FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Report Shield is an AI-assisted report review platform built specifically for law enforcement officers. It analyzes your written arrest reports and narratives for objectivity, probable cause strength, defense vulnerabilities, grammar, and legal sufficiency — before you submit them to your approving supervisor. It also includes a Miranda documentation checker and standalone tools for traffic citation lookup, statute research, case law and constitutional amendment lookup, DUI analysis, and court preparation.

Report Shield is restricted to active, sworn law enforcement personnel only. It is designed for patrol officers, detectives, and deputies who write arrest reports and want a professional review before submission. Users who are not active law enforcement will be investigated and their access revoked without refund. It is currently available in Illinois and Missouri, with Indiana and Kentucky launching soon. Each state deployment is built around that state's specific statutes and law enforcement tools.

Everything is built around Missouri law specifically — RSMo charge citations, Missouri felony classes (A through E) and misdemeanor classes (A through D), the persistent/dangerous offender enhancement under RSMo § 558.016, and Missouri's jury-sentencing procedure covered in Court Prep. Court record search uses CaseNet instead of a county-by-county lookup, and the training/certification tools point to Missouri POST and CLEE requirements. Missouri signup requires a department-issued or city-issued email address (personal email addresses like Gmail or Yahoo require manual verification — email support@reportshield.app with your name, badge number, and agency if you don't have one).

No. Report Shield is a tool to help officers prepare stronger reports before submitting to their supervisor. It does not replace the judgment of a supervising officer, a prosecutor, or legal counsel. All output is advisory only. You are always the final reviewer and approver of your own reports.

No. Nothing produced by Report Shield constitutes legal advice. Charge recommendations are reference suggestions only and must be verified against current state statutes. For legal questions specific to your case, consult a licensed attorney or your agency's legal counsel.

No, not on our side. This is a core design principle. Report text submitted for analysis is processed in real time and never written to any Report Shield database, log, or file. When your session ends, your report content is gone from our systems. One nuance worth knowing: our AI processing provider (Anthropic) retains API request logs for up to 7 days under its standard commercial terms, for abuse monitoring only and never for model training, while we finalize a zero-retention agreement with them. See our Privacy Policy for full details.

These are two different things. Report analysis (the full narrative you paste in for review) is never written to a database, per the answer above. Saved reference-tool results — statute lookups, traffic citations, case law, and similar items you save from the web or mobile app — are stored so they sync between your devices and stay available offline in the field. That's a deliberate feature, not a retention gap, and it's deleted immediately if you delete your account.

Report analysis is not stored, so there is nothing on our servers for anyone — including admins — to read after your session ends. Admin accounts exist to manage account approvals, verification, and support requests, not to review report content. Saved reference-tool data (see above) is tied to your account and is only ever accessed for support requests you initiate or account deletion you request.

No. The CJIS Security Policy governs systems that access, transmit, store, or process Criminal Justice Information (CJI) from sources like NCIC, your state's law enforcement data system (e.g. LEADS, MULES), and criminal history databases. Report Shield does not connect to or receive data from any of those systems — it processes only officer-authored narrative text. Because no CJI ever enters the platform, the CJIS Security Policy does not apply. You must still not submit data from NCIC, your state database, or any criminal justice database — Report Shield is for what you personally observed, heard, and documented.

We collect your email address, full name, agency, and badge number for account management. We collect subscription status for access control. We do not store report content in any Report Shield database. See our full Privacy Policy for complete details including infrastructure and AI provider log handling.

Report text is processed by Anthropic's Claude AI model via their API. Anthropic retains API logs for up to 7 days for abuse detection and platform stability — they do not use this data to train models. Report Shield does not intentionally log report content on our own servers. See our Privacy Policy for full details.

Possibly, depending on the AI model version in use at the time. Some AI providers now embed an invisible statistical watermark in AI-generated text, and our AI processing provider applies this to models released on or after August 2, 2026. Only the Final Report and Polished Supplemental rewrite panels produce AI-written text; the analysis panels never write report text for you. See our AI Disclosure page for the full explanation of what a watermark is, how much it attaches to, and who can currently detect it.

No, and here is why. The FBI's Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Security Policy applies specifically to systems that access, transmit, store, or process Criminal Justice Information (CJI). CJI is defined as data originating from federal and state systems such as NCIC, your state's law enforcement data system (e.g. LEADS in Illinois, MULES in Missouri), criminal history repositories, and similar law enforcement databases.

Report Shield does not connect to, query, or receive data from any of those systems. There is no integration with NCIC, your state's database, or any state or federal criminal record database. Officers submit only their own written narratives — words they authored — for AI-assisted review. Because no CJI ever enters the platform, the CJIS Security Policy does not apply.

What this means for you: You should not submit NCIC query results, state database returns, criminal history records, or any data pulled directly from a law enforcement database into Report Shield. That type of data is not what this tool is designed for, and submitting it could violate your agency's own data policies. Report Shield is designed for officer-authored narrative text only.

Yes. All accounts require multi-factor authentication (MFA). Sessions automatically expire after 60 minutes of inactivity. All data is transmitted over HTTPS. Content Security Policy headers protect against common web attacks. Your password is never stored in plain text.

Yes. Report Shield has a dedicated Supplemental mode. When selected, charge recommendations are disabled since those are already established in the original report. All other analysis — objectivity, defense vulnerabilities, legal review, and the professional rewrite — still runs.

Yes. Select Use of Force from the Incident Category dropdown. The analysis checks Graham v. Connor factors, proportionality of force to threat, documentation of subject actions prior to force, de-escalation attempts, injury notation, and force type identification. If body camera footage is available, check the box that appears and the tool will flag it in the report if not already documented. A Use of Force documentation checklist renders alongside the analysis.

Yes. Both have specialized modes. Sexual Assault mode applies trauma-informed analysis and includes a required SA documentation checklist. Domestic Violence mode preserves explicit, legally necessary language — injury descriptions, strangulation documentation, victim and suspect statements — while still correcting grammar and removing officer opinion. Select the appropriate category under Incident Category.

A standalone tool in the sidebar. Describe what you observed on a traffic stop and it identifies every applicable traffic violation with statute citations, fine amounts, offense class, primary vs secondary designation, and mandatory court appearance requirements. No report text needed — it works from field observations.

Type any statute number or describe a crime in plain English and get a plain-language breakdown of every element the state must prove, the offense class, the penalty range, and a direct link to the statute. Related statutes are listed as well.

A dedicated tool that evaluates whether your report documents Miranda correctly — advisement, waiver, and invocation. Officers get Miranda documentation wrong more than almost any other element, and a defense attorney will look for it. The checker flags gaps in how the warning and the subject's response are documented in your narrative.

DUI/DWI analysis built for your state. It reviews SFST and ARIDE documentation, implied consent, chemical testing, the probable cause narrative, the transport and booking sequence, and applicable charges with direct statute links. Built for DUI/DWI enforcement specifically, not generic report review.

Search relevant state and federal case law by topic or statute. You get plain-language summaries of key rulings that may apply to your report, your charges, or your enforcement action — so you understand the controlling case law behind what you documented.

Look up constitutional amendment applications relevant to your stop, search, seizure, or arrest. Provides Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendment analysis tied to the facts you describe, so you can confirm your actions and documentation hold up to constitutional scrutiny.

The Language Card is a mobile app tool with common English/Spanish phrases grouped for traffic stops, commands, and welfare checks — things like "Are you OK?", "Do you need help?", and "Where is the suspect?" Tap any phrase and it displays full-screen so you can hand the phone to the other person to read. Because it's entirely visual — no audio required — the same hand-the-phone approach also works for hearing-impaired encounters where speech isn't reliable, even outside the Spanish-language use case.

A standalone lookup that breaks down exactly what the state must prove for a given charge — element by element — so you can check your documentation against the statute before you finalize a report. Available on both web and mobile.

A standalone tool where you paste your approved report before testifying. It generates a structured preparation summary — one-line case description, chronology, key facts to know, your critical personal observations, likely cross-examination questions with preparation notes, evidence to review, and cautions about weak areas in the report. The summary is printable.

Your judgment as the officer always takes priority. The AI analysis is a starting point, not a verdict. You are required to review all output before copying or printing anything. The approval checkbox before copying the final report confirms that you have read and verified the content.

No. The professional rewrite corrects grammar, removes subjective language, and improves structure — but it never adds facts, changes facts, or removes facts that support the elements of a crime. If you see a factual discrepancy, do not use that output. Your original account of events is always authoritative.

Charge recommendations are based on the facts in your submitted narrative and your state's statutes. They are reference suggestions only. Always verify any charge against current statute language before submission. Statutes are subject to amendment and the AI may not reflect the most recent changes.

Monthly is $20/month — billed monthly, cancel anytime. 6-Month is $110 paid upfront, saving $10 versus paying month to month and ideal for uniform allowance periods. Both Full Access options include every tool with no per-report charges, and both include the mobile app. A Basic plan at $10/month gives you Statute Lookup, Traffic Law, Case Law Lookup, Amendment Lookup, Charge Elements Lookup, and the Officer Resource Center on the web, plus the full mobile app — available now in every state Report Shield serves (currently Illinois and Missouri, with more states on the way). All plans are web subscriptions; the mobile app is included at no additional charge and there is nothing to purchase inside the app.

Yes — the Report Shield mobile app is live now on Google Play and the App Store. It brings the field tools to your phone — traffic and statute lookup, charge elements, an easy-to-read Miranda script, case law and amendment lookup, a Language Card with English/Spanish phrases for traffic stops, commands, and welfare checks, DUI/DWI field guides, court record search, officer portal and certification lookup, and training calendars, all matched to your state. The mobile app is included with the $20/month and $110/6-month web plans at no extra cost, and is also included with the $10/month Basic plan (which adds Statute, Traffic Law, Case Law, and Amendment Lookup on the web too), available now in every state Report Shield serves.

Click Manage Subscription in the footer of the app. This opens the Stripe customer portal where you can cancel. For monthly subscribers, cancellation takes effect at the end of your current billing period and you keep access until then. For 6-month subscribers, cancellation stops renewal but your access continues through the full paid period.

Monthly subscribers: Refund requests are handled case by case. Contact support@reportshield.app within 7 days of your charge. We will respond within 2 business days.

6-Month subscribers: The 6-month plan is non-refundable. This policy is disclosed at the time of purchase. Upon cancellation, access continues through the end of the paid period and will not renew.

Your access is revoked at the end of your paid period, but your account record stays in place for 30 days in case you want to resubscribe — you don't have to sign up again from scratch. If you'd rather your account be removed right away instead of waiting out that window, request deletion directly (see our account deletion page) — that's immediate, with no grace period. Since Report Shield does not store report content in any Report Shield database, there is no report data to delete on our end either way.

Sessions automatically expire after 60 minutes of inactivity and you will be logged out. Closing the tab also signs you out immediately. This is a security measure given the sensitive nature of law enforcement report content.

On the sign in page, click Forgot your password? below the Sign In button. Enter your email address and we will send you a reset link. The link expires in 24 hours. Check your spam folder if you do not receive it within a few minutes.