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Please respond to these student discussion boards, each response should be 150+ words followed by its own reference. APA style required 

1- The administrative crime analyst is an important part of the overall effectiveness of the police organization. According to the Vera Institute, the administrative crime analyst identifies problems, directs resources, and shows results (Vera Institute of Justice, 2014). This is a simple way of looking at it, but it’s true. According to Santos, the administrative analyst provides accountability for crime reduction strategies, has a part in crime reduction goal setting, provides analysis for accountability meetings, assesses the successfulness of reduction strategies, and analyzes goal achievement (Santos, R., 2017, pg.450).

          How does this help in stopping crime? That’s easy. As a first line officer myself, I know we are not always cognizant of the impact we are making when rolling out a new reduction strategy. Often the grunts get lost in the day-to-day operations. We think its working, but we really don’t know. The first line supervisors only know what the troops tell them, well at least in my organization. The administrators only know what the first line supervisor tells them, which isn’t much. The point is, cops don’t know much about the overall numbers and effectiveness of what they do, but the analyst does, that’s for sure. 

          As an administrative analyst, you are responsible for the accountability of any crime reduction strategies. You have to back-up you’re finding with data, data that you researched yourself. The analyst is the only person who really knows what’s going on, from an accountability standpoint. The analyst is the one who ensures the reduction strategies are working and effective, therefore they are the one who ensures the cops are fighting crime efficiently and effectively. 

References:

Matthies, C., & Chiu, T. (2014, March). Putting a Value on Crime Analysts. In Vera Institute of Justice. Retrieved from https://bja.ojp.gov/sites/g/files/xyckuh186/files/Publications/Vera-CrimeAnalysts.pdf

Santos, R. B. (2017). Crime Analysis and Crime Mapping (4thth ed., p. 450). Tall Oaks, CA: Sage. Retrieved from https://bibliu.com/app/#/view/books/9781506331041/epub/OEBPS/s9781506331010.i2087.html#page_450

2- After reading and reflecting on the administrative analyst role, I find they must be accountable in solving crime problems. Along with the importance of the accountability process is educate law enforcement personnel and municipal staff on criminal findings including data, trends and forecasts. This role also includes identifying patterns and gathering helpful data that can be used to help and better allocate their officers, detectives, and other assets. As a crime analysts reviewing all police reports daily in order to identify patterns as they emerge is necessary (Santos, 2017). According to the article it is critical to review categories on a periodic basis to ensure the organization is operating at a peak level of efficiency and effectiveness. If there are deficiencies immediate adjustments should be made to improve performance. These are the top 10 categories for review, and not in any order of priority (Schultz, 2015).

There are certain series, patterns, trends, which happen. This helps create a crime analysis product by making it possible for police administrators to determine the nature of criminal activity in the jurisdiction. We learned in week 6, that his data helps to develop directed patrol and tactical action plans to effectively combat it. Crime analysis units provide the information needed to ensure that we are using limited resources to their best advantage (Gottlieb, & Arenberg, 1992).

References:

Santos, R. (2017). Crime Analysis with Crime Mapping. Retrieved May 7, 2020, from http://www.gcumedia.com/digital-resources/sage/2016/crime-analysis-with-crime- mapping_4e.php

Schultz, P. (2015). ASSESSING & IMPROVING OPERATIONS. Law & Order, 63(11), 34-36. Retrieved from https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://search-proquest- com.lopes.idm.oclc.org/docview/1746880169?accountid=7374

Gottlieb, S., & Arenberg, S. (1992, July 2). Www.ncjrs.gov. Retrieved June 14, 2020,

from https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/Digitization/13737…

3- The administrative analyst is instrumental in meeting the department or organizational needs because they are the one who ensures the resources needed for a crime reduction strategy are available and used effectively.  According to Santos, the administrative crime analyst assesses whether crime reduction efforts are effective and determines whether crime reduction goals are being met (Santos, 2017, pg. 450).

The Vera Institute of Justice suggests that administrative analysts assist agency administrators in allocating resources and planning crime reduction efforts. They also help guide agency leaders in setting short-term goals as well as influencing officer deployment (Vera Institute of Justice, 2014). Because the administrative analyst is so integral in the operations of the organization they are also, often, responsible for making sure crime reduction strategies are using the appropriate resources and using those resources efficiently. Moreover, the analyst would be responsible for evaluating whether these strategies are working, meaning are they having the desired results in reducing crime. As such the analyst is vital to the success of the agency mission, which is to fight crime in an effective and efficient manner. 

As we all know, resources are a major concern for most police organizations. If resources are scarce or unavailable then special projects and crime reduction strategies suffer, which ultimately means the public suffers. The administrative analyst plays a key role in ensuring the police agency has the resources to fund and operate these strategies and that these strategies are as effective as they can be. Ultimately, in a large way, the analyst is the linchpin that makes the whole show run.

References:

Matthies, C., & Chiu, T. (2014, March). Putting a Value on Crime Analysts. In Vera Institute of Justice. Retrieved from https://bja.ojp.gov/sites/g/files/xyckuh186/files/Publications/Vera-CrimeAnalysts.pdf

Santos, R. B. (2017). Crime Analysis and Crime Mapping (4thth ed., p. 450). Tall Oaks, CA: Sage. Retrieved from https://bibliu.com/app/#/view/books/9781506331041/epub/OEBPS/s9781506331010.i2087.html#page_450