Midwest Law Enforcement Training Institute

Report Writing Program
MLETI Director Joe Wells has been instructing this
curriculum at the Northwest Indiana Law Enforcement
Academy* for nearly 10 years.

The basic concept is simple:
Report Writing Does Not Have to be Hard!

We avoid a lot of the over technical textbook double-talk
and focus on the common sense approach to report
writing from the officers perspective.

The Report Writing Program can be adjusted to fit 2, 4 and
6 hour time blocks.  The NILEA Basic Report Writing
Recruit curriculum is 12 hours and includes three hours of
practical report writing exercises.

We can also conduct specialty workshops that focus on
techniques specific to various  reports such as OWI and
Domestic Violence.

*Formerly known as the Northwest Indiana Law Enforcement Training Center
Course Overview (Specific Content Varies)
1.) Definition of a Police Report
2.) Ethics and Report Writing
3.) Note Taking Techniques
4.) Gathering Information - Interviewing
5.) Report Writing Preparation
6.) Putting it All Down on Paper
7.) The Police Report Template
8.) Just the Proper Facts Ma’am
9.) Writing Reports for Follow Up
10.) Crime Scene Documentation
11.) Avoiding Common Errors
12.) Key Points for Prosecution
13.) Report Specifics: OWI
14.) Report Specifics: DV
15.) Report Specifics: Use of Force Issues
The best investigation is only as good as the report
completed about it.
                                  -Police Magazine 1997