Refocusing and Recharging Analytical Personnel
Course Overview
Designed to refocus and recharge analytical personnel, this course empowers analytical personnel to maximizing their abilities, display their skill sets, and make better presentations. Analysts, supervisors and detectives will view analytical personnel as dynamic members of a team, not simply “analysts”.
Law enforcement analysts live in split world; they are deeply involved in law enforcement activities, but they are not sworn. They are critical to the success of investigations and prosecutions, but they are often viewed by their law enforcement counterparts as being “just analysts”, or “glorified map makers”. And frequently supervisors have no idea what they can actually do.
Designed for analysts, supervisors and investigative personnel, this two day class outlines a path to develop analysts from simply providing maps and charts (analysis of data) to providing meaningful contributions which help shape their agency (analytics used in decision making). It also provides investigators and supervisors insight into the capabilities of analytics so they can be better integrated into investigations and operations.
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Agenda
Day One
- Truth about Analysts
- Truth about Law Enforcement: Improve the situation, capturing command staff’s attention
- Improve communities
- Scenario Based Activities
- Analytics vs. Analysis
- Historical Career Track
- Law Enforcement: What are we doing?
- Types of Analysts
- Insecurity in a Secure Environment
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Day Two
- Information/Audience: dissemination of information, want/need to know, make sure they are listening, try not to overwhelm with information
- Presenting Information: Audience Analysis, Agency requests
- What holds Analysts back?
- Path for Development: Becoming a Thought Leader
- Become Involved
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Nicole McKendree
Nicole McKendree is a seasoned law enforcement analyst and instructor with over a decade of experience spanning patrol, criminal intelligence, and analytical training. She currently serves as a Criminal Intelligence Analyst for the Arkansas Department of Corrections within the Arkansas State Fusion Center, where she focuses on gangs, fugitives, high-risk offenders, and intelligence support for local and national law enforcement partners.
Nicole’s career began in uniformed patrol with the Conway Police Department and Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office, where she later became the agency’s first full-time Crime Analyst. She went on to serve as Senior Intelligence Analyst with the Arkansas State Police, leading tactical, strategic, and administrative analysis projects, producing threat assessments, and providing operational intelligence for major events and investigations.
An accomplished educator, Nicole teaches through Police Technical, specializing in Microsoft Excel for law enforcement, mapping, critical thinking, and i2 Analyst’s Notebook. She also serves with the National Criminal Justice Training Center of Fox Valley Technical College, expanding her reach to public safety professionals nationwide. In addition, she founded Consultalytics to provide analyst training, consulting, and mentorship, helping agencies optimize their data-driven decision-making.
Nicole holds a Master of Science in Criminology – Homeland Security from Texas A&M University–Commerce and a Bachelor of Science in Sociology–Criminology from the University of Central Arkansas. Her credentials include IBM i2 Analyst’s Notebook certification, Basic Analyst Certification, DDACTS Analyst Certification, and Basic Peace Officer Certification. She has been recognized with honors such as the NNFC Southern Shield Analyst of the Year and the NARCAN Life Saving Award.
Passionate about empowering public safety professionals, Nicole combines her operational experience with advanced analytical skills to deliver engaging, practical, and results-oriented training that prepares students to excel in real-world law enforcement and intelligence environments.
Host: POLICE TECHNICAL
Location: Online Seminar 647 Ohio Street Online Seminar, 47807 Get Directions
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