Question

Critically discuss the recommendation of Macaulay report. What were the Consequences of enforcement of this report?

Answer 1

Answer:

Police reports are the bedrock of the justice system. The notes officers take at incident scenes and then compile into reports afterward, establish the basic facts of the criminal cases presented to district attorneys (DAs). The DAs’ decisions on which cases to prosecute is tied directly to the police reports they receive from arresting officers.

Unfortunately, the timeworn practice of officers writing notes by hand and then typing reports hours later is fraught with potentially serious downsides. Officers on the scene are often under pressure to write the quickest, most condensed notes they can to save time. Key details can get left out, and writing can be hard to decipher after the fact.

Back at the station, writing a report based on these condensed notes and the officer’s personal recollections leaves the door open for inaccuracies. (Add the fact that most officers are not trained typists, and there’s even more room for error!)

Researchers have found that memory fades fast: Within one hour, people will have forgotten an average of 50 percent of the information presented to them. Within 24 hours, this jumps to 70 percent, and within a week, forgetfulness reaches its peak of 90 percent. Working from recorded notes can help but transcribing these notes by hand eats up precious time.

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