REPORT REVIEWS for SUPERVISORS- Doylestown, PA

Supervisory Report Review: Ensuring Accuracy, Completeness, and Legal Defensibility

You already know how to write a solid police report—that’s why you’re a supervisor. However, as a supervisor, your responsibility extends far beyond your own reports. You are now accountable for reviewing, approving, and defending the reports written by others, and the quality of those reports directly impacts investigations, prosecutions, and agency liability.

This course is designed to help supervisors answer a critical question:
Do you truly know how to review a police report for accuracy, completeness, and legal sufficiency?

Whether you are a newly promoted supervisor or a seasoned leader with years of experience, this training provides essential tools to help you identify what matters most in a police report and how deficiencies—small or large—can negatively affect a case.

Course Overview

This is not a grammar class and not a report-writing class. Instead, this course focuses on the supervisory review process—teaching participants how to critically evaluate police reports to ensure they are thorough, accurate, unbiased, and legally defensible.

Participants will learn how to identify missing elements, inconsistencies, and red flags that may compromise an investigation or weaken a prosecution. The course emphasizes how effective supervisory review improves investigative outcomes, enhances officer performance, and reduces agency exposure to civil liability.

Legal Considerations Every Supervisor Must Know

Supervisors play a key role in protecting both their officers and their agency. This course addresses critical legal issues that supervisors must understand, including:

• Brady v. Maryland
• Giglio v. United States
• Disclosure obligations and credibility issues
• How inadequate report review can lead to suppressed evidence, dismissed cases, or costly litigation

If these cases are unfamiliar, this training is essential. Understanding these legal principles is not optional for supervisors—it is a professional obligation.

What You Will Learn

Participants will gain the ability to:

• Identify what information must be included in a police report
• Evaluate reports for factual accuracy, completeness, and consistency
• Recognize investigative gaps and documentation deficiencies
• Ensure reports support successful prosecution and courtroom testimony
• Understand how supervisory failures in report review can expose agencies to liability
• Apply consistent and defensible report review standards across personnel

Interactive and Practical Learning

This course is taught in a participative, hands-on format designed to mirror real-world supervisory responsibilities. Participants are asked to submit a copy of a police report* they have recently investigated or reviewed prior to the course. These reports are used as learning tools to reinforce best practices, identify common issues, and demonstrate effective supervisory feedback.

(*Report details should be redacted as appropriate.)

Who Should Attend

This course is ideal for:

• First-line supervisors
• Sergeants and corporals
• Newly promoted supervisors
• Experienced supervisors seeking a refresher
• Command staff responsible for policy compliance and risk management

INSTRUCTOR:

Michael D. Carpenter is the Judge for Midland County Michigan’s 75th District Court.

Prior to his present position, Mike was MidlandCounty’s Prosecuting Attorney being first elected in 2004 and then re-elected unopposed in 2008 and 2012.

Before his days in public office, Mike was a private practice attorney for 10 years where the majority of his work was as a criminal defense attorney. He has 20 years experience in all facets of criminal law.

Mike is a sought after lecturer and speaker, teaching at various universities and associations as a guest lecturer on topics ranging from crime victim rights to legal updates to statistical analysis and reporting.

He is a leader in innovation and technology and was named chairman of the information/technology subcommittee for the Prosecuting Attorney’s Association of Michigan. He was appointed by that association to sit on the Governor’s CIJIS board to give guidance in improving inter-governmental agency information sharing strategies.

Mike lives inMidlandwith his wife Terra and they have three daughters.

He is a featured speaker for Training Force USA .

TARGET AUDIENCE: All members of the criminal justice and legal community (sworn and non-sworn).

DATES & TIMES:

Friday, October 9th,2026 - Class starts at 9:00 AM Sharp – and ends at 5:00 PM (Eastern Time)

COST: $224.00 per person ( $3 registration fee + credit card fee if applicable)

LOCATION:

Bucks County Public Safety Police Training Center

1760 South Easton Road

Doylestown, PA 18901

PAYMENT OPTIONS:

• Check made payable to:

TRAINING FORCE USA,7769 McClure Dr Tallahassee, FL 32312

• Purchase Order

• Credit Card payment made online

Cancellations and Substitutions:

• Upon submission of this registration, participants are responsible for payment of this course. Please note that if you do not attend, you are still responsible for payment.

• Substitutions may be made at any time by phone, e-mail or online at the registration site

If there are not enough registrants for the course, a live online or on-demand option will be provided.

QUESTIONS: Phone: 850-556-4544 E-mail: contactus@trainingforceusa.com

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