ABSTRACT
Many people in the early stages of their careers in the criminal justice
system believe that they do not have to worry about reading and correct-
ing reports. After all, they won’t be eligible for promotional examinations
for some time. The truth of the matter is that by the time one has an
opportunity to be promoted, one should have a great deal of experience
reading and correcting reports. You should start reading and correcting
reports now. An important rule to remember is not to submit any
report-even a simple, straightforward one-without first having proof-
read it. Your first experiences in reading and correcting reports should be
in reading and correcting your own reports. It is true that after having
just finished writing a report the last thing you may feel like doing is
reading your report. However, doing so will make a tremendous differ-
ence in the quality of reports you submit.
