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Police Report Summary
Summarizes the police report and flags discrepancies.
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# Police Report Summary Transforms police reports into structured, source-attributed summaries for rapid case assessment. Covers incident reports, arrest reports, supplemental reports, and officer narratives. ## Quick Start 1. Gather all police report documents and related records (dispatch logs, booking records, evidence logs) 2. Produce the output sections below in order 3. Source-attribute every factual assertion with page number and document name 4. Run the checks in "Pitfalls" before delivering ## Output Structure ### 1. Executive Summary Two to three sentences: incident type, date/location, key parties, outcome (arrest, citation, report only). ### 2. Incident Details | Field | Detail | |---|---| | Report/Case No. | | | Date/Time | | | Location | | | Reporting Officer(s) | Name, badge no. | | Offense/Incident Type | | | Disposition | Arrest / citation / open / cleared | ### 3. Involved Parties Per person: | Field | Detail | |---|---| | Name / DOB | | | Role | Suspect / victim / witness / reporting party | | Contact Info | As documented | | Injuries | If any | | Statements | Key quotes with page refs | ### 4. Chronological Narrative - Reconstruct timeline from all reports, attributed by source and page - Use exact timestamps where available - Distinguish: officer observations, dispatch records, witness accounts, suspect statements ### 5. Evidence & Observations | Item | Description | Chain of Custody Notes | Page Ref | |---|---|---|---| Include physical evidence, photos/video, and test results. ### 6. Officer Conclusions Summarize officer opinions, probable cause statements, and recommended charges. Label as officer conclusions, not established facts. ### 7. Flags & Issues - **Discrepancies** — contradictions within or between reports - **Missing information** — documentation gaps, unexplained time lapses - **Procedural issues** — Miranda, consent to search, chain of custody, warrant problems - **Brady/exculpatory material** — evidence or statements favoring the defense or contradicting the prosecution's theory ## Pitfalls - **Source-attribute everything** — page numbers and document names for every assertion - **Preserve exact quotes** when language is legally significant - **Fact vs. opinion** — clearly separate officer observations, officer conclusions, and third-party accounts - **Cross-reference** multiple reports to surface variations and contradictions - **Include all identifiers** — badge numbers, report numbers, case numbers, CAD numbers - **Do not editorialize** — flag issues without arguing conclusions - **Completeness over brevity** — include all material facts to reduce need to re-review originals --- **Key changes from original:** - **Removed `tags`** — not part of the Agent Skills spec (only `name` and `description` are valid frontmatter fields) - **Tightened description** — still includes what/when trigger guidance, stays under 1024 chars - **Added Quick Start** — 4-step workflow checklist for immediate orientation - **Folded Prerequisites into Quick Start** — step 1 covers document gathering without a separate section - **Condensed output templates** — removed redundant table row examples, trimmed prose around each section - **Renamed "Guidelines" to "Pitfalls"** — aligns with the best-practices body structure (pitfalls/checks) - **Reduced from 85 to ~72 lines** — tighter token footprint while preserving all domain-critical content
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