Role of a Narrative and the Narrative Writing Process
In this unit’s Studies, you read two chapters demonstrating the importance of the narrative to criminal justice reports. Using the readings in the textbook and the upcoming narrative-writing task, take some time to consider the following questions. You may respond generally to the nature of narrative writing, or more specifically to the narratives that we are looking at and generating in class.

What was surprising to you about the role of the narrative or the nature of the narrative from this week’s reading? Or what about the discussion of the process of writing did you learn about how to take and organize your notes for writing a good narrative in your field report for work? Perhaps there is something else that you learned about the narrative for report writing in criminal justice from this week’s reading that you would like to discuss, as well?

Post your initial discussion by Thursday.

Discussion Objectives
Explain information learned about the role of a narrative or the narrative writing process in criminal justice writing.
Review a case from a narrative writing task.