Course Description

Almost all law enforcement personnel are called upon to perform the task of report writing in one form or another several times a day. How well or how poorly a report was written can make all the difference in a criminal investigation. Report writing skills can also be the deciding factor in situations which may place the member or the member’s agency in areas of criminal and civil liability. Despite this, report writing is often overlooked as a vital skill for law enforcement personnel.

Captain Babcock uses his experiences from over 34 years in law enforcement and over two decades assigned to investigative elements to emphasize the importance of skilled report writing and to point out common areas to improve report writing skills and more effectively document the actions taken in a criminal investigation.  

Instructor

| Special Agent Everett Babcock

Special Agent Everett Babcock began his law enforcement career in 1988, serving as a Patrol Officer, and later as an Investigator for the Sayre Police Department in Sayre Oklahoma. In 1992 Babcock took a position as a District Attorney’s Investigator assigned to the District 2 Drug Task Force in Oklahoma’s Second Judicial District, conducting narcotic investigations in the northwestern part of the state. In 1995, Babcock moved to Missouri and began a career with the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department, serving as a Patrol Officer, Field Training Officer, Patrol Sergeant, Patrol Captain, Domestic Violence Detective, Homicide Detective, Assault Squad Sergeant, Property Crimes Captain, Homicide Unit Sergeant, and Homicide Unit Captain. Babcock retired from Kansas City Missouri P.D. in February of 2024 after 29 years of service. In March of 2024 Babcock returned to Oklahoma, taking his current position as a Special Agent working for the District Attorney’s Office in Oklahoma’s 22nd Judicial District where he is currently employed. In addition to teaching for the Dolan Consulting Group, Babcock has taught law enforcement classes for the University of Central Missouri, the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department, the Missouri Highway Patrol, The International Homicide Investigator’s Association, and the Oklahoma District Attorney’s Association. Babcock holds a Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Central Missouri. Babcock is currently the Northern Regional Director for the International Homicide Investigator’s Association, and is a member of the Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth’s Child Death Review Board. Babcock’s homicide investigations have been profiled on America’s Most Wanted, American Gangster, The First 48, Fatal Attraction and The Killer Next Door.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Before You Start

    • Consent Questions

    • Download Course Handout
  • 2

    Webinar

    • Investigative Report Writing | Hour 1

    • Investigative Report Writing | Hour 2