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The Effect Of The Analyst-Officer Relationship On Crime Analysis: Experiential Knowledge Vs. Data-Driven Decisions, Emma Brown
MA Research Paper
This article examines the importance of the relationship between police officers and crime analysts in the production and application of analyst outputs. Using qualitative interview data on ten analysts and two officers from one province in Canada, we illustrate the role and responsibilities of analysts, the effects of their relations with officers on their work, as well as the intended objectivity of crime analysis within intelligence-led policing (ILP). Specifically, we analyze the use of experiential knowledge by police officers in their patrols resulting in the underutilization of analyst products. The rampant miscommunication between officers and analysts leads to a cycle …