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A manual for crime analysts and those interested in the profession, covering 20 essential crime analysis skills, written by some of the most experienced.!
I couldn't find a picture from my first conference, but here I am at MACA in 1999.
I'm sure I was talking about data quality and staffing issues. |
This fall marks my 25th anniversary of attending International Association of Crime Analysts conferences.
I attended my first in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1997 and haven't missed one since.
Experienced crime analyst, educator, and consultant in crime analysis, police data, and police strategy.
Our field offers no better forum for training, networking, and professional development.
I had no idea what to expect the first year I attended. What I found was a community of like-minded professionals who, although from different states and countries, faced many of the same issues that I was then facing at the Cambridge (MA) Police Department.
It was such a relief to talk with them about common methods, obstacles, and frustrations. Twenty-five years later, these same discussions are taking place, which is good. What's less good is that those discussions still concern many of the same topics as they did in