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Janine Weisman - Exercise 4: Arrest Reports

Exercise 4: Arrest Reports

Write a police log containing four separate entries for arrests made by the Middletown Police Department.

Rubric Code: EXC9C27

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Subject: Journalism

Type: Assignment

Grade Levels: Undergraduate

Arrest Reports
	No submission 0 pts	Poor 2.75 pts	Fair 3.35 pts	Good 4.25 pts	Excellent 5 pts
Drunken driving 1	No submission	Poor Uses language that convicts the offender before they have been to court Contains inaccurate information Misses essential information about the arrest day, time and/or location Not in AP style Only 1 paragraph	Fair Some details are unclear or missing such as name, age, address of offender, date and time of arrest Unclear what brought the offender to the attention of police -Wordy writing -Some adherence to AP style -Only 1 paragraph long	Good Sticks to the facts: Includes name, age, address of offender Date and time of arrest Brief explanation of what brought the offender to the attention of police Includes location of where the arrest took place Includes year make and model of vehicle the offender had been driving 2-4 paragraphs Minimal spelling and grammar errors Mostly adheres to AP style	Excellent Reports the arrest in clear, simple and accurate language Includes name, age, address of offender Date and time of arrest Brief explanation of what brought the offender to the attention of police Includes location of where the arrest took place Includes year make and model of vehicle the offender had been driving 3-4 paragraphs Adheres to AP style Superior spelling, grammar, clean copy
Drunken driving 2	No submission	Poor Uses language that convicts the offender before they have been to court Contains inaccurate information Misses essential information about the arrest day, time and/or location Not in AP style Only 1 paragraph	Fair -Some details are unclear or missing such as name, age, address of offender, date and time of arrest -Unclear what brought the offender to the attention of police Wordy writing Some adherence to AP style Only 1 paragraph long	Good Sticks to the facts: Name, age, address of offender Date and time of arrest Brief explanation of what brought the offender to the attention of police Location of where the arrest took place Year, make, and model of vehicle the offender had been driving 2-4 paragraphs Minimal spelling and grammar errors Mostly adheres to AP style	Excellent Reports the arrest in clear, simple and accurate language Name, age, address of offender Date and time of arrest Brief explanation of what brought the offender to the attention of police Location of where the arrest took place -Year make and model of vehicle the offender had been driving 3-4 paragraphs Adheres to AP style Superior spelling, grammar, clean copy
Domestic simple assault	No submission	Poor Uses language that convicts the offender before they have been to court Judges or attributes blame to victim Injects opinion into report rather than sticking to the facts -Contains inaccurate information -Misses essential information about the arrest day, time and/or location -Not in AP style -Only 1 paragraph	Fair Some details are unclear or missing such as name, age, address of offender, date and time of arrest, or ... Too much detail Unclear what brought the offender to the attention of police Wordy writing Some adherence to AP style Only 1 paragraph long	Good Sticks to the facts: Includes name, age, address of offender Date and time of arrest Brief narrative of call for service, explanation of what brought the offender to the attention of police -Includes location of where the arrest took place 2-4 paragraphs Minimal spelling and grammar errors Mostly adheres to AP s	Excellent Reports the arrest in clear, simple and accurate language Includes name, age, address of offender Date and time of arrest Brief narrative of call for service, explanation of what brought the offender to the attention of police Location of where the arrest took place 2-4 paragraphs Adheres to AP style Superior spelling, grammar, clean copy
Domestic vandalism	No submission	Poor Uses language that convicts the offender before they have been to court Judges or attributes blame to victim Injects opinion into report rather than sticking to the facts Contains inaccurate information Misses essential information about the arrest day, time and/or location Not in AP style Only 1 paragraph	Fair -Some details are unclear or missing such as name, age, address of offender, date and time of arrest, or ... Too much detail Wordy writing Some adherence to AP style Only 1 paragraph long	Good Sticks to the facts: Includes name, age, address of offender Date and time of arrest Brief narrative of call for service, explanation of what brought the offender to the attention of police Includes location of where the arrest took place Minimal spelling and grammar errors Mostly adheres to AP style 2-4 paragraphs	Excellent Reports the arrest in clear, simple and accurate language Name, age, address of offender Date and time of arrest Brief narrative of call for service, explanation of what brought the offender to the attention of police Location of where the arrest took place Adheres to AP style Superior spelling, grammar, clean copy

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