Introduction

         Stories of crime, detection and arrest are avidly read. Most of these stories are culled from the reports and records kept by the police department which the reporter checks on his or her rounds. Names and addresses are always double-checked for accuracy. Given time, the reporter will follow up some of these reports with interviews of the victims and, when possible, of the investigating and arresting officers. These interviews provide the human interest details lacking in the reports. Police reporters also write general stories, such as the effectiveness of the police department in crime prevention and in solving crime.

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Introduction
Check It (1): Drugs
Check It (2): Police Vocabulary
Exercises
        A. Arrested
        B. Cookies
        D. Crime Reports
        D. Bite
        E. Chen Arrest
Assignments
        A. Age
        B. Arrest Report
Campus Projects
        A. Crime Count
        B. Policy
Community Projects
        A. Car Theft
        B. Efficiency
        C. Crimes
        D. Police
        E. Service
        F. Prevention
        G. Complaints
        H. Con Artists
Home Assignment
        Process
Class Discussion
        A. Banner
        B. Murders
Search
        A. Traffic Deaths
        B. Campus Crime
        C. DUI