Episode: 00188 Released on December 4, 2023 Description: Doris credits her mother for steering her into the direction of law enforcement analysis. In this episode, Doris shares how she gained the trust of officers in different agencies, the cases solved due to effective communication, and how neighboring jurisdictions can vary with their policing culture (Palo Alto vs East Palo Alto). Doris also shares her appreciation for Steve Gottlieb’s Crime analysis: From first report to final arrest book, and how it helped her with her day-to-day work as an analyst. Doris has since transitioned into the private sector, an...
Episode: 00188 Released on December 4, 2023 Description: Doris credits her mother for steering her into the direction of law enforcement analysis. In this episode, Doris shares how she gained the trust of officers in different agencies, the cases solved due to effective communication, and how neighboring jurisdictions can vary with their policing culture (Palo Alto vs East Palo Alto). Doris also shares her appreciation for Steve Gottlieb’s Crime analysis: From first report to final arrest book, and how it helped her with her day-to-day work as an analyst. Doris has since transitioned into the private sector, and discusses the nuances of being a private provider in law enforcement. Doris is working on her doctorate degree focusing on employment opportunities for black men who were previously incarcerated, and she is currently the Analytics Director for SoundThinking (formerly ShotSpotter).
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Name Drops: Steve Gottlieb (00:13:28), Chief Jeff Liu (00:27:35), Dr. Bob Showen,/Dr. Rob Calhoun/Jason Denham (00:31:38)
Public Service Announcements:
Metre Lewis (https://www.leapodcasts.com/e/metre-lewis-the-lone-wolf/)
Jeff Vandersip (https://www.leapodcasts.com/e/jeffrey-vandersip-the-crackerjack-analyst/)
Related Links:
- Company Info https://www.soundthinking.com/
- East Palo Alto Murder Capitol Info https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-01-05-me-833-story.html
- Incarceration Rates https://www.prisonpolicy.org/research/race_and_ethnicity/
- Employment & Incarceration https://www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/beyondthecount.html
- Economic Opportunity https://www.whitehouse.gov/cea/written-materials/2022/05/09/expanding-economic-opportunity-for-formerly-incarcerated-persons/
- Steve Gottleib’s Book https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/crime-analysis-first-report-final-arrest
- Data Analytics Bootcamp https://bootcamp.berkeley.edu/data/
- Crime/Intel Certification https://apps.cce.csus.edu/ecs/CourseGroup.aspx?group_number=115&group_version=2
- Bay Area Crime Analysts Association https://www.baciaa.org/
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Vendor(s) Mentioned: SoundThinking, ShotSpotter
Contact: https://www.linkedin.com/in/doris-b-cohen-822a4364
Transcript: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/m9rizg/DorisCohen_Transcript.pdf
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00:00:17 – Introducing Doris
00:07:37 – Taskforce Tasks
00:19:41 – East Palo Alto PD
00:28:52 – Break: Metre Lewis & Jeff Vandersip
00:30:26 – Shotspotter
00:40:26 – Doctorate
00:46:26 – Advice & Certification
00:49:53 – Personal Interests: Reading about Prison
00:51:25 – Words to the World
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