Crime Analysis Flashcards
what is crime analysis
crime analyst support investigations by collating and studying information to help detect and reduce crime
analysts look for patterns and trends in data and identify problems so that resources can be allocated
types of policing
there is reactive and proactive
reactive policing—
police officers patrol and wait to spot a crime so that they can remedy it.
proactive policing—
this requires the police to work with they community to become informed of issues that should be remedies before a crime occurs
types of analysis
STRATEGIC—
trends and patterns, this assist with planning and reinforcing policies
TACTICAL—
—current crime problems this assists with operational activity
INVESTIGATIVE—
—information from investigations, this assists with profiling suspects and victims
PERFORMANCE—
—what works and what doesn’t this assists with identifying areas of improvement
OPERATIONAL—
—organisational resourcing this assists with deployment and resource allocation
where do crime scene analysts work?
- policing
- NCA
- security/secret services
- fraud
- customs
- crime and disorder
- substance misuse
what do analysts do?
CRIME SCENE ANALYSIS—looks for pattens in crimes (geographic, trends)
NETWORK ANALYSIS—analysis of offender activities and relationships-(association charts, phone analysis)
TARGET PROFILE— profile of an individual (lifestyle)
PROBLEM PROFILE— analysis of a problem (change in patterns, series and hot-spots)
TIMELINE—temporal depiction of events, activity and communication
summary
it is an important part of policing
analysts and BIA both consider patterns in crime and behaviour
