This course provides you with some of the skills and knowledge required to work as a professional crime analyst. You will explore various analysis techniques that are essential to the researching of crime and criminals, victims, disorder, quality of life issues, and internal police activities. Crime analysis uses both quantitative and qualitative approaches to assess data that is essential to law enforcement and the communities they serve. We start this course by defining crime analysis according to the spatial and temporal nature of the crime, look into the history of crime analysis, see the challenges it faces and look at its future. The important role of a crime analyst and the classification of crimes are also explained.

Investigative teams must take every precaution to steer clear of errors. Inaccuracy could lead to unfair prosecution. Weak evidence can be disregarded, thrown out, or determined to be inconclusive. You will learn the guidelines you must adhere to at all crime scenes as well as simple errors to avoid when at an incident. You will then examine the fundamentals of tactical crime analysis, the ways in which pattern recognition may greatly aid a criminal investigation, and the appropriate primary responses to personal crimes. Additionally, we will analyze criminal behaviour theories, criminal psychology, and some explanations as to why people commit crimes. Then you will learn about the science, logic, and metacognition behind criminal profiling as well as the phases profilers work through.

Learn all about the nitty-gritty of criminal intelligence analysis. Using intelligence effectively is directly tied to a law enforcement agency’s ability to tackle local and regional crime. You will explore how technology and the effective embracing of the digital revolution can offer invaluable  opportunities for more effective and efficient data analysis. Finally, we will discuss the different methods of forecasting future crimes. Crime analysts play a pivotal role in evidence-based policing by readily diagnosing the nature of the crime. This course is designed to teach you the techniques used in crime analysis. So, if you are looking forward to building a career as a crime analyst then you have come to the right place - enroll to start learning today.