Crime Analysis for Supervisors

Crime Analysis for Supervisors is a 12-week online course intended for managers and individuals of analytical units seeking to develop and improve the sustainability, professionalism, utilization, and legacy of their analytical capacities. The purpose is to aid law enforcement agencies in effectively designing and implementing a long-term data-driven infrastructure that professionalizes analytical efforts and exceptionally serves the agency and community. This course provides various strategies and tools to build an agency’s analytical capacity and legacy in a way that nurtures, grows, and retains quality analytical function and purpose.

Topics covered include the role of crime analysis in policing organizations, supervising and developing analysts, managing analytical workflows and priorities, evaluating performance and workload, building effective analytical units, integrating analysis into decision-making processes, and communicating analytical value to command staff and stakeholders..

Instructor: Dawn Reeby

At a Glance

Upcoming Sessions

Select the session that works best for your schedule. Once a session has passed or is already in progress, registration is disabled.

Note: availability labels are updated manually as seats fill. If a session does not appear on the registration form, it should be treated as sold out.

Class Format

This is an advanced course. Students are suggested to have 3+ years of experience. 

Students should expect a time commitment of 3-5 hours per week to gain a passing grade. The course is graded as pass/fail. This class follows a weekly-structured online format, meaning the class advances through each topic together week by week.

Students can log in whenever it fits their schedule, and there are no live sessions. Participation throughout the course is required for a passing grade. As a rule, bulk submissions during the last week of class are not accepted unless prior authorization has been granted by the instructor.

Invitations to the learning platform are sent the week before class begins.

Course Outline

This course is organized into 12 weekly modules that guide students through the core core responsibilities of supervising and managing a crime analysis function.

Ready to Enroll?

Choose an upcoming session and complete your registration. If a session fills, students may contact [email protected] to ask about availability or future offerings. See the Training Policies page for information on transfers, participation rules, and refunds.