On April 4th, 2023, EU4LEA project organized a workshop on tactical criminal analysis at the Security Academy, with the participation of analysts and investigators of the Albanian State Police. The EU4LEA expert (chief analyst of the Italian State Police Central Operations Service) provided an overview of the use of criminal analysis tools to effectively orient investigation against top organized crime groups.
The workshop concerned various topics, namely: definition of the tactical and strategic role of the analyst and tactical analysis, definition on the information areas from which each analyst draws information, the strategic difference between accuracy and value of each information (i.e. tabulates, interceptions, stalking, financial analysis), use of various type of information in a joint and synergistic manner, introduction to data fusion systems essential to make operational analysis effective in fighting against organized crime and corruption.