Describe the different purposes and types of written reports and external communications within law enforcement.
CompetencyIn this project, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following competency:Develop communications that are appropriate to audience, purpose, and taskScenarioYou are a recruit-in-training in Miami-Dade County, Florida, working with the field training officer (FTO) to whom youve been assigned. Your first call of the shift is to a fatal car accident on a local highway. You see the information provided in the scenario. After analyzing the scene, your FTO asks you to create written communications while she deals with crowd and traffic control.DirectionsCommunication ArtifactsYour FTO has asked you to create communications related to the car accident youve received information about in this scenario PDF. You are going to submit your communication artifacts in an email. Be sure that your email and attached artifacts address all of the required elements:Describe the different purposes and types of written reports and external communications within law enforcement. In the body of your email to your FTO, include a 2- to 3-sentence description for each of the following types of communications:Immediate Notification/CommunicationPress ReleaseSocial Media PostInternal ReportCraft clear, objective policing communications without bias as attachments to your email. Include the following communication artifacts with your submission:Immediate Notification/Communication: A 1- to 2-paragraph summary to dispatch. This communication would then be forwarded to emergency medical technicians (EMTs) or fire and rescue workers, the hospital, and the Department of Transportation.Description of jobInjuriesNotifications to allied professionalsStreet closures/traffic controlHospital injured person is being transferred toPress Release: Bulleted information to send to your public information officer (PIO) for a press release. Names and/or personal information (address, kin, etc.) should not be included.Detailed summary of incidentLocationDateTimeVehicles involvedDescription of accident/what occuredResponse and hospital transfersStatus of victimsStatus of investigationSocial Media Post: Social media draft post for your PIOInternal Report: Formal police Motor Vehicle Crash Report Word DocumentWithin the body of your email to your FTO, choose one artifact and describe how the communication method and style would change if you had a different role in law enforcement. You may choose any other role in the policing and law enforcement field.Within the body of your email to your FTO, choose one artifact and describe how the communication method and style would change if the audience changed.What to SubmitTo complete this project, you must submit multiple artifacts (listed below).Email TemplateDownload and fill out the email template provided in the Supporting Materials section. Include the following in your completed document:A 2- to 3-sentence description for each of the various types of communications (Immediate Notification/Communication, Press Release, Social Media Post, and Internal Report)A description of how the communication method and style would change in relation to one artifact if you had a different role in law enforcementA description of how the communication method and style would change in relation to one artifact if the audience changedCommunications ArtifactsThe following are the attachments that would be included with your email. Submit each artifact as an individual file.A 1- to 2-paragraph summary to dispatch (can be audio or written)Bulleted information to send to your PIO for a press releaseDrafted social media post for your PIOFormal police Motor Vehicle Crash ReportSupporting MaterialsThe following resource(s) may help support your work on the project:Document: Project Two Scenario PDFThis scenario informs your project by giving background.Document: Email Template Word DocumentThis template will be used to compose the email to your FTO that includes: a 2- to 3-sentence description for each of the various types of communications, a description of how the communication method and style would change in relation to one artifact if you had a different role in law enforcement, and a description of how the communication method and style would change in relation to one artifact if the audience changed.Document: Motor Vehicle Crash Report Template Word DocumentThis template will be used to complete the formal police Motor Vehicle Crash Report.Website: 3 Best Ways of Writing a Press ReleaseThis website provides guidance on writing press releases by explaining what to include and what not to include in a press release.Document: Motor Vehicle Accident With Fatalities PDFThis is a sample press release for a motor vehicle accident with fatalities. The format of this press release should be considered when outlining the bulleted press release information to send to your PIO.