The Other Crime Nerds: Using Academics and Research to Advance Your Analytical Work

This webinar will highlight the value of pracademia, which is collaboration between practitioners in the field and academia. Crime analysts can leverage academic resources and partner with academic researchers in a variety of ways to support research and analysis.

This presentation will cover how academic research is generally conducted, which resources may benefit analysts, including how to access many of them for free, and how to determine whether an academic partnership may be a good fit for you and your agency.

Presenters

Dr. Michele Covington is Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of South Carolina Upstate. She currently teaches courses on place and crime, quantitative research methods, and cold case investigations. She has published one book along with several research articles and grant reports. She regularly serves as a research partner for community-led crime reduction projects and civilian-supported investigations. Dr. Covington’s current research topics include OSINT for sex trafficking investigations, cold case investigations/body disposal methods, and data accessibility for nonprofits. 

Cody Gabbard is a Crime Data Analyst for the Portland Police Bureau in Oregon and the President of the Northwest Regional Crime Analyst Network. He specializes in strategic analysis, conducting trend analysis, creating efficiencies through automation, and dashboard design with a focus on open data.

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