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Introductory Criminal Analysis:

Crime Prevention and Intervention Strategies

CHAPTER 1:Introduction

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INTRODUCTION

Criminal analysis is the application of particular analytical methods to data collection for the purpose of criminal investigation or criminal research. Criminal analysis is practiced in law enforcement, in the criminal defense field, military, and private security organizations around the world. Marilyn B. Peterson Sommers, Crime Analyst

Housekeeping

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Paul – 561-723-9335 (8:00 AM – 9 PM ET)Class RulesUnit weeks run from Wednesday – TuesdayWhat’s New

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Housekeeping continued

Call me PaulAsk Questions Any Time in

SeminarText Book – Doc Sharing – 1st two

chapters

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Strategic Analysis

Focus on Future Crime Trends:

Guidance for Commanders

Statistical Reports

Anticipated Changes

Update Acquisition

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Intelligence Analysis

Focus on Enterprise Crimes:

Criminal Organizations

Organized Crime

Street Gangs

Drug Cartels

Terrorists

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Criminal Investigative Analysis

Focus on Violent Crimes:

Serial Murder

Serial Rape

Serial Arson

Child Predators

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Operations Analysis

Focus On:

Police Patrol Practices

Planning

Patrol Allocations

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Crime Analysis

Focus on Street Crimes:

Burglary

Robbery

Non Serial Rape

Stalking

Tactical Intervention and Prevention

Class Field Trip

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On the next slide, you will see an IP address. Click on it, view the video, and then come back to class – no sneaking out to the refrigerator for a snack on the way back!

Web Field Trip!

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Click on this site below and check out the short video:

http://rochester.ynn.com/content/all_news/rochester/509218/crime-center-helps-greece-police-in-triple-homicide/

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SARA Model

Scanning

Analysis

Response(s)

Assessment

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Administrative/Academic Analysis

Helps facilitate strategic goalsFocuses on providing economic,

geographic, and social information for police administrators

May create time management problems for crime analysts

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Criminal Intelligence Cycle + SARA

1. Scanning the Community and Target Identification

5. Collation and Organization

2. Crime Problem Selected

6. Computer Storage and Retrieval Systems

3. Collection Plan Covert and Overt Sources

7. Analysis and SynthesisReporting Systems

4. Evaluation of Information and Sources

8. Proper Clearance and Dissemination

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Crime Analysis: Crime Linkage

Determine and identify crime patterns and crime series through data analysis.

Modus operandi (MO) = starting point for pattern detection and statistical analysis.

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Crime Analysis: Crime Linkage

Computer mapping patternsAssist in defining similar crime

patterns, occurrences and geographical concentration.

Basis for linking serial crimes Unique MO or signature behaviors

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Universal Factors: Crime Analysis

Property Loss

Descriptive

Geographic

Chronologic

Crime Type

SuspectVehicle

VictimTarget

Suspect

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Crime Information Bulletins

Brief analytical statementsOften warn about specific criminal

or criminal activityInform officers of crime patterns,

trends, or series crimesDescribe valuable criminal

information on continuing events

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Crime Information Bulletins

Familiarize officers with offenses committed

Information of days, times of offenses, locations, and possible suspects

May identify potential victimMO information and suspects’

vehicles

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Be On the Look Out (BOLO)

Inform officers that a particular offender is wanted for interview or arrest

Most effective when it includes specific information regarding the suspect’s vehicle, description, and address

Useful in cases of hot pursuit of:Known criminal offendersPossibility of injury to officers

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Conclusion

Criminal analysis, crime prevention, and intervention strategies dominant forces

Strategic and tactical criminal information, combined with crime mapping strategies provides accurate criminal information.

Diminishing resources

Police must learn to do more with less.

Cost of crime prevention minimal

Opportunities and rewards optimal