When one thinks about law enforcement jobs, the first thing that comes to mind is high- speed chases, shoot outs, robberies, murders, and drunk driving. What most people doesn’t frequently think of as the most important part of an officer’s job is the paper work. Just because it doesn’t sound so glamourous or dangerous, doesn’t mean it’s not as important. Report writing can be one of the most important tools to a police officer, and also the people involved in a case. No one can remember every detail of a situation, especially if the event has to be recalled days, months, or even years later. Report types change according to why they are written, or how they are used. The most common use of police reports is used in officer evaluation’s, radio, television, and newspaper’s based on the information from police reports. Also, criminal and civil cases, reviewing audience’s, and statistical information use police report’s to help prove or disprove information. It can also be used to help decide if the community needs are being met. The most common types of reports are arrest report’s, which is taken when one is arrested. It includes why the person why the person was arrested, and how the person was behaving during the arrest. A crime report is another very common report. It is taken after an investigation has determined that a crime has taken paced. The crime report must include all the aspects of the so called crime, including where the crime took place and the time, if any evidence was found and collected pertaining to the crime, a description of the suspect if one was seen, and if there was any loss or injuries. A traffic citation report is given when a parking or traffic violation has occurred. Another is an evidence collection report, which contain the evidence that was collected, who collected it, and where it was located when it was collected. The most common