Criminal network investigation

摘要: Editorial Criminal networks such as terrorist and organized crime pose a threat to both national international security. Investigation of by law enforcement intelligence agencies is complex time-consuming task. The ability understand model networks, analyze visualize mine forecast predict simulate effectively collaborate share information about are key factors in defeating them. It well known that the Internet used for criminal activities terrorism. Center Terror Analysis, Danish Security Intelligence Service wrote report 2008 states: plays significant increasing role militant extremists groups use this media spread messages, communicate carry out virtual training recruitment, logistic support operational preparations [1]. United Nations Office on Drugs Crime (UNODC) 2012 Technology one strategic driving organizations their supporters wide range purposes, including financing, propaganda, training, incitement commit acts terrorism, gathering dissemination purposes [2]. Two papers special issue focus matters related activities. first paper Torok (Developing an explanatory process online radicalization terrorism) proposes understanding mechanisms power relations underlie services Facebook, YouTube, Twitter based previous work Foucault psychiatric [3]. second BowmanGrieve (A psychological perspective communities supporting & extremist ideologies tool recruitment) examines recruitment organizations. A case study looks at how Radical Right uses Many transnational nature Hence, it important locational dynamics third Desmarais Cranmer (Forecasting terrorism: network analytic approach) evaluates approach geopolitical sources targets Software tools play investigation [4]. can help (semi) automate some knowledge management processes involved (collection, processing, synthesis, sense-making, dissemination, etc.). fourth final Petersen Wiil (CrimeFighter Investigator: Integrating synthesis sense-making investigation) presents new software dedicated investigation.