Why Choose Spatial Analysis Etc
Spatial Analysis Etc was founded to satisfy the demand for quality crime analysis training courses. We provide in-depth lessons in crime analysis, crime mapping, and other related topics that are taught by skilled and committed instructors. Let us help you be a better analyst by showing you the way to identify patterns and put the puzzle pieces together.
Services That We Offer
At Spatial Analysis Etc, we offer crime analysis courses in several different formats: in-person, web-based, and live interactive online. We also offer personalized training, crime analysis unit assessments, and consulting services. Please see our consulting page for more information: Consulting Services
Our Director and Primary Instructor
Lorie Velarde is the primary instructor and director of our company. She has more than 37 years of law enforcement experience including 25 of those years working in crime analysis.
Lorie has accomplished a variety of achievements throughout the years including designing and implementing a department-wide geographic information system, performing analysis on several types of law enforcement cases for many agencies, creating actionable reports and maps that have resulted in offender identification, and presenting at national and international conferences on the topics of crime analysis, mapping, the use of GIS for analysis, and pattern identification.
She holds a Master of Science degree in Criminology, a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Ecology, a California Multiple Subject Teaching Credential, a California Department of Justice Certification in Crime and Intelligence Analysis, and a Geographic Profiling Analyst Certification.
Lorie has consulted on projects involving large datasets from several different countries and she has developed and taught training courses in crime analysis, mapping, and geographic profiling.
She has 20 years of teaching experience including classroom style, live webinars, on-demand courses, and distance education.
Lorie has also published several articles and book chapters in the field of crime analysis and has received several awards for her work including the International Association of Chiefs of Police/ChoicePoint Award for Criminal Investigative Excellence (2006), the Southern California Crime and Intelligence Analyst Association’s Analyst of the Year Award (2011), and the Steven Gottlieb/Alpha Group Award for Creativity and Excellence in Crime Analysis (2017).
You can hear about how Lorie got started in crime analysis here: https://www.leapodcasts.com/e/atwje-lorie-velarde-the-geographic-profiler/
Our Instructors
Our Course Coordinator
Julie Slama is our course coordinator. Julie has over 30 years of experience in office management, customer service, hiring personnel, and training and supervising office staff.
Julie keeps our office running smoothly and helps us meet our company goals through planning, organizing, and directing tasks related to running our in-person courses. This includes coordinating courses, responding to student registrations, keeping students current with up-to-date course information, creating and sending invoices, and tracking payments.
Julie has years of experience in office management and brings a multi-disciplinary approach to our team.
The History of Spatial Analysis Etc
2013 Company created
2013 Courses in Geographic Profiling offered, now at Cal State Long Beach and ECRI
2015 Courses in ArcGIS offered
2016 Courses in MS Access offered
2018 Crime Analysis Unit Development and Assistance consulting provided
2019 Case assessment/analysis offered
2021 Crime Analysis Unit Development and Assistance consulting expanded to include map and report automation for any agency
2024 Online asynchronous courses and products offered
A Team of Dedicated Professionals
Spatial Analysis Etc makes use of several instructors and consultants who provide their unique abilities and expertise in the field of crime analysis and crime mapping. Each staff member has several years of law enforcement and teaching experience.
This allows us to teach lessons with exceptional quality and depth that ensures our students can easily achieve mastery of any topic we present to them.
Let us take you step by step through each concept so you will learn everything you need to become a problem solving crime analyst.
