The 1st platform for the European Crime Analysis community!
Welcome Crime analysts,
this is your new home for getting connected to colleagues, students, analysis experts and more!
"our very first Spanish webinar"
Criminalidad organizada de los Balcanes en Espana
¡Te invitamos al primer Meet The Experts de abril! Este evento se centra en el estudio detallado de las organizaciones criminales albanesas y las operaciones de las FCSE contra estos grupos en España (2018-2023).
Su particularidad radica en que se presentará íntegramente en español. Será introducido por nuestra profesora María Carla Rampulla y estará dirigido por los analistas criminales Nerea Sanmartín Gómez y José Luis Gil Valero.
El evento cuenta con el apoyo de la European Association of Crime Analysts (EACA), la primera asociación de analistas del crimen en Europa.
🔎El EFI en el punto de mira
El European Forensic Institute (EFI) se ha comprometido a ofrecer el más alto nivel de educación en ciencias forenses, proporcionando igualdad de oportunidades a los estudiantes de toda Europa y más allá. El EFI es, por tanto, un lugar donde se celebra la diversidad y donde se traspasan fronteras para fomentar un entorno de aprendizaje inclusivo y estimulante.
"Reducing Crime - Prof. Jerry Ratcliffe"
Monthly Podcast
A monthly podcast featuring conversations with influential thinkers in the police service and leading crime and policing researchers working to advance public safety. Often amusing, often enlightening, always informative. Jerry Ratcliffe (professor and former police officer) chats to a range of international guests covering police, policing, crime science, criminology, criminal justice, and public safety policy. Details and transcripts at reducingcrime.com/podcast.
"The importance of Well Being - Free Webinar"
Free webinar, hosted by our friends from ACIA
Intelligence analysts are often and repeatedly exposed to the details of traumatic events whether that is robberies, child abuse, domestic abuse, road traffic collisions, there aren’t many parts of the policing world that are free from emotionally charged situations. There is now much more focus on the wellbeing of police officers and staff so ACIA are bringing you the latest research into this area.
Join the guestlist – ACIA Masterclass: The critical importance of analysts’ wellbeing – Microsoft Teams, Fri 19 Apr 2024 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM (tickettailor.com)
Tickets are limited and places will go very quickly for this webinar – so please take the time to sign up if you are interested.
Any questions please email me (Stephen.french@devonandcornwall.pnn.police.uk)
Did you miss the EACA Conference in Malta?
Don't worry too much, we recorded four of the outstanding presentations for you. Here are the first three videos, the last one follows on April 15th, 2024!
Dr Geetha Rubasundram gives an introduction to the crimes perpetrated and the legal challenges of investigations into the Dark Web on the second day of the inaugural EACA Conference. Dr Geetha Rubasundram is a seasoned Chartered and Management Accountant and programme leader for the Master's in Business Management, Financial Crime, and Digital Technologies at the European Forensic Institute. She is the Director of Governance and Sustainability at Advicecube Consultancy, Bahrain, and Chief Sustainability Officer with Integrio, Malaysia. Additionally, she serves on the Board of the International Society of Criminology. With over two decades of global expertise spanning diverse sectors, Geetha specializes in Governance, Forensic Accounting, Cybercrime, Fraud Risk, and Strategic Management Accounting. Today, Geetha will dissect the Dark Web's appeal to cybercriminals, the evolution of investigative techniques, and the legal complexities faced internationally.
The term “vulnerable neighborhoods” was first used in Sweden in 2015 to describe neighborhoods where the everyday life of citizens is highly affected by criminality. Understanding the underlying processes within these specific neighborhoods is vital in understanding the local connections to organized crime. One component is to diagnose the environmental conditions that lead to crime and other problems. We are doing this by using Risk Terrain Modeling (RTM) to create Risk Terrain Maps that can support Risk Based Policing or Digital Informed Community Engagement. Using the capabilities in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) the Swedish Police can efficiently collect and visualize trends in the data. The results help operational planning and situational awareness in these areas.
Johan Kardell is an experienced crime analyst, working for the Swedish National Police, Nicklas Guldåker has many years of experience as a researcher and teacher at Lund University. His research is broad and lies within the field of disaster and risk management with a special focus on citizen and household perspectives, methods for risk and vulnerability analysis, social risks, residential fires, arson, floods and other risks, critical infrastructure, smart data management, data-driven decision processes, geostatistics methods, geovisualization and spatial analysis supported by geographic information systems (GIS). The research is mainly actor-based and outward-looking with a large national and international network including other universities and institutes of learning, state and municipal authorities, private actors, voluntary organizations linked to the civil defense. Nicklas also has extensive experience in research and educational leadership. Nicklas is currently active as a university lecturer and docent at the Department of Cultural Geography and Economic Geography at Lund University.
Dr. Spencer Chainey from UCL's Jill Dando Institute of Security and Crime Science (JDI) has over two decades of collaboration with global police and public safety agencies, Dr. Chainey embodies the synergy between academic research and real-world policing. As Associate Professor, Director of JDI's Latin America and Caribbean Unit, and Director of Continuing Professional Development, his work has focused on actionable research, implementing strategies to elevate crime reduction, and fostering the next generation of professionals. Before joining UCL in 2003, Dr. Chainey's roles spanned from the Metropolitan Police in London to being a head consultant for an international tech firm
EACA Successfully Concludes Annual Conference 2023
Highlights from October 23-24 at The Notch Conference Centre, Malta
The European Association for Crime Analysts (EACA) proudly reports the successful conclusion of its Annual Conference 2023, held at the Notch Conference Centre in Malta on October 23 and 24. The event, the first conference organized by the association founded in 2022, witnessed insightful presentations and discussions, fostering innovation in crime analysis across Europe. Delegates were warmly greeted with an opening by its President and Vice-President, Friedrich “Sam” Steiner and Andreas Melinato.
This was closely followed by an engaging welcome speech by Police Commissioner Angelo Gafà from the Malta Police Force, setting the tone for the extensive two-day agenda.
The keynote speaker for the conference was Dr Spencer Chainey from University College London. The highly inspirational talk, on hot Spot Analysis for effectively informing hot spots policing, demonstrates the effectiveness of hot spot analysis in delivering tangible results including across South America.
Key topics explored during the conference included:
- Smart Home Technologies in Law Enforcement by Martin Allen from HMRC.
- Digital Multimedia Evidence Challenges presented by Emi Polito of Amped Software.
- Face Recognition’s Future was addressed by Bernhard Egger, the retired Criminal Director of the Bavarian Police.
- Cryptocurrency Investigations 101 by Scott Johnston of Chainalysis.
- An intriguing discussion on The Dark Web by Dr Geetha Rubasundram from the European Forensic Institute.
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Sign up for your free membership. Start also filling up the discussion forum with life and think about what you can bring in to help others to benefit from your experience!Crime Analysis
plays a constantly growing role in the field of policing. Often there is a lack of knowledge, experience, education and networking opportunities.
There are some crime analyst associations in the world, all working to assist their members, but until now there has been nothing similar in Europe.
This is the reason why we set up the European Association of Crime Analysts and hope that you all will actively participate.
We are also proud to present the European Forensic Institute as our educational institution.