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By
studying and tracking crime, a crime analyst can predict when and where
the next offense could happen. These tools can be used in crime
prevention. Crime Analysis supports a number of department functions
including Patrol, Special Operations and Tactical Units, Investigations,
Planning and Research, Crime Prevention, and Administrative Services
(budgeting and program planning).
A Crime
Analyst
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Studies crime and profiles suspects
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Analyzes crime data to forecast the
day, time, and place a crime is likely to occur and to keep it from
happening
- Shares crime
patterns with detectives and patrol officers
The three types of Crime
Analysis are:
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Tactical
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Strategic
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Administrative
A Crime
Analyst studies the crime data daily through police reports. After
pulling the data, the Analyst tracks that criminal activity in a
database or by computer mapping software.
Tactical
crime analysis is used to:
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Concentrate on crimes that are an
immediate threat to the community such as rape, burglary, robbery,
and serial murders
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Detect a pattern from crimes by
studying and linking common factors such as method, description of
suspect, and the type of weapon used
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Share information to patrol
officers and to detectives to provide leads and prevent crime
Strategic
crime analysis is used to:
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Decide where police presence needs
to be increased or decreased
Administrative crime analysis is used to:
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Provide special reports to the
Police Chief that interpret crime statistics categorized by
geographical and/or economic conditions
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Inform officers of crime statistics
and patterns
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Justify the number of officers at
an agency or request more officers
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