Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Critical Thinking Resource: Serendip

About Serendip: Founded and with continuing support from Bryn Mawr College and the Bryn Mawr College TIDE pool.

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Men suspects in 4 break-ins at businesses

Men suspects in 4 break-ins at businesses

This news article recognizes a crime analyst as an important member of the problem-solving team.

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Saturday, October 10, 2009

CNN Money Best Jobs 2009 - Intelligence Analyst ranks 9 in top 10!

Best Jobs in America

They are talking about federal jobs - but its still a good sign for analysts in policing. As the value of analysis is better understood, the demand for analysts will grow at all levels of public safety and security.

Friday, October 9, 2009

Tilley Awards 2009

Tilley Awards 2009

"The order of the top three entries submitted into the Tilley Awards 2009 competition was announced at the UK Problem Oriented Partnerships (POP) Conference..."

1st place: "The overall winning entry for 2009 is Operation Fragment: Operation Fragment is the Government Office South West regional winner. The project was set up by Avon and Somerset police to tackle a rise in metal thefts in Somerset particularly from schools, churches and other community buildings." See details here.

2nd place: "The Engage Team is the Government Office North West regional winner. This project was set up to consider why East Lancashire police's Eastern Division had higher numbers of children going missing from home for short periods of time than other parts of the force." See details here.

3rd place: "Hull Domestic Abuse Partnership also won this year's stand alone category, violence against women. The project was set up in September 2005 to tackle domestic violence in the city following research carried out by Citysafe CDRP to determine why the crime is often underreported and what could be done to improve the situation." See details here.

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Repeat offenders on police force's radar

Repeat offenders on police force's radar

This article is about a Canadian police force adapting intelligence led policing - and hiring a crime analyst as well.

Serious crime dips in Newburgh

Serious crime dips in Newburgh

It's great to see a Chief give credit to a crime analyst and consider her integral to police work.

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

North Carolina drug-fighting strategy gets try here

North Carolina drug-fighting strategy gets try here

This is an interesting article about using crime analysis to address the burglary problem in a jurisdiction by shutting down open-air drug markets.

Friday, October 2, 2009

Fusion Centers Forge Ahead

Fusion Centers Forge Ahead is an article by Joseph Straw in Security Management's The Magazine.