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“#Prosecuting within complex criminal networks is hard. Data analysis could save the courts precious time and money<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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It’s no secret the trail of data we leave online can reveal intimate details about our lives. And there are myriad people whose job it is to collect and sift through this, often with a goal to engage in targeted advertising.<\/p>\n

Another use for the field of “social<\/a> network analysis” could eventually be to help prosecutors in criminal courts make sense of huge amounts of digital evidence, collected both online and from devices offline. <\/p>\n

This would be particularly useful in trials with several defendants, saving courts precious time and money<\/a>. Criminal networks can use online spaces such as dark web marketplaces<\/a> to organise crime and reach more victims and clients. <\/p>\n

Transaction patterns, messages and page visits are all clues that can help unpack such a network.<\/p>\n

What it is and how does it work?<\/b><\/p>\n

Social network analysis involves using advanced computer software<\/a> to explore segments of patterns that recur in social interactions, online and offline. It offers scholars a broad perspective on the world<\/a> of human relations. <\/p>\n

This form of analysis doesn’t just look at who you’re friends with on Instagram\u2014it looks at which decisions you make as an individual, which you make in a group and how these layers of choices influence your world.<\/p>\n

In its simplest form, these social networks can be presented in graphs. There are “nodes” (which represent people) connected by lines or “edges.” An edge could represent a phone call, message or meeting.<\/p>\n

Look at the graph of the real network of the Al-Qaeda terrorists involved in the September 11 attack. Can you figure out who the most “connected” terrorist is?<\/p>\n

The murky networks of crime syndicates<\/b><\/p>\n

This information is often expressed in mathematical form, too. These numbers offer information about the dynamics of a group and the specific role of each individual within. <\/p>\n

Social network analysis is particularly effective in helping investigators understand covert criminal networks, whether this is a biker gang<\/a>, group of cyber criminals<\/a> or members of the Sicilian Mafia<\/a>. It can reveal details such as:<\/p>\n