The mission, goals and objectives are to obtain, collect and analyze as much information as possible to be able to disseminate the information to all unit leaders on their station . It is necessary to communicate the information to all Leads to be able to assist them in their investigations in order to increase the apprehension of offenders. This information will also be used to identify patterns and trends so that deterrent measures can be implemented. The analytical unit will be involved in improving short- and long-term decision-making processes. The analytical unit will also have the ability to manage, allocate and deploy its resources to be able to stop as much criminal activity as possible. This will be done by providing rapid and accurate transmission of the collected analytical data. The role of an analyst is wrongly seen as that of a statistician, although statistics play a role in crime analysis, it is only one role among many. Most law enforcement agencies do not know how to justify the use of a crime scene analyst or do not have the funds to hire one. As long as you have some experience in criminal justice and are able to think outside the box, you have the potential to become an analyst. What many agencies don't understand is that a police officer can play a dual role, that of an agent or that of an analyst. Some of the roles of an analyst include mapping crimes, detecting crime patterns, analyzing reports, producing statistics, and even leading staff. It is the job of the crime analyst to be able to predict the future of possible criminal events. Analysts analyze not only the criminal side, but also the victim side. Reports that arrive from middle of paper ......n planning, execution and apprehension of offenders or to help institute measures to deter potential offenders. Works Cited (2011). Retrieved from International Association of Crime Analysts: http://www.iaca.net/index.aspBoba, R. (2009). Crime analysis with crime mapping. SAGE Publications. Boba, R. (2000). Guidelines for implementing and evaluating crime analysis and mapping in law enforcement agencies. Police Foundation. Deborah Osborne. (2003). Introduction to crime analysis. Binghamton, New York: The Haworth Press, Inc. HowToMedia, I. (2011). How to become a crime analyst. Retrieved from innerbody.com: http://www.innerbody.com/careers-in-criminal-justice/how-to-become-a-crime-analyst.html Rachel Boba, P. (2001). INTRODUCTION GUIDE. Retrieved from Community Oriented Policing: www.cops.usdoj.gov/files/RIC/.../introguidecrimeanalysismapping.pdf