Episode: 00214 Released on June 3, 2024 Description: Another year, another 52 episodes to promote the law enforcement analysis profession. In this special anniversary episode, Mindy Duong and Jason talk about hiring, a common theme of the podcast over the past year. Included in this discussion is a review of guests’ advice and four current law enfo…

Episode: 00213 Released on May 27, 2024 Description: In this week's episode, Emily Dorsher shares her analyst journey from the Pacific Northwest. Emily talks about her Master’s degree and research position that influenced her analyst career at Everett PD. Emily’s badge story is different from most; she developed an app that collects vital data on h…

Episode 2. In this episode, the guys recap IALEIA and discuss the 4th amendment is not for sale act. Christopher Bruce stops by to discuss Microsoft Access- is it a zombie database software that simply won't die or the one crime analysis tool to rule them all? Also, what is the greatest Sci-Fi Movie? 4th Amendment is not for Sale Act https://fop.ne…

Episode: 00212 Released on May 20, 2024 Description: Description: In this week's thought-provoking episode, Dr. Nathan Meehan discusses the intricate details of what it means to be an effective analyst and what we can do now to create a strong foundation to set the next generation of analysts for success. He also provides insights into why he chose…

LEAPODCASTS presents Annie Mitchell with the latest International Association of Crime Analysts (IACA) News. Annie is the Vice President of Administration for the IACA. 00:01:26 2024 Conference Information https://www.iaca.net/conference CORRECTION: Graduate students get student rate for IACA Conference Registration. 00:09:22 Membership 00:11:42 Re…

Episode: 00211 Released on May 13, 2024 Description: We kick off this week with a thought-provoking episode with Damien Williams! In this episode, Jason and Damien discuss the use of CompStat in modern policing and the pros and cons of its variants. Damien’s badge story pertains to a hit-and-run incident he helped investigate that landed the offend…

LEAPODCASTS presents Alexander Gulde with the latest International Association of Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysts (IALEIA) News. Alexander attended the IALEIA conference in New Orleans, and we discuss the new VP, 20 years of FIAT, best of this year's conference, and next year's conference. Name Drops: Phil Powell, Sam Steiner, David McClockli…

Episode: 00210 Released on May 6, 2024 Description: Official title or not, tech-savvy SQL developer, Brittany Mason proves you can be an effective analyst without being called one on paper. In this episode, Brittany shares a serial rapist case that she assisted on and how she used her tech and puzzle-solving skills to do so. Brittany is currently w…

Episode 1. The guys critique conference agendas and share their own biggest conference presentation fails. Team New Orleans or Team Vegas, which side are you on? Deb Piehl stops by to discuss lessons learned from 30 years of COMPSTAT. This is the audio version of the show. If you want to view video version, please go to https://www.youtube.com/chan…

Episode: 00209 Released on April 29, 2024 Description: Shannon Kail joins us this week with three exciting analyst badge stories related to a carjacking spree, a homicide, and a gun-related crime as well as discussing resources for social network analysis (SNA) and NIBIN. Shannon also shares her experience in the courtroom and how jail calls helped…