Criminal Investigation: module 3
strategic crime analysis
- long term strategies - policy and prevention techniques - statistical trends, hot spots, and problem areas
Tactical Crime Analysis
- short-term development - patrol and investigation priorities - crime series
Crime analysis can become ineffective if...
- understaffed -assign the wrong person - ignore it
Closed source information
-Computer-aided dispatch system - Records management system - national crime investigation center
geographic data
-contains building, street view and roads -Aerial and "street view" photographs
Snapchat
-develop mutual friends and add target - track targets movements (if not in ghost mode) -no search warrant required
Crime analysis process
1. Data Collection and Management 2. Data Scanning and Querying 3. Data Analysis 4. Information Dissemination 5. Response 6. Evaluation and Feedback
Data Analysis
A cycle fo questions and answers that result in actionable information is a result of
RMS in relation of closed source information stands for
Records management system
national crime information center
lists of fugitive and missing and wanted persons
two forms of information collection include
passive and active
crime intelligence analysis is concerned with
people involved in crimes
Computer aided dispatch system
telecommunications and geographic display technology
Open Source Information
unclassified and publicly available ex: Social media, government data and reports, interviews
Social Media
- Communication through virtual networks - Provides insight into the individuals likes and dislikes - enables law enforcement to track and monitor
crime intelligence analysis
- concerned with people involved in crimes - repeat offender, victims, organization, and networks - find ways to deter and disrupt
