNING THE ROLE OF LANGUAGE IN THINKING AND WRITING AND ANALYZES THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE LATTER TWO. THE PROGRESSION IS FROM THEORETICAL TO PRACTICAL. THE SKILLS OF WRITING ABSTRACTS AND BOOK REVIEWS AND THE USE OF QUESTIONNAIRES ARE EXPLAINED. NUMEROUS SAMPLES OF POLICE AND RELATED TECHNICAL LITERATURE ARE PROVIDED TO ILLUSTRATE THE WRITING TECHNIQUES MOST FREQUENTLY USED, SUCH AS DEFINITION, DESCRIPTION, NARRATION, AND CLASSIFICATION. EACH SECTION OF THE BOOK IS PRECEDED BY A BRIEF INTRODUCTION AND FOLLOWED BY SUGGESTIONS FOR WRITING, QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION, AND A VOCABULARY LIST. A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ARTICLES, PAMPHLETS, BOOKS, AND FILMS CONCERNED WITH POLICE REPORTING AND WRITING IS FURNISHED. (SNI ABSTRACT)