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Disrupting Criminal Networks : Network Analysis in Crime Prevention.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextSeries: Copyright date: ©2016Publisher: Boulder, CO : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2015Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (292 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781626372573
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 364.401/172
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Contents:
Intro -- Book Title -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1-Why Networks? -- Book Tour -- The Future Of Network Analysis And Crime Prevention -- 2-Street Gangs And Co-Offending Networks -- Street Gang Networks And Crime Prevention -- Co-Offending Networks And Crime Prevention -- Concluding Comments -- Notes -- 3-Applying Group Audits To Problem-Oriented Policing -- A Brief History Of Focused-Deterrence Strategies -- What Is A Group Audit? -- Performing A Group Audit: The New Haven Case -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 4-Network Stability Issues In A Co-Offending Population -- The Co-Offending Tradition -- Co-Offending From A Social Network Perspective -- Data And Method -- Assessing Stability Within The Co-Offending Network -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 5-Identifying Key Actors In Drug Trafficking Networks -- Dismantling And Disrupting Criminal Networks -- Using Actor Connectivity And Strategic Positioning To Identify Key Players: Degree And Betweenness Centrality -- Using Actor Attributes To Identify Key Players -- Measuring The Impact Of Targeting Key Actors -- Factoring Roles In The Analysis -- Considering The Dynamic Nature Of Roles -- Implications For Policy And Practice -- Notes -- 6-Predicting Organized Crime Leaders -- Leadership Roles In The 'Ndrangheta -- Case Study -- Results -- Discussion -- Conclusions -- Notes -- 7-Defection From A Fraud Network -- Equity Funding -- The Social Organization Of Enterprise Conspiracy -- Defection In Enterprise Conspiracy -- Methods And Data -- Findings -- Discussion And Conclusion -- Notes -- 8-Discrediting Vendors In Online Criminal Markets -- Carding And The Underground Economy -- Policing The Carding Markets -- Disrupting A Carding Forum -- Current Study -- Results -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- Note -- 9-Vulnerabilities In Online Child Exploitation Networks -- Child Pornography Online.
Law Enforcement Challenges -- Characteristics Of Online Networks -- Network Disruption Strategies -- Current Study -- Methods -- Results -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 10-Measuring Disruption In Terrorist Communications -- Why Study Al Qa'Ida? -- Al Qa'Ida Command Structure -- Research Hypotheses -- Methods -- Findings -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 11-Using Space Syntax To Inform Crime Prevention -- The Importance Of The Street Network -- What Is Space Syntax And How Does It Work? -- Advantages, Disadvantages And Practical Applications Of Space Syntax -- How Can Space Syntax Be Used To Inform Crime Prevention? -- Summary -- Notes -- Appendix: Networks In A Nutshell -- 1. What Is A Social Network? -- 2. What Is A Node? -- 3. What Types Of Ties Can I Use? -- 4. How Do I Describe A Network And What Structural Properties Should I Look For? -- 5. How Do We Measure An Actor'S Relative Position Within The Network? -- 6. Which Social Network Theories Are Useful For Understanding How To Disrupt Criminal Networks? -- 7. What Can I Read To Get Started Doing Network Analysis? -- Bibliography -- Contributors -- Index -- About The Book.
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Intro -- Book Title -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1-Why Networks? -- Book Tour -- The Future Of Network Analysis And Crime Prevention -- 2-Street Gangs And Co-Offending Networks -- Street Gang Networks And Crime Prevention -- Co-Offending Networks And Crime Prevention -- Concluding Comments -- Notes -- 3-Applying Group Audits To Problem-Oriented Policing -- A Brief History Of Focused-Deterrence Strategies -- What Is A Group Audit? -- Performing A Group Audit: The New Haven Case -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 4-Network Stability Issues In A Co-Offending Population -- The Co-Offending Tradition -- Co-Offending From A Social Network Perspective -- Data And Method -- Assessing Stability Within The Co-Offending Network -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 5-Identifying Key Actors In Drug Trafficking Networks -- Dismantling And Disrupting Criminal Networks -- Using Actor Connectivity And Strategic Positioning To Identify Key Players: Degree And Betweenness Centrality -- Using Actor Attributes To Identify Key Players -- Measuring The Impact Of Targeting Key Actors -- Factoring Roles In The Analysis -- Considering The Dynamic Nature Of Roles -- Implications For Policy And Practice -- Notes -- 6-Predicting Organized Crime Leaders -- Leadership Roles In The 'Ndrangheta -- Case Study -- Results -- Discussion -- Conclusions -- Notes -- 7-Defection From A Fraud Network -- Equity Funding -- The Social Organization Of Enterprise Conspiracy -- Defection In Enterprise Conspiracy -- Methods And Data -- Findings -- Discussion And Conclusion -- Notes -- 8-Discrediting Vendors In Online Criminal Markets -- Carding And The Underground Economy -- Policing The Carding Markets -- Disrupting A Carding Forum -- Current Study -- Results -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- Note -- 9-Vulnerabilities In Online Child Exploitation Networks -- Child Pornography Online.

Law Enforcement Challenges -- Characteristics Of Online Networks -- Network Disruption Strategies -- Current Study -- Methods -- Results -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 10-Measuring Disruption In Terrorist Communications -- Why Study Al Qa'Ida? -- Al Qa'Ida Command Structure -- Research Hypotheses -- Methods -- Findings -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 11-Using Space Syntax To Inform Crime Prevention -- The Importance Of The Street Network -- What Is Space Syntax And How Does It Work? -- Advantages, Disadvantages And Practical Applications Of Space Syntax -- How Can Space Syntax Be Used To Inform Crime Prevention? -- Summary -- Notes -- Appendix: Networks In A Nutshell -- 1. What Is A Social Network? -- 2. What Is A Node? -- 3. What Types Of Ties Can I Use? -- 4. How Do I Describe A Network And What Structural Properties Should I Look For? -- 5. How Do We Measure An Actor'S Relative Position Within The Network? -- 6. Which Social Network Theories Are Useful For Understanding How To Disrupt Criminal Networks? -- 7. What Can I Read To Get Started Doing Network Analysis? -- Bibliography -- Contributors -- Index -- About The Book.

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