Xu J, Marshall B, Kaza S, Chen HC "Analyzing and visualizing criminal network dynamics: A case study" INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY INFORMATICS, PROCEEDINGS LECTURE NOTES IN COMPUTER SCIENCE 3073: 359-377 2004

[Eugene Garfield]

E-mail Addresses:
J. Xu       :  jxu at eller.arizona.edu
B. Marshall :  byronm at eller.arizona.edu
S. Kaza     :  sidd at eller.arizona.edu
H.C.Chen    :  hchen at eller.arizona.edu



Title:     Analyzing and visualizing criminal network dynamics: A case study
Author(s): Xu J, Marshall B, Kaza S, Chen HC
Source:    INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY INFORMATICS,
           PROCEEDINGS LECTURE NOTES IN COMPUTER SCIENCE 3073: 359-377 2004

Document Type: Article
Language: English
Cited References: 42      Times Cited: 0

Abstract:
Dynamic criminal network analysis is important for national security but
also very challenging. However, little research has been done in this area.
In this paper we propose to use several descriptive measures from social
network analysis research to help detect and describe changes in criminal
organizations. These measures include centrality for individuals, and
density, cohesion, and stability for groups. We also employ visualization
and animation methods to present the evolution process of criminal networks.
We conducted a field study with several domain experts to validate our
findings from the analysis of the dynamics of a narcotics network. The
feedback from our domain experts showed that our approaches and the
prototype system could be very helpful for capturing the dynamics of
criminal organizations and assisting crime investigation and criminal
prosecution.


Addresses: Xu J (reprint author), Univ Arizona, Dept Management Informat
Syst, Tucson, AZ 85721 USA
Univ Arizona, Dept Management Informat Syst, Tucson, AZ 85721 USA

Publisher: SPRINGER-VERLAG BERLIN, HEIDELBERGER PLATZ 3, D-14197 BERLIN, GERMANY
IDS Number: BAH47
ISSN: 0302-9743


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