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1) Crime analysts are tasked with collecting data from multiple resources. Locate several data sources related to a specific crime initiative. Explain methods to validate information contained in data reports.

*.*Use the GCU Library for sources (https://library.gcu.edu/

***Bachman, R. D., & Schutt, R. K. (2018). The practice of research in criminology and criminal justice (7th ed.). SAGE Publications.

The DQ response must be at least 200 words and should have at least one reference in APA format

2) Write a 100-word response to each student in first person as if you were writing it to the students. Talk about how you agree with their ideas and add your own thoughts. Make sure it’s respectful.

1) The definition of a crime analyst is a person employed with a crime or intelligence analyst title and where their work is within the police department. To date, there is a lack of clarity as to what constitutes an effective analyst. This can be attributed to a number of factors, including the lack of status of intelligence units. Note that there is a discrepancy between the reported role of intelligence in policing and actuality. The implication is that the quality of intelligence needs to be enhanced (Evans & Kebbell, 2012). According to our reading, the process of using a geographic information system (GIS) to conduct a thorough analysis of crime problems and other police-related issues. It allows for the linkage of crime data to other data sources, such as census information on poverty or school information, which will enable relationships among variables to be established (Bachman & Schutt, 2018). The extent to which measures indicate what they are intended to measure can be assessed with one or more of four basic approaches: face validation, content validation, criterion validation, and construct validation. No one measure will be valid for all times and places. For example, the validity of self-report measures of substance abuse varies with such factors as whether the respondents are sober or intoxicated at the time of the interview (Bachman & Schutt, 2018).

References

Bachman, R. D., & Schutt, R. K. (2018). The practice of research in criminology and criminal justice (7th ed.). SAGE Publications.

Evans, J. M., & Kebbell, M. R. (2012). The effective analyst: a study of what makes an effective crime and intelligence analyst. POLICING & SOCIETY, 22(2), 204–219. https://doi-org.lopes.idm.oclc.org/10.1080/1043946…

2) Courts have a lot of data that deals with criminal justice information that is public record. Attorneys are not able to provide information about their clients unless the client consents (attorney-client privilege) but you can often get the information about their cases from the courts.

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