Episode: 226 Released on August 12, 2024 Description: You have probably heard of an internship but what about an externship? In this week’s episode, Stephanie Francois goes over her internship AND externship experiences that helped her in her crime analysis path. Stephanie’s analyst badge story involves helping to solve a robbery case involving fac…

Episode: 00225 Released on August 5, 2024 Description: In episode 2 of Before You Leap, Randy Stickley reviews common biases for law enforcement analysts. Everyone has biases, so it is important to search for potential biases in analytical products. Before you leap, think about bias and double and even triple check that you maintained your objectiv…

It's election season! Kassie, Jason, and Charlie speculate wildly and play armchair IACA president from their barstools. Website: https://www.bdeanalyticsllc.com/cocktailsandcrimeanalysis Podcast version can be found at www.leapodcasts.comBy LEAPodcasts

Episode: 00224 Released on July 29, 2024 Description: The Tennessee Crime and Intelligence Analysts Association was officially created on July 1, 2024 just a little over a year after the Tennessee Association of Law Enforcement Analysts (TALEA) closed shop. President Caity Lemacks and Vice President Jessica Elsmore join Jason to discuss the genesis…

Episode: 00223 Released on July 22, 2024 Description: In this Analyst Talk Deep Dive, Did You Know? With Mike Winslow will explore the little know tips and tricks in tactical analysis. In this episode, Mike talks about the cellular network connection in newer vehicles. Analysts can subpoena the records from these vehicles to obtain much of the same…

Episode: 00222 Released on July 22, 2024 Description: Nikki North, President of the National Real Time Crime Center Association, joins Jason for the first of many regular deep dives into Real Time Crime Centers. Real Crime All The Time will explore the many aspects of Real Time Crime Centers from the analyst’s perspective. In this episode, Nikki an…

Episode: 00221 Released on July 15, 2024 Description: If you're interested in the intelligence analysis profession, then this is the episode for you! Frank Elizondo, a retired veteran with almost four decades of experience, shares how intelligence analysis has evolved over his career and what institutional knowledge he'd like to pass on to the next…

Episode: 00220 Released on July 8, 2024 Description: In this episode, Matthew Douglas shares how he built rapport with officers and instilled trust and confidence in analytics. Matthew started his career as an intern and worked his way up to a supervisory position. Matthew shares a couple of badge stories related to DDACTS and a STAR report where h…

Episode 3. We fired Chris! We introduce Kassie Langdon as a special guest host. We talk about our best and worst training experiences and declare what Harry Potter house the Sorting Hat sent us too. Colin Whittington stops by to discuss his new book "Beyond the Thin Blue Line." https://whittingtonbooks.com/beyond-the-thin-blue-line Website: https:/…

Episode: 00219 Released on July 1, 2024 Description: Randy Stickley joins Jason for the first of many regular deep dives into critical thinking and biases. Before you leap, think and then think again. In this episode, Randy and Jason preview this monthly recurring segment and suggest analysts get comfortable with being uncomfortable. Get to know mo…