Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), July 18, 1984, p. 2

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Wednesday July it 19B4 Local woman authors guidebook Helping police officers get it all down in writing HAIRSTYLING EASY CARE DESIGN PERMS Perm Cut 2100 m Cut 3500 Acid Perm Air Slylinq or Ro Extra Open Sat HILLS SHOPPING CENTRE SEALTEST 2 MILK MANAGEMENT LIMITED Rag now 279 COKE PEPSI REG DELREX SMOKE SHOP GEORGETOWN MARKET MACE 774 SHORT TERM DEPOSITS 3 dap minimum paid on maturity rates and available 10 Community Credit Union Belongs to You Me w lion oakviue acton nan OWN LTON MAN ST M40MI the Regional Municipality of lion since 1957 Neater Sam SUPER STEREO GREATVALUE SPECIFICATIONS COMPLETE winter Ithondeqht IrVlatMwUtlor AUDIO TIME of ST rMH A NEW WORLD OF PERSONAL ELECTRONICS HALT0N HILLS FURNITURE APPLIANCES 394 QUEEN ST EAST ACTON HWYNO7 8534211 by Cynthia Gamble With ber eyes glued over and typing Angers weary Acton resident Karen first book Hie Complete Guide to Police Writing How in the world did she think up a book on that topic Well Jakob has had a lot experience in that area The Humber College teacher even rode around in Hal ton regional police cars on patrol It was really interesting Jakob said comparing what happened on Ihe street to whal you see on paper Jakob taught law enforcement com muni cations or eight years to police of ficers and students and it was largely from these lectures that the idea of a book was born Jakob began sending out surveys to police forces across Canada to gather additional information as well as riding patrol It was from her patrol experience that she was able to gather the time restraints and writing requirements for the officers Unlike business report writing police reports are legal documents to be used by attorneys in legal cases They have to work with what the officer has written A poorly written report could mean a poor case It has to be accurate A report needs certain legal requirements but must still be very precise in a limited space Policemen have about five lines to describe a complex occurence so it Important they know more about language Jakob said regional police were encouraging and supportive when she began writing the book Most policemen she Interviewed commented that it was about lime a book like this was designed for them and most were favorably Impressed with the early galley prints It Is the only book of its type in Canada according to Jakob and is largely directed at Canadian police forces police colleges and community colleges which teach law enforcement Jakob added that she has already had some community colleges express Interest in the book Staff Sergeant Dan He id of the Hal ton Police Training Division sold he has ordered a couple of copies review it and consider it for use In training sessions Police forces don have the time to teach recruits how to write well Jakob sold so those with weak writing skills can be handed her book a crash course on clear writing Its small compact and I worked very hard to keep It clear and simple Jakob said The first section deals with language problem areas such as spelling punctuation and grammar The second part provides guidelines for writing such reports memoranda and press releases The third section was put in at the request of police forces It teaches how to write the RH3 Acton resident Keren Jakob who moved four yean ago with her hat written book eipeclatty for Husband John an engineer bar beat editor aid and they made a good mm It a bar tint book but Jakob has written nwoaibie academic essay Many promotion proced in police departments she said require the officer to write an essay Good writing ability thus becomes important to a police man future People are not frightened anymore of writing or of the blank page If they know the rules and conventions they can play the game Jakob said Wellington picks teacher 34 Offering the federal New Democratic Party as the only real alternative to the cynical politics of the old guard parties high school teacher Sandy Young will carry the banner in Wellington Duff In the Sept election Nominated last week in Orangevllle the resident teaches politics and history at Secondary School Young 34 is the founding chairman of the NDPs rural caucus and is a member of Amnesty International Green peace and the Canadian Wildlife He s married a father of three and was nominated for the riding candidacy by former candidate Marlon Chambers Summer Holidays Starting July 24 August 3 we will be closed OPEN ON THE WEEKENDS SATURDAYS SUNDAYS 12430 Regular hours starting August 7th MAIN STREET GLEN MAIN STREET GLEN WILLIAMS THE TIDY CAR DIFFERENCE PRESERVABED will protect any truck box OLD or NEW Protect your truck box against scratches corrosion Our tough coating will not warp roll buckle in hot sunlight or crack in cold temperatures Eliminate condensation This elastomeric material also acts as a sound INTRODUCTORY OFFER COME IN FOR A QUOTE TIDY CAR SERVICES ToudHtppant Steam and dry Sunroofs SAME DAT SERVICE at TOTAL APPEARANCE CENTER YOU CAM BET YOUR BUMPERS

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