Field Note Taking & Report Writing
           Training Objectives
           1.    List the purposes of writing and using field 
                 notes to effectively capture information.
           2.    Determine the four purposes of report writing.
           3.    Identify the six characteristics of a good report.
           4.    Demonstrate how to effectively write a 
                 narrative report using who, what, when, 
                 where, how and why as the questioning 
                 strategies.
                           Notes provide a 
                           greater degree of 
                           accuracy than 
                           memory
    Notes Can 
    Be                     Retain your notes for 
                           at least 1 – 2 years
    Permanent
                           Check Company 
                           policy for 
                           retaining/destroying 
                           notes
                            Notes are an Aid in the 
                               Investigative Process
                                                     Note all the activities,                They help the 
                  Failure to take notes              information, evidence                  investigators to 
                  result in inability to                 or other facts                 pinpoint other facts to 
                 recall facts relating to            discovered during the                    prompt re-
                      the incident                        investigation                   examination of the 
                                                                                                 scene
              Your arrival and departure time
              Victim statements
              Witness statements
   Security 
   guard’s    Evidence found
   notes      Suspect information
   should     Detail of the crime
   Include: 
              Crime Scene Diagram
              Weather conditions
              Lighting conditions