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LeapodcastsAnalyst Talk - Dr. Andreas Olligschlaeger - AI is Challenging, Not ReplacingEpisode: 00302 Released on January 19, 2026
Description: Artificial intelligence is everywhere but to what degree? Andreas Olligschlaeger returns to Analyst Talk for a deep dive into AI in law enforcement analysis. We break down what AI really is (and isn’t), explore graph databases, anomaly detection, and Graph RAG, and discuss how analysts can use AI without replacing human judgment. The conversation also tackles ethics, explainability, and why validation and transparency matter more than ever. This episode is a must-listen for analysts trying to separate real capability from AI hype. 🎧 Listen, share, and keep talking! [Note: Description produced by ChatGP...
2026-01-1947 minLeapodcastsAnalyst Talk - Ryan Kapaun - The PR AnalystEpisode: 00301 Released on January 12, 2026 Description: Ryan Kapaun brings more than 22 years of law enforcement analysis experience to Analyst Talk. Starting in communications and media relations, Ryan explains how his background in PR shaped the way he writes intelligence bulletins that officers actually read. He shares lessons from building Minnesota’s early fusion center, transitioning to a suburban police department, forecasting burglary series, managing police social media, and mentoring interns who go on to become analysts themselves. This episode is a masterclass in audience-focused writing, presentation skills, and turning complex information into actionable intelligence. 🎧 Listen, share, and keep talking! [Note: Descri...
2026-01-121h 24LeapodcastsAnalyst Talk - Glenn Fueston – Agree 100% | The 300th EpisodeEpisode: 00300 Released on January 5, 2026 Description: In this milestone 300th episode of Analyst Talk with Jason Elder, Jason reconnects with former manager and mentor Glenn Fueston for a candid, reflective conversation on leadership, data, and the evolution of intelligence analysis. Glenn shares his journey from trainer and leader at the Washington Baltimore HIDTA, to Executive Director of Maryland’s Governor’s Office of Crime Control, and now Director of Public Safety Capture at LexisNexis. Together, they discuss early analyst culture, post-9/11 training expansion, micromanagement lessons, strategic versus tactical analysis, grant-driven policy change, and how AI is reshaping analytical work. The epis...
2026-01-051h 05LeapodcastsAnalyst Talk - David Jimenez - The Military Man ReturnsEpisode: 00299 Released on December 29, 2025 Description: David Jimenez returns to Analyst Talk with Jason Elder five years after his first appearance, this time reflecting on retirement after a long career spanning military intelligence, federal law enforcement, HIDTA work, and higher education. David shares what led to his decision to retire, what he plans to focus on next, and why mentorship remains central to the profession. The conversation explores the evolving role of artificial intelligence in law enforcement analysis, including how analysts can use AI responsibly to enhance efficiency without surrendering judgment or accountability. David also discusses teaching at Penn State...
2025-12-2930 minLeapodcastsAnalyst Talk - Callie Rhoads - The Public Corruption AnalystEpisode: 00298 Released on December 22, 2025 Description: In this episode of Analyst Talk with Jason Elder, Jason is joined by Callie Rhoads, a former Florida Department of Law Enforcement analyst with more than 15 years of experience analyzing public corruption and high profile investigations. Callie shares her unconventional path into the law enforcement analysis profession, her work uncovering financial misconduct, and what it was like supporting investigations involving powerful political figures. She walks listeners through major cases including the Broward County Sheriff investigation, the Mark Foley inquiry, the Jim Greer corruption case, and the long running Dozier School for Boys review. This...
2025-12-221h 24LeapodcastsAnalyst Talk - Matt Sessions - The Underlying Causes AnalystEpisode: 00297 Released on December 15, 2025 Description: In this episode, Jason talks with Matt Sessions, a problem solving tactical advisor and consultant with deep experience in evidence-based policing across the UK. Matt shares how he found his way into problem solving, why logic and curiosity drive effective analysis, and how policing culture can either lift or limit innovation. The conversation explores catalytic converter thefts, underlying causes versus root causes, analyst roles in POP, and the importance of strategic accountability. Matt also discusses his award-winning work, his transition to consulting, and why problem solving succeeds only when analysts and officers work together...
2025-12-151h 28LeapodcastsAnalyst Talk - Jeff Asher - The Crime Index AnalystEpisode: 00296 Released on December 8, 2025 Description: Jeff Asher joins Analyst Talk with Jason Elder to unpack what crime trends really tell us and why the public so often gets the story wrong. He shares his journey from CIA analyst to New Orleans crime analyst and consultant, and explains how learning to write clearly and communicate with decision makers shaped his entire career. Jason and Jeff dig into focused deterrence in New Orleans, the response time crisis that left serious victims waiting hours for help, and the data driven changes that followed. They explore how crime trends are framed in the...
2025-12-081h 11LeapodcastsAnalyst Talk - Dr. Andreas Olligschlaeger - The Futurist AnalystEpisode: 00295 Released on December 1, 2025 Description: In this episode of Analyst Talk with Jason Elder, Jason sits down with Dr. Andreas “Olli” Olligschlaeger, a pioneer with 35 years of experience in crime analysis, GIS, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and data-driven investigation. Olli shares how a chance academic assignment led him into the Pittsburgh Police Department’s narcotics division, where he built early GIS systems, conducted street-level analysis, and became one of the first to apply neural networks to predictive policing.
He describes his transition to federal analytic work, the evolution of crime-fighting technology, the rise of graph databases, and the ch...
2025-12-011h 16LeapodcastsAnalyst Talk - Phil Powell - The Fundamentals AnalystEpisode: 00294 Released on November 24, 2025 Description: In this episode, Jason Elder sits down with Phil Powell, Vice President of IALEIA, longtime FIAT instructor, international advisor, and one of the most globally experienced intelligence professionals in the field. With more than forty years of service across the United Kingdom, the Balkans, Jamaica, and the United Nations, Phil shares rare insights into building intelligence units from the ground up, applying analytical fundamentals under extreme conditions, and navigating the evolving relationship between technology, artificial intelligence, and human judgment.
Phil reflects on the post conflict environment in Kosovo, the early development of...
2025-11-241h 09LeapodcastsAnalyst Talk - Research Remix - Spatial Insights for Officer SafetyEpisode: 00293 Released on November 17, 2025 Description: In the fifth installment of Research Remix, Jason Elder and Jamie Roush unpack a 2014 study by Joel Kaplan, Philip Marotta, Eric Piza, and Leslie Kennedy examining whether the physical landscape contributes to felonious assaults and batteries against police officers. Using Chicago Police Department data, the researchers identified how risky facilities such as foreclosures, problem buildings, bars, schools, liquor stores, gang territories, and apartment complexes combine with environmental features like alleyways, poor lighting, and crowd density to elevate officer danger. Jamie explains why these spatial elements matter, how analysts can integrate non-traditional spatial data into...
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