ABSTRACT
Thismanualassumesthatyouarealready workingasananalystandthatyouareaccustomedtoprovidingthekindofinformation neededtosupportpoliceoperations.This meansthat:
1.youknowhowtousemoderncomputing facilitiesandhowtoaccessandmanipulate comprehensivedatabases;
2.youknowhowtousesoftwaretomap crime,toidentifyhotspotsandtorelate thesetodemographicandotherdata;
3.youroutinelyproducechartsshowing weeklyormonthlychangesincrimeat forceandbeatlevel,perhapstosupport Compstat-styleoperations;
4.youareaccustomedtocarryingoutsmall investigationsintosuchtopicsastherelationshipbetweentheaddressesofknown offendersandlocaloutbreaksofcartheft andburglary;
5.youhaveprobablycarriedoutsomebeforeand-afterevaluationsofcrackdowns,sayon residentialburglariesorcarthefts;and
6.youhavesomebasicknowledgeofstatistics andresearchmethodologysuchasprovidedbyanundergraduatesocialscience degree.
