Social Network Analysis and Law Enforcement: Applications for Intelligence Analysis

Social Network Analysis and Law Enforcement: Applications for Intelligence Analysis Morgan Burcher
This book examines the use of social network analysis (SNA) in operational environments from the perspective of those who actually apply it. A rapidly growing body of literature suggests that SNA can reveal significant insights into the overall structure of criminal networks as well as the position of critical actors within such groups. This book draws on the existing SNA and intelligence literature, as well as qualitative interviews with crime intelligence analysts from two Australian state law enforcement agencies to understand its use by law enforcement agencies and the extent to which it can be used in practice. It includes a discussion of the challenges that analysts face when attempting to apply various network analysis techniques to criminal networks. Overall, it advances SNA as an investigative tool, and provides a significant contribution to the field that will be of interest to both researchers and practitioners interested in social network analysis, intelligence analysis and law enforcement.
Categories:
Computers – Networking
Year:
2020
Edition:
1st ed.
Publisher:
Springer International Publishing;Palgrave Macmillan
Language:
english
Pages:
204
ISBN 10:
3030477711
ISBN 13:
9783030477714
Series:
Crime Prevention and Security Management
File:
16 MB