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Episode: 00003
Release Date: August 17, 2022
Description: Kathleen Allen presents the rerelease of Debbie Osborne’s Analysts’ Corner Podcast. Today’s rerelease is from Debbie’s interview with the late Bryan Hill who talks about the book Fundamentals of Crime Mapping (coauthored with Dr. Rebecca Paynich). Bryan has great advice that will benefit analysts today. The original episode was published on April 20, 2009.  What’s changed and what’s remained?  Take a listen.
Related Links: Bryan Hill Memorial Award - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJWh7DYmOko 
Theme Song: Written and Recorded by The Rough & Tumble. Find more of their music at www.theroughandtumble.com.
Podcast Email: leapodcasts@gmail.com  
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Episode: 00002
Release Date: August 17, 2022
Description: Kathleen Allen presents the rerelease of Debbie Osborne’s Analysts’ Corner Podcast. Today’s rerelease is from Debbie’s interview with Dr. William Tafoya who talks about law enforcement technology, the internet, and investigations. The original episode was published on September 3, 2008.  What’s changed and what’s remained?  Take a listen.
Related Links: https://www.newhaven.edu/faculty-staff-profiles/william-tafoya.php 
Theme Song: Written and Recorded by The Rough & Tumble. Find more of their music at www.theroughandtumble.com.
Podcast Email: leapodcasts@gmail.com  
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Episode: 00001
Release Date: August 17, 2022
Description: Kathleen Allen presents the rerelease of Debbie Osborne’s Analysts’ Corner Podcast. Today’s rerelease is from Debbie’s interview with Lisa Palmieri who was the president of the International Association of Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysts (IALEIA). The original episode was published nearly 14 years ago on August 18, 2008.  What’s changed and what’s remained? Take a listen.
Related Links: www.ialeia.org 
Theme Song: Written and Recorded by The Rough & Tumble. Find more of their music at www.theroughandtumble.com.
Podcast Email: leapodcasts@gmail.com  
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Episode: 00120
Release Date: August 15, 2022
Description: Rachel Carson joins us this week from the UK with a unique story on how she discovered the law enforcement analysis profession, and how she helped develop a crime analysis unit. Her badge story consists of developing algorithms and best practices to help track "hot routes" between train terminals. Rachel has an entrepreneur mindset and a heart for service, developing and being a part of multiple businesses and training programs. Rachel played an integral part on the IACA's International Outreach Committee and served as the VP of Membership for the past three years. Rachel is currently Head of Security & Intelligence at The Institute of Clever Stuff, Analytical Development Director at Futurum Consultancy & Training, Director & International Partner Liaison for Spun Candy, Director of Inspired Acts, and was recently re-elected as VP of Membership for the IACA by acclamation. 
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: Steve French (00:19:35), Kyle McFatridge (00:45:20), Christopher Bruce (00:59:25), Mary Bertucelli (01:03:25), Yarisha Walsh/Kyle Stoker/Kim Barnes (01:04:11), Roseanna Ander (01:06:24), Chief William Scott (01:06:39), Sergeant Jason Devlin (01:07:04), Mindy Earle (01:07:23)
Public Service Announcements: 
Paige Kenningale - ACIA New Horizons Podcast (https://www.acia.org.uk/Podcasts) Dawn Reeby’s New Book (https://www.linkedin.com/in/dawn-reeby-%F0%9F%92%AB-holistic-coach-for-service-based-leaders-3b24439b/)Steve French (https://www.leapodcasts.com/e/steve-french-%e2%80%93-one-compassionate-chap/)
Related Links:The OSINT tools referenced:Google dorksIntelTechniques by Michael BazzellNexusXplore by OSINT CombineSkopeNow
Association(s) Mentioned: IACA
Vendor(s) Mentioned: I2
Contact: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-carson-05b86834
Transcript:  https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/zybiyr/RachelCarson_transcript.pdf 
Podcast Writer: Mindy Duong
Podcast Researcher: 
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Podcast Email: leapodcasts@gmail.com  
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Podcast Twitter: @leapodcasts
YouTube Version: https://youtu.be/_AlyP3RX40w 
00:00:17 – Introducing Rachel00:06:33 – Background in Mathematics00:10:43 – ABS:  Data Clock00:24:19 – Break:  Paige Kenningale & Steve French 00:25:46 – National Intelligence Model00:41:24 – I2 Analyst Notebook00:48:39 – Break:  Dawn Reeby & Steve French00:49:26 – Open Source00:59:07 – IACA01:09:54 – Words to the World

Episode: 0025
Title:  From being an Intelligence Analysis to Academia: What can we learn from Daniel Schwartz?
Release Date:  9th of August 2022
Podcast Writer: Paige Keningale 
Theme Song: Wolf Moon- Unicorn Heads. 
Voice overs: Dr Susanne Knabe-nicol aka the Police Science Dr
Podcast Email: podcasts@acia.org.uk 
Podcast Webpage: https://www.acia.org.uk/Podcasts ,  https://www.leapodcasts.com/ 
Podcast Social Media: Twitter: ACIA_org,  LinkedIn: Association of Crime and Intelligence Analysts (UK). 
Bio:
Daniel M. Schwartz is a Program Coordinator and Professor at Humber College's Protection, Security & Investigation program where he teaches courses in Intelligence Analysis, Crime Analysis, Risk Management, and Global Crime & Security.
Prior to joining Humber College in 2014, Daniel was an Intelligence Analyst for 11.5 years with Criminal Intelligence Service Ontario (CISO), where he conducted operational and strategic intelligence analyses on organized crime and was the lead analyst for CISO’s annual Provincial Threat Assessment.
Daniel has also consulted on several projects for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.
Daniel holds a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Toronto and has published multiple articles and book chapters in the areas of environmental security, terrorism, organized crime, and analytical methodologies.
Daniel’s latest publication is a textbook on crime and intelligence analysis aimed at students of these disciplines as well as newly hired crime and intelligence analysts in Canada: Daniel M. Schwartz and Ian Williams, Crime & Intelligence Analysis in Canada: An Introduction. Toronto: Emond Montgomery Press, 2022. This textbook can be explored and purchased here: https://emond.ca/Store/Books/Crime-and-Intelligence-Analysis-in-Canada-An-Intr 
Currently, Daniel is engaged in a data analysis research project on environmental criminology with a major Canadian municipal police force as well as a cybersecurity-related research project with multiple Canadian academic institutions and mainstream media.

Episode: 00119
Release Date: August 8, 2022
Description: Ever wonder how the laws work in another country? The USA is quite unique compared to India with its federal and state laws. Akshata Kumavat walks us through her educational journey and the difficulties with learning both India's and USA's laws. Akshata's badge story involves using a persons-of-interest database to help solve older cases (e.g., homicides); Akshata emphasizes that locations can change, but criminals tend to be creatures of habit, committing similar crimes in other places. Akshata is currently developing an intelligence model for local departments and is an intelligence operations manager for the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office. 
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: Charlie Giberti (00:01:18), Jerry Ratcliffe (00:59:04)
Public Service Announcements: Dawn Reeby’s New Book (https://www.linkedin.com/in/dawn-reeby-%F0%9F%92%AB-holistic-coach-for-service-based-leaders-3b24439b/)Kyle McFatridge (https://www.leapodcasts.com/e/atwje-kyle-mcfatridge-the-sna-sme/) 
Related Links: https://www.hcso.org/ 
Association(s) Mentioned:  
Vendor(s) Mentioned: DataWalk, I2
Contact: https://www.linkedin.com/in/akshata-kumavat-79479a117 
Transcript:  https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/54ex8g/AkshataKumavat_transcript.pdf 
Podcast Writer: Mindy Duong
Podcast Researcher: 
Theme Song: Written and Recorded by The Rough & Tumble. Find more of their music at www.theroughandtumble.com.
Logo: Designed by Kyle McMullen. Please visit www.moderntype.com for any printable business forms and planners. 
Podcast Email: leapodcasts@gmail.com  
Podcast Webpage: www.leapodcasts.com  
Podcast Twitter: @leapodcasts
YouTube Version: https://youtu.be/g8QpBW5qlmw 
00:00:17 – Introducing Akshata00:11:42 – Impactful Certification Class00:14:41 – Starting at Sheriff’s Office00:17:46 – I2 & Datawalk00:22:59 – All Criminal Profiling00:32:50 – Break:  Dawn Reeby’s New Book & Kyle McFatridge00:34:28 – ABS:  Gang Prosecution00:50:24 – Intelligence Model00:59:04 – Advice to Analysts01:14:57 – Personal Interests: Hiking in the Rain01:18:37 – Words to the World

Special Episode
Release Date: August 3, 2022
Description: In this special episode from Leapodcasts, Dawn Reeby talks about lessons learned from her first book Bigger than Data and her goals for her upcoming 2nd book Building a Crime Analysis Legacy. This book is a guide for all leaders who want to build an infrastructure with a lasting impact. Building a Crime Analysis Legacy will be available starting August 10th.  
Name Drops: Dr. Rachel Boba-Santos (00:11:12)
Related Links: Book:  https://excellenceinanalytics.com/book Website:  https://excellenceinanalytics.com/ , Follow:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/dawn-reeby-%F0%9F%92%AB-holistic-coach-for-service-based-leaders-3b24439b/  Leadership Course:  https://dawnreeby.podia.com/614bf72d-54c2-40c1-804b-658d70bdb6dd?coupon=LEADERSHIPSCHOOLOCTOBEREARLYBIRD2000
Transcript: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/4pjkuj/DawnReeby2ndBook_transcript.pdf 
Theme Song: Written and Recorded by The Rough & Tumble. Find more of their music at www.theroughandtumble.com.
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00:00:48 – Bigger Than Data00:06:13 – What Analysts Want00:10:33 – Legacy’s Purpose00:15:11 – From Both Sides00:19:15 – Anyone Can Lead00:26:37 – Conflict as Opportunity00:32:00 – Leadership Course00:34:36 – Legacy Publishing Details

Episode: 00118
Release Date: August 1, 2022
Description: Fifty-five years, and counting! Our guest this week, David Cariens details how he got started in intelligence analysis with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in its earlier days, his initial assignments, and what the agency is looking for when hiring. David discusses the CIA's relationship with its sister-agencies (FBI & NSA), and the workplace culture between operations (sworn personnel) and civilians. David shares multiple stories over his career and gives advice on effective intelligence writing such as those meant for presidential briefs. An episode intelligence analysis hopefuls don't want to miss! David is currently retired, but he continues teaching in the field and writing on the topic of mass shootings, a topic to which he has a very personal connection. 
CHALLENGE: There are Easter eggs in one of the tables of the 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: Mary Tasha (00:16:12), Bob Gates (00:37:56)
Public Service Announcements: Brian Gray (https://www.leapodcasts.com/e/atwje-brian-gray-the-remarkable-analyst/)Dawn Reeby’s New Book (https://www.linkedin.com/in/dawn-reeby-%F0%9F%92%AB-holistic-coach-for-service-based-leaders-3b24439b/)
Related Links: www.davecariens.com, https://www.pilotonline.com/government/virginia/vp-nw-statehouse-crime-virginia-beach-20220228-swqutqh2bnbuxggheq2yv27fim-story.html 
Association(s) Mentioned:  IALEIA
Vendor(s) Mentioned: 
Contact: dcariens@gmail.com 
Transcript:  https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/w2e5pz/David_Cariens_Transcript2.pdf 
Podcast Writer: Mindy Duong
Podcast Researcher: 
Theme Song: Written and Recorded by The Rough & Tumble. Find more of their music at www.theroughandtumble.com.
Logo: Designed by Kyle McMullen. Please visit www.moderntype.com for any printable business forms and planners. 
Podcast Email: leapodcasts@gmail.com  
Podcast Webpage: www.leapodcasts.com  
Podcast Twitter: @leapodcasts
YouTube Version: https://youtu.be/662LTnZ8S2g (Actual Interview!!!)
00:00:17 – Introducing David00:13:42 – Infiltrating the CIA00:19:13 – Consuming Bulgaria00:25:14 – Expanding Sources00:32:22 – Break:  Brian Gray & Dawn Reeby’s New Book00:33:26 – Contrasting CIA Intelligence & LEA Intelligence00:36:57 – Including Interns00:39:43 – Writing Intelligence00:45:52 – Testing US-Canada Relations00:49:02 – Avoiding the Beatdown00:55:47 – Establishing Sound Ethics01:01:03 – Feeling the True Impact of Mass Shootings01:28:19 – Personal Interests:  Writing Nonfiction & Fiction01:32:51 – Words to the World

Episode: 00117
Release Date: July 25, 2022
Description: A success story for the ages! This week our guest, Nicolas Smith gives a compelling story of his educational and professional journey that took him from Trinidad and Tobago to The Big Apple. Nicolas explains how his military training helped him prepare and transition into civilian analysis, and how he helped addressed package thefts in NYC as part of his analyst badge story. Nicolas is currently a crime analyst for the New York Police Department and an adjunct professor at the College of Science, Technology, and Applied Arts of Trinidad and Tobago. 
We have a new segment called The Analysts of Tomorrow where we highlight up-and-coming analysts with exceptional potential in the field of law enforcement analysis. Got someone you'd like us to highlight? Let us know in the comments, or if you’d like to be featured in a future episode, please send us a recording (no more than 30 seconds) of who you think is an "Analyst of Tomorrow" and why to leapodcasts@gmail.com. 
CHALLENGE: There are Easter eggs in one of the tables of the 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: Alexander Lynch/Deb Piehl (00:01:10), Professor Vincent Nicolosi (00:13:03), David West (00:16:25), Kenneth Tiech (00:26:38), Deb Piehl (00:27:31), Ramberto Rios (00:32:57), Forrest Stuart (00:57:42), David Kennedy (01:01:26), Andrew Karmen (01:03:39)
Public Service Announcements: Dawn Reeby’s New Book (https://www.linkedin.com/in/dawn-reeby-%F0%9F%92%AB-holistic-coach-for-service-based-leaders-3b24439b/)Freddy Croft (https://www.leapodcasts.com/e/atwje-freddy-croft-the-key-master-as-opposed-to-gatekeeper/) Brian Napolitano (https://www.leapodcasts.com/e/atwje-brain-napolitano-the-legend-of-tomorrow/) 
Related Links:  https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/wsf5b2/PACKAGE_THEFT_PRESENTATION.pdf Link related to Drill Rap and Gangs: https://youtu.be/-TWwkoOwrDA https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/nyc-mayor-eric-adams-clarifies-criticism-drill-music/story?id=82929870 https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/mayor-takes-late-night-meeting-with-drill-rappers-promises-violence-solutions/3556598/ Ballad of the Bullet: Gangs, Drill Music, and the Power of Online Infamy. By Forrest Stuart. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 2020.
Association(s) Mentioned:  
Vendor(s) Mentioned: 
Contact: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolas-smith-5319641a, irwin.smith@nypd.org 
Transcript: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/jx8edn/Nicolas_Smith_transcript.pdf  
Podcast Writer: Mindy Duong
Podcast Researcher: 
Theme Song: Written and Recorded by The Rough & Tumble. Find more of their music at www.theroughandtumble.com.
Logo: Designed by Kyle McMullen. Please visit www.moderntype.com for any printable business forms and planners. 
Podcast Email: leapodcasts@gmail.com  
Podcast Webpage: www.leapodcasts.com  
Podcast Twitter: @leapodcasts
YouTube Version: https://youtu.be/vSRV1bXiHB8 
 
00:00:17 – Introducing Nicolas00:11:17 – Qualify Yourself and Apply00:18:36 – Clear Line of Sight Writing00:24:09 – Arriving at 1 Police Plaza00:29:05 – Break:  Dawn Reeby, Freddy Croft, & Brian Napolitano00:30:18 – Challenges and Successes at NYPD00:35:34 – ABS:  Package Thieves00:56:33 – Next:  Drill Music01:02:47 – Words to the World

Episode: 00116
Release Date: July 18, 2022
Description: Don’t ask our next guest his favorite Excel formula (there’s too many to choose); in this week’s episode Leonard (Lenny) Leedy tells us all bout how Excel can make your analysis easier and how his skills made him an invaluable addition to any team he was on.  Lenny’s badge stories include phone analysis for embezzlement cases and drug trafficking organizations as well as providing lead tasking assistance on the Boston Marathon Bombing investigation. Lenny has twenty-five years of varied Law Enforcement experience including Uniform, K-9, SWAT, Vice and Narcotics. Lenny has gone onto be an instructor and course developer for multiple groups (Federal Law Enforcement Training Center and Multijurisdictional Counterdrug Task Force Training, among others). In addition to being an instructor, Lenny is an authorized reseller for Law Enforcement Investigative software developed by ACISS Systems.
We have a new segment called The Analysts of Tomorrow where we highlight up-and-coming analysts with exceptional potential in the field of law enforcement analysis. Got someone you'd like us to highlight? Let us know in the comments, or if you’d like to be featured in a future episode, please send us a recording (no more than 30 seconds) of who you think is an "Analyst of Tomorrow" and why to leapodcasts@gmail.com. 
CHALLENGE: There are Easter eggs in one of the tables of the 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: Chief Curt Zinger/Mickey Stepinoff (00:16:33), Steve Gottlieb (00:26:51), Cindy Leedy (01:17:55)
Public Service Announcements: Small Steps with Seth Potts (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqQ0bCMYfEp5-ma42q5SQVlwcFOMD5byv
Related Links: https://www.rff.com/sample_criminal_analysis.php ,www.rff.com , www.aciss.com, https://www.tampabay.com/news/religion/the-rev-henry-lyons-forced-out-as-pastor-of-tampa-church-amid-accusations/2327607/ , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Marathon_bombing , https://www.fox13news.com/news/president-obama-commutes-sentence-of-st-petersburg-man , http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/chandler1275.ht
Association(s) Mentioned: IALEIA, National Fusion Center Association, LEIU
Vendor(s) Mentioned: ACISS, RF Flow, I2
Contact: 727-397-6882 Desk, lwleedy@aciss.com
Transcript: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/xd3vkh/Lenny_Leedy_transcript.pdf 
Podcast Writer: Mindy Duong
Podcast Researcher: 
Theme Song: Written and Recorded by The Rough & Tumble. Find more of their music at www.theroughandtumble.com.
Logo: Designed by Kyle McMullen. Please visit www.moderntype.com for any printable business forms and planners. 
Podcast Email: leapodcasts@gmail.com  
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Podcast Twitter: @leapodcasts
YouTube Version: https://youtu.be/qTUxtafqI8s 
00:00:17 – Introducing Lenny00:06:36 – Bringing Computers to Investigations00:08:25 – Discovering Pivot Tables00:21:46 – Link Charting with RF Flow00:23:46 – Analyzing with Excel00:32:30 – Break:  Small Steps with Seth Potts00:34:29 – Calculating Age in Excel00:50:21 – Multi-Target Analysis:  Henry Lyons Case00:55:22 – Using ACISS in Boston Marathon Bombing Case01:06:35 – Studying a 1,000 calls a day:  Romeo Mathis Case01:13:14 – Personal Interests:  Banjo & Wilderness Trainer01:21:01 – Words to the World