
AI-Assisted ReportReliability Lab
Follow a fictional DUI investigation from source capture through officer and supervisor review. Identify how inaccuracies, omissions, attribution mistakes, and unsupported language can enter an AI-assisted report.
Before You Begin
You are the reporting officer in a fictional DUI investigation. The AI system can use only the source materials you select. You will evaluate the draft, correct identified problems, complete an officer attestation, and then perform a supervisor review.
Understand the timeline and known facts.
Decide what information is available to the system.
See how input selection affects output.
Classify and correct reliability issues.
Document review and unresolved conflicts.
Evaluate the corrected report and edit history.
Estimated time: 12–15 minutes
Step 1: Review the Incident
Read the timeline carefully. You will use it later to evaluate chronology and factual support.
What to Look For
- CAD arrival time is not necessarily contact time.
- BWC begins three minutes after arrival.
- Some officer observations may never be spoken aloud.
- Different sources may describe the same event differently.
Step 2: Inspect and Select Sources
Open each source, review its limitation, and decide whether to include it in the AI input.
Step 3: Generate the AI-Assisted Draft
The system uses only the selected sources. Information outside those sources may be absent, misstated, or inferred.
Step 4: Officer Review
Select any sentence that appears inaccurate, unsupported, incomplete, overstated, or inconsistent with the source material.
Problematic sentences are not marked in advance.
Sentence Review
Select a sentence in the report.
Source Comparison
Step 5: Officer Attestation
Document what was reviewed, what was added from personal knowledge, and whether any conflict remains unresolved.
Step 6: Supervisor Review
Review the initial draft, officer changes, and remaining reliability questions. This is a substantive review, not merely proofreading.
Initial AI Draft
The driver aggressively reached toward the center console despite repeated commands to stop.
Officer Revision
The driver moved his right hand toward the center console. I instructed him to keep his hands visible.
Edit History
The driver aggressively reached moved his right hand toward the center console despite repeated commands to stop. I instructed him to keep his hands visible.
Supervisor Questions
- Are statements supported?
- Were conflicts resolved?
- Are officer-added facts based on personal knowledge?
- Does the report establish the factual basis?
Step 7: Completion Review and Agency Application
Review the issues addressed and identify questions to take back to your agency.