UDEE Officer Writing 2

Question 1

When writing an incident report, which tense should be used throughout the narrative section?

Accepted Answer

Past tense to describe what occurred

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Future tense to describe anticipated outcomes

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Present tense to make events seem immediate

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Mixed tenses depending on the paragraph

Question 2

An officer writes: 'The suspect, who was wearing a red jacket, ran from the scene and was apprehended two blocks away.' What is the grammatical structure of this sentence?

Accepted Answer

Complex sentence with a relative clause

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Simple sentence

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Compound sentence

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Compound-complex sentence

Question 3

Which of the following best demonstrates proper use of active voice in a police report?

Accepted Answer

Officer Jones pursued the vehicle for three miles.

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The vehicle was pursued by Officer Jones for three miles.

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A pursuit of the vehicle was conducted over three miles.

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The three-mile pursuit was initiated against the vehicle.

Question 4

Which word correctly completes the sentence: 'The officer documented the _______ of the stolen property.'

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whereabouts

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where abouts

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where-abouts

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ware-abouts

Question 5

In official law enforcement writing, abbreviations such as 'DOB,' 'DOA,' and 'MVA' should be:

Accepted Answer

Defined upon first use if the audience may not know them

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Avoided entirely in all reports

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Used freely without definition since all readers understand them

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Written in lowercase letters only

Question 6

Which sentence contains a dangling modifier?

Accepted Answer

Running down the alley, the suspect was spotted by the officer.

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Running down the alley, the officer spotted the suspect.

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The officer, running down the alley, spotted the suspect.

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As the officer ran down the alley, he spotted the suspect.

Question 7

When an officer must include a direct quote from a witness in a report, the statement should be:

Accepted Answer

Enclosed in quotation marks and attributed to the speaker

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Paraphrased in the officer's own words for clarity

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Written in italics without quotation marks

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Summarized as a bullet point