In this episode, Shawn Fisher, a crime analyst for 17+ years, shares how she got her job in law enforcement with a Geography degree and how it has benefitted her over her career. Her badge story involves her creative way to organize data while analyzing two active serial rapists. Her efforts in these cases earned her the Corona Solution's Award for Innovation at the IACA conference.

Sally Rawlings is a recognized expert in the field with over two decades of law enforcement analysis experience and she is not shy about sharing it. Sally has taught thousands of students throughout her career and continues to teach today. In this episode, Sally gives us an exclusive badge story that she hasn't shared before in a classroom or at a conference as well as multiple tips and tricks for new and seasoned analysts.

In this episode, Steve French touches on multiple high-profile cases and topics that helped solidify him into this career and why he would do this job for free if he had to. Steve shares his views on how mental health should be viewed by law enforcement and how the UK is currently tackling these sensitive issues in an effort to reduce crime.

In this episode, Matt Smith shares his thoughts on effective CompStat meetings and how you can make your day feel productive instead of seemingly mindless busy work. Matt reminisces about a case he worked on involving thefts of police cruisers (among others) and how he views the relationship between crime and intelligence analysis.

How do you begin your career in law enforcement analysis? In this episode, Danielle Giraud (the youngest analyst on our show to date!) shares how she first got started in law enforcement analysis over six years ago and her adventures thereafter. Danielle shares a story of one of the first cases she assisted on involving keeping children out of dangerous homes; the details and results of the case lead to the creation of Anayah's Law in Frederick, MD.

In this episode, Metre Lewis shares how she transitioned from being a dispatcher to being one of her department's first crime analysts; Metre talks about what she did when she first started, the products she's done, and how it evolved over time. This episode also features call-in questions from our listeners that Metre answers effortlessly -- pulling expert knowledge from her 35 years of experience.

In this episode, Steve Gottlieb shares his insights on what makes a successful analyst and how this industry has changed since he first started. Steve shares his favorite parts about being a trainer, what he learned himself over his career, and why he continues to give back to the community.

In today's episode, seasoned analyst and current Esri Educational Specialist, Stacy Belledin, shares how Esri has been continually assisting law enforcement to improve their processes and investigations as well as the training programs. Stacy also shares how she ultimately found her voice in crime analysis, the cases that really stuck with her, and how she continues to nurture her passion every day.

In this episode, Anthony (Tony) Berger, a 30+ year sworn veteran with the Pierce County (WA) Sheriff's Department, provides insight on how a RTCC can assist law enforcement and how they benefit the industry as a whole. Tony shares his experience on how they started the South Sound 911 RTCC, career-defining stories, what success means to him, as well as his perspective on what it's like doing crime analysis as a sworn personnel.

What's the difference between crime and intelligence analysis? How do you train an officer as a civilian?