The VCAN Board has reviewed all of our challenge coin contest entries and wow are we a talented group! We are so excited to announce the Challenge Coin Winner for the back of the VCAN membership coin: Congratulations to Michelle Walczyk with Culpeper Police Department! Join us in celebrating Michelle! As always we want to …
Problem Analysis In-Person Class November 27th – December 1st @ Virginia State Police Training Academy Interested in learning the skills, knowledge, and abilities necessary for an analyst to identify, analyze, and help an agency solve crime, disorder, and public safety problems? Then join us in November in Virginia for Problem Analysis! Problem Analysis is a …
Our Fall Symposium is Friday November 3rd. It will be at the Virginia State Police Headquarters in Chesterfield, VA. We would love to see as many members in attendance as we have some great training sessions in store for you all along with exciting news to announce! Last day to register is on Halloween October …
The Board would like to remind everyone that elections will be held at the 2020 Spring Symposium on Friday, April 3. The positions of Secretary and Treasurer are in the running. If you need any clarification regarding the duties and responsibilities of these offices, the Board would be happy to answer any questions. Applicants must …
All this heat got us wishing for our favorite things in the fall, autumn leaves, pumpkin spice everything, and of course the VCAN Fall Training Symposium! Save October 11 on your calendars for all things crime analysis related, details to come!
We are offering a Scholarship to the 2019 IACA Annual Training Conference, being held August 19-23, 2019 at National Harbor in MD! We are excited that this year’s Conference is in our backyard and want to ensure that our members are able to capitalize on this opportunity! VCAN will pay for the registration fee ($575 …
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Voting in the International Association of Crime Analysts’ membership award is now open and Virginia has a nomination! The Virginia Department of Game & Inland Fisheries crime analyst and coworkers are nominated for their work on the Law Enforcement Automatic Vehicle Locator (AVL) application. All votes must be cast by 11:59 pm EST on Monday, …
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Happy New Year Members!! The VCAN board has been working hard behind the scenes with our web design team to bring you a new and improved website. We are currently putting the finishing touches on the new and improved membership registration feature, so keep an eye out for a message coming soon regarding 2019 membership renewals.
Congrats to Barbara Scott with Arlington County Police Department who just became the latest Certified Law Enforcement Analyst (CLEA) through the International Association of Crime Analysts! For those that don’t know this is a huge accomplishment and with Barbara’s certification Virginia now has 9 CLEA recipients, the most of any state!
VCAN’s symposium is on Oct 12 and we have an amazing key note speaker, Daani Svonkin worked as a crime analyst for San Berndadino Police Department and will share her perspective & insights on the 2015 terrorist attack. Check out her story at Thomson Reuters and don’t forget to register: 2018 Fall Symposium
