Inside Crime Analysis: Tools, Methods, and Real World Applications
Meet the Experts Webinar
🗓 05 December | 4:00 p.m. (CEST)
💻 Free online event
Access reserved for the truly curious, proceed carefully!
• Policing on Purpose – revisiting problem-oriented policing.
• Gaming the System – how we cannot arrest our way out of the crime problem, but we continuously find ways to bring everything back to investigating and arresting offenders as the primary strategy for reducing crime.
• Technological advancements that reduce and prevent crime. Evidence-Based Policing – why testing the effectiveness of these tools is so critical.
Meet the Expert: Noah J. Fritz, PhD
Professor of Practice – Criminal Justice/Crime Analysis
Dr. Noah Fritz recently took a Professor of Practice position at the University of Akron in the Criminal Justice Department. He retired as the Director of the Office of Data Analytics and Strategic Initiatives (ODASI) within the Office of the Chief at the Fairfax County (VA) Police Department and today is the Chief Executive Officer of Justice Research Associates, a private research consulting firm based in Denver, Colorado. His primary area of research has been Crime Mapping, Crime Analysis, and Geographic Information Systems, but in retirement he is dedicated to research on social and restorative justice.
Noah previously retired from the Tempe (AZ) Police Department in 2020, where he oversaw the Police Analytics Bureau and served on the Command Staff managing the Strategic Planning, Analysis and Research Center (SPARC). He also served as the past Crime Analysis Manager at the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department. Noah returned to the “field” of crime analysis after spending five years as an Assistant Professor in the Criminal Justice & Criminology Department at Metropolitan State University of Denver. He was the previous Director and Founder of the Crime Mapping and Analysis Program (CMAP)—a U.S. Department of Justice–sponsored training and technical assistance program—and served as the Deputy Director of DOJ’s National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center. Noah is a charter member and three-time President of the International Association of Crime Analysis, where he was bestowed IACA’s Lifetime Achievement Award and was selected as the most influential person in promoting the crime analysis profession.
Without a doubt, this will be a webinar full of expertise, insights, and new learning opportunities.
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✨ About the Series
Meet the Experts is an event series organized by the European Forensic Institute to connect professionals and students in forensic science. These webinars spotlight a wide range of forensic disciplines, including Digital Forensics, Forensic Engineering, Intelligence, Fraud, Counterfeiting, and Crime Scene Investigation. Our expert guests share insights into their daily work, best practices, innovative technologies, and the latest advancements shaping the forensic world.
