HSD's Building Expertise and Analytical Readiness (BEAR) training program aims to deliver quality analytic training to law enforcement analysts in all stages of their career. The BEAR program provides practical and outcome-based training consistent with Intelligence Community Analytic Standards and competencies. At the core of the program is the Analyst Academy available to all law enforcement analysts, including those employed by other agencies, as well as courses in Intelligence and Analytic Tradecraft and Analytic Databases. Students completing these courses can earn up to six graduate credit hours towards a Homeland Security degree from Sam Houston State University. For more information on the BEAR training program, contact the HSD Office of Training and Certification.
The Analyst Academy is a five-week training program that provides students with the knowledge and skills required to be a successful law enforcement analyst at the entry level. The Analyst Academy has nine modules: Overview of Intelligence Analysis; Principles of Intelligence Writing and Briefing; Critical Thinking and Analytic Methods; Crime Analysis Techniques; Texas Criminal Justice System; Research Methodologies; Data Analysis, Open-Source Intelligence; and Analytic Databases. Students are trained to standards set forth by the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and the U.S Office of the Director of National Intelligence.