Understanding criminal networks : a research guide / Gisela Bichler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bichler, Gisela, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Criminology--Methodology.

Criminology.

Social sciences--Network analysis.

Social sciences.

Physical Description:

xii, 254 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2019]

Summary:

"Understanding Criminal Networks is a short methodological primer for those interested in studying illicit, deviant, covert, or criminal networks using social network analysis (SNA). Accessibly written by Gisela Bichler, a leading expert in SNA for dark networks, the book is chock-full of graphics, checklists, software tips, step-by-step guidance, and straightforward advice. Covering all the essentials, each chapter highlights three themes: the theoretical basis of networked criminology; methodological issues and useful analytic tools; and producing professional analysis. Unlike any other book on the market, the book combines conceptual and empirical work with advice on designing networking studies, collecting data, and analysis. Relevant, practical, theoretical, and methodologically innovative, Understanding Criminal Networks promises to jumpstart readers' understanding of how to cross over from conventional investigations of crime to the study of criminal networks"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Read first

Demystifying SNA

Social network theory

Connected criminality

Connected events

Who is who?

Gathering data

Mapping networks

Describing networks

Advanced analytic options

Producing professional products.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Bichler, Gisela, 1971- Understanding criminal networks

ISBN:

9780520297043

0520297040

9780520297050

0520297059

OCLC:

1088541522