SAS is rapidly becoming the preferred platform for law enforcement agencies, and the Australian Federal Police (AFP) is no exception. Earlier this year the AFP unveiled a game-changing tech platform for investigations, shaping the next decade. In 2018, the AFP embarked on a mission to find a solution that could: 🕵️♂️ Manage various offenses. 📂 Record and organize evidence. 🔄 Simplify investigations from start to finish. 💼 Leverage existing and future capabilities. 🌐 Prioritize usability and security. Teaming up with the SAS Institute in 2020, they created the Investigations Management Solution (IMS). Fast forward to April 4, 2023, it's now fully operational. 💥 Assistant Commissioner Nigel Ryan states, "IMS is our top priority. It supports our vision to empower frontline officers, streamline processes, and enhance partnerships." IMS unifies investigations on a robust platform, reflecting AFP standards and best practices. It's adaptable to various investigation types. 🔍 Moreover, it demonstrates the AFP's leadership in technology and commitment to national safety. 🇦🇺 #AFP #Investigations #IMS #TechInnovation #SafetyFirst 🛡️ https://lnkd.in/gVaTTQVp

When analyzing crime events with unknown exact occurrence time, e.g. a burglary could have happened between 8 am and 1 pm, crime analysts should use a technique known as aoristic analysis. When aggregating up to hour of day trends, it takes into account that uncertainty. Here is an example of commercial and residential burglaries in Dallas (Dallas has many more commercial burglaries than other jurisdictions I have worked with). You can see that more burglaries occur during daytime on weekdays for residential, whereas commercial are more burglarized at night. Jerry Ratcliffe is the creator of the technique, and has a description + other resources at https://lnkd.in/gfpx5J4z #crimeanalysis #datavisualization

Good tips to help solve cold cases!

When you conduct experiments, such as hot spots or some other type of intervention, it is important to plan the experiment so you can actually tell if it is working. For place based experiments examining counts over time, with Jerry Ratcliffe, I created a test to help. In the paper I give this chart to help with planning. https://lnkd.in/guPGt4mV If the average count of crime in your treated/control areas is 30, to determine if you have a statistically significant reduction, you need to have reduced crimes in the treated area by 15 to 20, over half of the crimes. If that cut crime in half is not realistic, or the area you are targeting has fewer crimes, you should consider targeting more areas or running the experiment longer. If the baseline is 100 crimes, that number reduces to 30 to 40 crime reduction to tell if the experiment is working. #crimeanalysis #experiment #power

A well-defined #CrimeAnalysis Program is of paramount importance. Highlighting specific goals, focusing on targeted crime types, aligning output with agency mission, and introducing precise calculations for resource allocations are factors too important to overlook. https://lnkd.in/e-2rHQpu