Report Writing

Aim:The aim of this lesson is to give the students a very basic understanding of the purpose, value, and components of field notes and law enforcement report writing.

Objective:At the end of this lesson, the student will be able to achieve the following objectives and demonstrate an understanding of:

•Note Taking, and

•The fundamentals of Report Writing

Taking proper Field Notes:Field notes are brief notations concerning specific events. The collection of an individual officer’s notes can serve as a general reference to the officer’s memory of the incident.

Loss Prevention

What is Loss Prevention?

Loss Prevention is the concept of establishing [PPB] policies, procedures and business practice to prevent the loss of inventory or monies in

a retail environment. Developing a program around this concept will help you to reduce the opportunities that these losses can occur and

more specifically, work to prevent the loss rather than solely be reactive to them after they occur.

Why does a retailer need to understand loss prevention?

When a retailer experiences a loss, they are losing direct, to the bottom line profitability. Lost inventory requires replenishment at a cost to the

retailer and lost monies cannot be replaced. The cost of these losses goes direct to the bottom line of a retail balance sheet causing lost

profits. Profits that could have been used for new inventory, new store openings, employee benefits OR increased earnings.