S2 Episode 16 - Data, Numbers and Crime Analysts

In the first episode of Season 2 of Aftermath Philadelphia. Captain Gillespie now of Southwest Detective's, sits down with International Consultant for Crime and Policing, Debra Piehl. Debra is a former Senior Crime Analyst for the NYPD, including a position as the Analyst in the Office of the Deputy Commissioner of Operations for the NYPD. Captain Gillespie and Debra discuss her role with the NYPD and helping to fight crime. Along with what data should be valued and explored. They further discuss the importance of civilian analysts being an accepted part of law enformcent along with the hurdles those analysts sometimes go through. This episode gives the listeners an insight into the legendary NYPD Compstat process and how valued data is in keeping cities safe.