Episode: 00076
Release Date: October 11, 2021
Description: Growth and longevity in a profession are not always easy to come by, especially with the same agency you first started out your career with, but this week’s guest shares how she managed to remain happy and thriving with the same agency for 20+ (and counting) years. In this episode, Trina Cook walks us through how she first discovered the law enforcement analysis field, how she prepared for it, how she managed to not stay stagnant even with over two decades of experience, and the additional projects and roles she has taken on to not get stuck in a rut. Trina’s badge story involves her proactive approach in preparing pertinent information to investigators on a family that was already well-known to the police; her initiative and ability to effectively communicate with officers helped expedite the investigation. Trina gives her perspective on the IACA Certified Law Enforcement Analyst (CLEA) exam as well as her experience serving as the Chair for the Certification Committee. Trina is currently and has been the Police Information Analyst for the City of Tukwila (WA) for almost 22 years as of this interview. Trina was a founding member of the Northwest Regional Crime Analyst Network (NORCAN),
Name Drops: Kristina Shull (00:01:53), Samantha Gwinn (00:20:44), Kyle Stoker (00:27:25), Sally Rawlings (00:36:43), Christopher Bruce (00:39:03), Michelle Kennedy (00:40:27), Jason Paynich (00:44:23), Tony Berger (00:46:02), Kristina Shull/Kim Hathaway (00:48:47), Joe Ryan (00:52:20), Mary Bertuccelli (00:55:50)
Public Service Announcements:
Sam Gwinn (https://www.leapodcasts.com/e/samantha-gwinn-–-the-advocate/)
Jeff Vandersip (https://www.leapodcasts.com/e/jeffrey-vandersip-the-crackerjack-analyst/)
Related Links: https://www.norcan.us/ ;
Association(s) Mentioned: IACA, Northwest Regional Crime Analyst Network (NORCAN)
Vendor(s) Mentioned:
Contact: https://www.linkedin.com/in/trina-cook-97489166/
Podcast Writer: Mindy Duong
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00:00:31 – Introducing Trina
00:13:03 – Analyst Badge Story - Death in the Family
00:20:22 – Geneology
00:24:53 – Break - Sam Gwinn & Jeff Vandersip
00:27:03 – Civilian Peer Support
00:38:15 – IACA
00:48:28 – NORCAN
00:53:28 - Advice
00:58:43 - Personal Interests - All 50 States
01:02:45 – Words to the World
ATWJE - Brittany Mason - Playing Analyst
CT&CA - Conference Fails and COMPSTAT Turns 30
ATWJE - Shannon Kail - Intercontinental Pizza Party
CT&CA: Launch of Cocktails & Crime Analysis
ATWJE - Christopher Bruno - We Do Talk About Bruno
ATWJE - Cody Gabbard - The Call From Portland
ATWJE - Elisabeth Saffell Buccola - Proving Yourself
Forensic OSINT Web Capture Software with Ritu Gill
ATWJE - Nicholas Butler - Laughing at the Defense
2024 IACA Call for Presentations with Danielle Martell
ATWJE - Cynthia Peterman - Living the Analyst Dream
ATWJE - Amanda Wiggins - The Difference Maker
ATWJE - Anthony Bush - Jail Calls Rock
ATWJE - Emily Blackburn - Two Screen Diva
2024 IACA Mentor Update with Mike Jackson
ATWJE - Kurt Smith - Man Ahead of His Time
ATWJE - Mandy Krueger - Learned Probably By Failure
Patrick Baldwin - Snake Bit by Technology
ATWJE - Mandy Calley, Go Gators
ATWJE - Amanda Schenk - The Successful Applicant
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