Writing Effective Police Reports 
and
Courtroom Testimony

Cranston, RI
May 17-18, 2022

 

 

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Based on the information presented in this course of instruction the student will be able to:

• Recognize the critical role law enforcement case reports and case investigative notes fulfill not only in criminal prosecutions but in the personal careers of law enforcement officers.
• Understand the basic rulings of the United States Supreme Court cases, Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963) and Giglio v. United States, 405 U.S. 150 (1972) and how these cases impact law enforcement reports and the careers of law enforcement officers.
• Understand the impact of legal decisions of the appellate courts in Massachusetts and New Hampshire with respect to police reports.
• Understand the relationship between police reports and the legal Rules of Discovery.
• Recognize the key principles of writing effective police reports.
• Understand the fundamentals of effective writing.
• Learn the writing skills necessary to write effective police reports and case investigation notes.
• Recognize the most common mistakes in writing police investigative notes and how to avoid them
• Appreciate how your police report and investigative notes impact and potentially limit your courtroom testimony.
• Learn how to prepare to testify as a witness in a criminal prosecution
• Recognize how a law enforcement officer is viewed by the trier of fact [Judge or Jury] in a criminal court case and how to project a positive image in court.
• Recognize and understand the purpose of a prosecutor’s direct examination of a witness, specifically the case detective.
• Understand how to respond to direct examination questions from a prosecutor.
• Understand psychologically the reasons why a defense attorney may call a detective as a witness and how to respond to direct examination from a defense attorney.
• Recognize and understand the purpose of cross examination of a witness.
• Recognize and appreciate the tactical purpose of cross examination of a detective and how to recognize varying styles of cross examination.
• Understand how a detective should respond to varying styles of cross examination.

Where: Cranston Police Aacdemy, 493 Phenix Avenue, Cranston, RI 02921
When:  May 17-18, 2022
Check-in: 7:30AM – 8:00AM Class Hours: 8:00AM – 4:00PM 
To Register: Please register at www.srrtraining.com   

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Inquiries can be Directed to: 
Chief Reggie Redfern (Ret.) Phone:413-626-9554 Email: reggie@srrtraining.com
Lt. James Jennings, Training Supervisor, Phone: 401-477-5073  Email: jjennings@cranstonpoliceri.com

Instructor: Philip G. Evans, graduated from Penn State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism and also a Juris Doctor (Law Degree) from Loyola University Chicago.  He is a military veteran and served in the United States Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps, 1987-1994, as both prosecutor and defense counsel in the 82d Airborne Division, Fort Bragg; United States Army Berlin, Germany; and the United States Army Trial Defense Service.  Phil recently retired after 27 years’ service as Deputy Commonwealth’s Attorney, Norfolk, Virginia, 1994-2021 where he supervised the Adult Violent Crime Prosecution Team for 24 years and personally prosecuted numerous types of violent crime cases to include approximately 150 murder cases which included twenty-five defendants charged with capital murder.  He also taught Criminal Procedure to members of the Norfolk Police Department from 1994-2021.  Phil Evans joined the SRR Training team of professional instructors in 2021, and currently resides in Chesapeake, Virginia.