ATWJE - Chris Herrmann - Beyond the Dots

Episode: 00128

Release Date: October 10, 2022

Description: New York is famous for its dense cities, busy boroughs, and of course the unique set of crimes that come with those. Our guest this week, Chris Herrmann shares how he helped address the gang problems utilizing GIS and criminal behavior theories. Chris encourages analysts to get out from behind the computer, beyond the dots, and to ground zero to really understand the cause and potential solutions to crime reduction and prevention. Chris is currently an assistant professor and PhD candidate at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice.  

CHALLENGE: There are Easter eggs in one of the tables of the Excel chapter that Jason wrote for the IACA textbook. First-person to email us at [email protected] about what the Easter eggs are will receive a $20 gift card from us. Happy hunting!

Name Drops: Joel Caplan (00:06:05), Christopher Bruce (00:39:37), Ned Levine (00:44:56)  

Public Service Announcements:
Brian Gray (https://www.leapodcasts.com/e/atwje-brian-gray-the-remarkable-analyst/)
Jamie Roush (https://www.leapodcasts.com/e/atwje-jamie-roush-the-aha-moment-analyst/)

Related Links:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Routine_activity_theory, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Ceasefire,  http://www.nyc.gov/html/unccp/gprb/downloads/pdf/NYC_Safety%20and%20Security_Operation%20Impact.pdf,  

Association(s) Mentioned: IACA

Vendor(s) Mentioned: ESRI, MapInfo

Contact: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-herrmann-07592a14, https://www.jjay.cuny.edu/faculty/christopher-herrmann 

Transcript: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/jyc59u/ChrisHerrmann_transcript.pdf 

Podcast Writer: Mindy Duong

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00:00:17 – Introducing Chris
00:07:23 – NYPD
00:18:04 – Operation Ceasefire
00:21:14 – Supervising
00:26:44 – Break:  Brian Gray & Jamie Roush
00:27:32 – Dissertation - Businesses & Routine Activities
00:33:25 – Hempstead PD
00:35:55 – Pet Peeves in LEA
00:46:58 – LE Not Welcome on Campus
00:56:39 – Words to the World