ATWJE - Jonathan Sofley, Just Say No

Episode: 00136

Release Date: December 5, 2022

Description: Being the go to person in your office is great until you are taking on the work of 8 people and swamped with projects that you can never finish. This week’s guest, Jonathan Sofley, tells us how to just say no, to give realistic expectations and to set firm boundaries. Jonathan brought his mapping skills to three Texas law enforcement agencies and shares his badge story involving identity theft and prescription fraud. We discuss the Texas Law Enforcement Analyst Network (TXLEAN), of which Jonathan is the Vice President of Administration, and the upcoming IACA Conference taking place in Grapevine, TX. Jonathan also discusses sexual orientation discrimination in law enforcement and in Texas. Jonathan is currently the Crime Management Analyst for the North Richland Hills (Texas) Police Department.

This segment also features our “S%#* You Hear in the Office”, do you have a crazy story to share? Email us at LEAPodcasts@gmail.com.
Callers:
Tammy Michelson (https://www.leapodcasts.com/e/atwje-tammy-michelson-the-human-trafficking-sme/) 
Amy Varela (https://www.leapodcasts.com/e/atwje-amy-varela-the-sharing-analyst/)
TJ Sweet (https://www.leapodcasts.com/e/atwje-tj-sweet-the-data-specialist/)
Rachel Carson (https://www.leapodcasts.com/e/atwje-rachel-carson-the-math-nerd/)
Mary Craige (https://www.leapodcasts.com/e/atwje-mary-craige-the-marketing-expert/) 

CHALLENGE: There are Easter eggs in one of the tables of the Excel chapter that Jason wrote for the IACA textbook. First-person to email us at leapodcasts@gmail.com about what the Easter eggs are will receive a $20 gift card from us. Happy hunting!

Name Drops:  Rachael Songalewski (00:06:52), Mickey Shelley (00:42:50), Alex Schnieder (00:49:37), Michael Hernandez (00:50:17)

Public Service Announcements:
Paul Arnold (https://www.leapodcasts.com/e/paul-arnold-the-hidden-analyst/)
Albert Mesa (https://www.leapodcasts.com/e/albert-mesa-the-connection/)
Jennifer Loper (https://www.leapodcasts.com/e/atwje-jennifer-loper-the-junk-drawer/)

Related Links:
https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/crimestat-spatial-statistics-program-analysis-crime-incident-locations
https://www.austintexas.gov/department/police
https://www.dallasisd.org/pd
https://www.nrhtx.com/270/Police

Association(s) Mentioned: TXLEAN, IACA

Vendor(s) Mentioned:  Crime Stat 3, i2 Analyst Notebook, ArcGIS, Accurint

Contact: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonsofley/ 

Transcript: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/szkrbu/JonathanSofley_transcript.pdf 

Podcast Writer: Mindy Duong

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00:00:17 – Introducing Jonathan
00:09:55 – CrimeStat III
00:13:59 – ABS: Prescription Fraud
00:26:09 – Dallas Independent School District PD
00:33:43 – Break: Barry Fosberg & Jim Mallard
00:34:49 – Favorite Project 
00:38:49 – North Richland Hills PD
00:49:14 – TXLEAN & IACA Conference
00:54:29 – Addressing Sexual Orientation Discrimination
01:00:04 – S%#* You Hear in the Office
01:07:13 – Words to the World