Social Network Analysis and Law Enforcement

SERIES EDITOR INTRODUCTIONABBREVIATIONSFOREWORDCHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION – INTELLIGENCE-LED POLICING, CRIME INTELLIGENCE AND SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS Introduction Conceptual Frameworks of Law Enforcement The 3-I Model and Crime Intelligence Networks and Social Network Analysis Research Design Book StructureCHAPTER 2 – SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS IN THE FIELD OF CRIME INTELLIGENCE: HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT, APPLICATION AND LIMITATIONS Introduction The Theory of Social Network Analysis The Development of Social Network Analysis in Law Enforcement The Application of Social Network Analysis to Criminal NetworksThe Challenges and Limitations of Social Network Analysis as Applied to Criminal NetworksThe Gaps in Knowledge of Social Network Analysis and Law EnforcementConclusionCHAPTER 3 – SOCIAL NETWORK ANALAYSIS AND CRIME INTELLIGENCE Introduction Are Intelligence Analysts Using Social Network Analysis? Application of Social Network Analysis in Intelligence-led Policing Key Actors and Network Vulnerabilities Avenues of Enquiry Link and Attribute Weights When to Apply Social Network Analysis? ConclusionCHAPTER 4 – SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS AND THE CHARACTERISTICS OF CRIMINAL NETWORKS Introduction Size Date Challenges Incompleteness Incorrectness Inconsistencies Data Transformation Fuzzy Boundaries Dynamic ConclusionCHAPTER 5 – SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS AND THE ORGANISATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES: INVESTIGATIVE FOCUS Introduction Investigation Size Prosecution-Oriented Reactive vs. Proactive Investigations ConclusionCHAPTER 6 – SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS AND THE ORGANISATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES: WORKING RELATIONSHIPS Introduction Analysts and Detectives Analysts and Managers ConclusionCHAPTER 7 – SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS AND THE ORGANISATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES: IT SOFTWARE, SYSTEMS AND TRAINING Introduction IT Software and Systems Training ConclusionCHAPTER 8 - CONCLUSION: SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS AND THE CHARACTERISTICS OF CRIMINAL NETWORKS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT Introduction Whether and How Analysts Apply Social Network Analysis The Characteristics of Criminal Networks in Operational Environments The Impact of the Organisational Characteristics of Law Enforcement Agencies Final Comments