Adding an Offense

To name offenses for the incident, do the following:
 On the Incident tab of the School Profile, open the appropriate incident.

1. Select the Offenses tab.

2. Under Add Incident Offense, select an offense from the drop-down list. If a particular offense has already been added for the incident, it will no longer appear in the drop-down list.
   
   
   NOTE: Offense class is marked as shown below:

See References below for more information.
 

1. Click Add to open a Worksheet for the selected offense. See the Offense Description and a corresponding Elements Checklist.

2. Complete the Worksheet.

3. Click OK.

You can view an offense by highlighting it and clicking Open.

Offense types are defined in the following categories. Click on a category to see a list of Offense Types by Class.
 

• Class A offenses; unlawful conduct

• Class B offenses; unlawful conduct

• Class C Offenses; department-prohibited conduct

• Class D Offenses; school-prohibited conduct

• Incident - Record basic Incident Information and a Summary of Statement of Acts Committed.

• Offenses -  Identify alleged offenses. Use worksheets to document evidence relating to the named offense.

• Witnesses - Identify witnesses and the offenses they allegedly had seen. Record witness statements.  

• Victims - Identify victims and the alleged offenses under which they have been victimized. Record date parent or guardian is notified. Record victim statements and disposition.

• Suspects, and Disciplinary Actions - Identify suspects and possible motivation for the alleged offenses. Record suspect statements and note whether the offenses are suspect or verified.

• Notifications - Record various types of notifications related to victim or suspect.

NOTE: The Investigation tab does not display for incidents logged after 6/8/2011. This tab has been moved to the Suspect form.

References

See Offenses - Definitions for definitions that were effective prior to the 1.12.0 release.