The Garden Grove Police Department employs a crime analyst who assists the Department with the collection, analysis and dissemination of various crime data to identify and apprehend suspects.  With the addition of the Department’s new records management system, some of the data collection process has been automated, thereby freeing up some duties of the crime analyst, and allowing additional duties to be assigned.

With the large increase in intelligence information being disseminated by various federal, state and local resources, the Department needs to be able to collect, analyze and properly disseminate intelligence information within the Department in a timely manner for purposes of detecting and deterring crime. 

The Foundation of Intelligence Analysis Training (FIAT) is the recognized leader in the intelligence community for the basic level training of intelligence analysts.  The training is presented by the Association of Law Enforcement Intelligence Units (LEIU), of which our Department is a member, thus resulting in a discounted registration fee.  The training is held throughout the United States and Canada at various locations.  This February, the training will be in Sacramento, keeping transportation costs to a minimum.

The total approximate cost for one City employee to attend the training is $2,240, which includes transportation, registration fees, meals and lodging.  Funds are set aside in the Police Department’s annual budget to fund these training expenses. 

It is recommended that the City Council:

• Approve the request for one City employee to attend the Foundation of Intelligence Analysis Training, held in Sacramento, California, February 8-12, 2016.