Austin Rice discusses the importance of using statistical analysis to help make decisions from where to direct patrol to where the next crime may occur. Projects that Austin has tackled include working with ODMAP, special event support for the NCAA Final Four, and gun violence analysis. Austin talks about the impact of the George Floyd case on his professional life.  Austin also discusses his academic and professional journey, student stories, and advice for aspiring analysts.

In this episode, David and Debbie discuss some of the challenges of being an online instructor and setting up a course, and the difference between online training and education, as well as the need for both. The original episode was published on March 28, 2009. What’s changed, and what’s remained? Take a listen!

In this episode, Seth Potts discusses the development of the Small Steps YouTube Shorts, the ups and downs over the year, and their favorite episodes and moments. Small Steps with Seth Potts has been a wonderful addition to our line-up of projects to help promote the law enforcement analysis profession.

Today’s episode is about knowledge work in intelligence analysis and features Robert, “Bob,” Heibel. Bob’s career has covered countless areas of crime and intelligence analysis. Bob and Debbie discuss “Knowledge Work” and how the need for strategic intelligence led to the development of programming for analysts across many career sectors.

In this episode, we discuss memorable episodes of the year, and we introduce two new segments: Don’t Be That Supervisor, a sister segment to our popular Don’t Be That Analyst, and One More Word, where past guests give an update on what they’ve been up to since their interview. Thank you to our wonderful guests and all our listeners and supporters who stuck with us through another year.

As we celebrate the holiday season, Jason talks with our very own Paige Keningale who puts a bow on the ACIA New Horizon podcast for 2022. Paige discusses the top moments of the podcast, the in’s and out’s of podcasting, and the future of the podcast.  Paige talks about her Phd and the impact of soloing on the analyst profession.

Just in time for the holiday season! Christian Pierce joins us this week to talk about the 2020 Nashville Christmas Day Bombing including how they first got the threat, the investigative process, and how improvements have been made so it won’t happen again.

Today’s episode is about information sharing and features Paul Wormeli. Paul is an innovator and entrepreneur who has focused his career on the application of information technology to public safety, law enforcement, criminal justice, and homeland security.

This week’s guest, Jonathan Sofley, tells us how to just say no, to give realistic expectations and to set firm boundaries. Jonathan brought his mapping skills to three Texas law enforcement agencies and shares his badge story involving identity theft and prescription fraud.

Today’s episode features the late Dr. Marvin Cetron, a pioneer in future forecasting and trend analysis. Dr. Cetron was one of the preeminent forecaster-futurists in the world. With over three dozen published books and countless articles, his legacy continues in the techniques other forecasters use today.