Geographic Profiling Analysis II Course
About Course
Become certified in Geographic Profiling Analysis and improve your tactical analysis skills. This technique, developed by police officer and criminologist Kim Rossmo, helps law enforcement analyze crime locations to find an offender’s base. Build on the skills learned in Geographic Profiling Analysis II. You'll operationalize your analysis through targeted maps, operational plans, and new investigative strategies that target finding the serial offender where the live, work, or play.
You'll use the the Criminal Geographic Targeting (CGT) algorithm to identify the best place to start the search for an offender. You'll also create and deliver an optimal search strategy for detectives and patrol and receive practice in making a smooth delivery of the key points.
This course builds on Geographic Profiling Analysis II and is offered by Government Training Agency. This course is also California POST Certified. Attendees who successfully complete this course are eligible to become certified as a Geographic Profiling Analyst and use geographic profiling techniques on property crimes (see certification requirements here).
MANDATORY PREREQUISITE: Must have completed and passed Geographic Profiling Analysis II
Course Outcomes
- Ability to use the CGT Algorithm to create a geographic profile
- Ability to identify important factors of the criminal hunting process
- Ability to develop investigative strategies focused on finding the offender
- Ability to use knowledge about routine activities in your profile
- Ability to identify and interpret offender's movements through the geography
- Ability to create a detailed report that can be used to find the offender
- Ability to identify important locations for resource deployment
- Ability to identify locations that are meaningful to the offender
$625
A course by
Audience
- Crime Analysts
- Police Detectives
- Police Officers
- Private Investigators/Loss Prevention
- Students
- Anyone interested in Geographic Profiling
Recent Student Feedback
Below are comments from students from our recent courses on this topic:
"Informative, insightful, and relevant course. Lorie's instructional style (good pace, reinforcement through repetition, real-world examples, and focus on foundational concepts that build up to understanding the core concept of geographic profiling) is second-to-none. This course is a must-take for any working crime analyst."
"The instructor's real life applications of the concepts was the most valuable part of the training for me. It is helpful to know how I can apply this in my job"
"[This course] was both entertaining and applicable to my work tasks."
"Lorie was amazing, full of knowledge and understanding of the material. Involved each of us in the lecture with group discussions and interactive assignments"
"Really enjoyed this course, I thought it was packed with very useful information"
"The course encourages systematic, but creative analysis and is highly applicable to my work as a crime analyst."
"There were many great real-world scenarios used as examples for the class to work with. I will be recommending this to another coworker in my unit."
Course Dates and Locations
| Course | Dates | Hours | Location | Price | Open? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geographic Profiling Analysis II | November 13-13, 2026 | 8am to 5pm PDT | Live Online | $625 | Yes |