A practical resource guide for the development of crime analysis in local law enforcement. The tragedy of September 11, has raised awareness on how crucial it is to analyze information and intelligence.

Deborah Osborne's "Out of Bounds: Innovation and Change in Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysis" addresses the changing nature and role of analysis in policing. Osborne's examination, though, focuses not only on the analytical process, but on the analysts-critical actors who function with relative anonymity. Osborne employs a provocative method of study: appreciative inquiry. In essence, analysts tell their stories: what motivates them, what successes they have enjoyed, what processes have worked well for them, how they see the future. A picture emerges of women and men who have great...