{"product_id":"understanding-criminal-networks-a-research-guide-9780520297043","title":"Understanding Criminal Networks A Research Guide","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnderstanding 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Bichler provides a compelling introduction and guide to criminal networks: what they are, how they are organized, and how the tools of social network analysis may be used to understand them.\" * CHOICE *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations and Tables\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1. READ FIRST\u003cbr\u003e A Practical Example\u003cbr\u003e Problem-Oriented Policing\u003cbr\u003e P.I.V.O.T.\u003cbr\u003e Utility of Social Network Analysis\u003cbr\u003e Objective of this Book\u003cbr\u003e Organization of the Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 2. DEMYSTIFYING SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS\u003cbr\u003e Example Project\u003cbr\u003e Methods\u003cbr\u003e Units\u003cbr\u003e Focus\u003cbr\u003e Relations\u003cbr\u003e Analytic Options\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 3. SOCIAL NETWORK THEORY 101\u003cbr\u003e Assumptions of Social Network Analysis\u003cbr\u003e Four Essential Theoretical Perspectives\u003cbr\u003e Strength of Weak Ties\u003cbr\u003e Structural Holes Theory of Social Capital\u003cbr\u003e Small-World Perspective\u003cbr\u003e Contagion and Three Degrees of Influence\u003cbr\u003e Suggested Readings\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 4. CONNECTED CRIMINALITY\u003cbr\u003e Overview of Theoretical Congruence\u003cbr\u003e Biopsychological Theories\u003cbr\u003e Control Theories\u003cbr\u003e Developmental Theories\u003cbr\u003e Strain Theories\u003cbr\u003e Hyperdyadic Social Learning in the World of Methamphetamine\u003cbr\u003e Data Source and Inspiration\u003cbr\u003e Learning Theory Refresher\u003cbr\u003e Integrating Learning Theory with Hyperdyadic Spread—\u003cbr\u003e Methamphetamine Example\u003cbr\u003e Visualizing Anonymous Networks\u003cbr\u003e Suggested Readings\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 5. CONNECTED EVENTS\u003cbr\u003e Overview of Theoretical Congruence\u003cbr\u003e Deterrence and Situational Theories\u003cbr\u003e Neighborhood Ecological Theories\u003cbr\u003e A Networked Account of Opportunity Theories\u003cbr\u003e Crime Pattern Theory\u003cbr\u003e Routine Activity Theory\u003cbr\u003e An Integrated Theory of Networked Opportunity\u003cbr\u003e Suggested Readings\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 6. WHO IS WHO?\u003cbr\u003e Rapid Onset\u003cbr\u003e Current Understanding\u003cbr\u003e Co-offending\u003cbr\u003e Criminal Groups\u003cbr\u003e Criminal Enterprise\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 7. GATHERING DATA\u003cbr\u003e Assembling Information about Criminal Networks\u003cbr\u003e Research Designs\u003cbr\u003e Sampling\u003cbr\u003e Collecting Data\u003cbr\u003e Small World Method\u003cbr\u003e Suggested Readings\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 8. MAPPING NETWORKS\u003cbr\u003e Data Integration\u003cbr\u003e Consolidating Relational Information\u003cbr\u003e Entity Resolution\u003cbr\u003e Estimating the Amount of Missing Data\u003cbr\u003e Sensitivity Analysis\u003cbr\u003e Detecting Corrupted Data\u003cbr\u003e Digit Analysis\u003cbr\u003e Example Digital Analysis of Global Weapons Trade\u003cbr\u003e Final Words of Advice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 9. DESCRIBING NETWORKS\u003cbr\u003e Describing the Whole Network\u003cbr\u003e General Descriptive Statistics\u003cbr\u003e Structural Description of a Whole Network\u003cbr\u003e Clustering\u003cbr\u003e Investigating Actor Positioning\u003cbr\u003e Degree Centrality\u003cbr\u003e Betweenness Centrality\u003cbr\u003e Egocentric Networks\u003cbr\u003e Descriptive Statistics\u003cbr\u003e Measures of Central Positioning\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 10. ADVANCED ANALYTIC OPTIONS\u003cbr\u003e Transitivity\u003cbr\u003e Nondirected Graphs\u003cbr\u003e Directed Graphs\u003cbr\u003e Gang Violence Example\u003cbr\u003e Subgroup Identification\u003cbr\u003e Top-Down Approaches\u003cbr\u003e Bottom-Up Approaches\u003cbr\u003e Example Application\u003cbr\u003e Advanced Analytics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 11. PRODUCING PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTS\u003cbr\u003e Making Critics Happy\u003cbr\u003e Visualizing Connections\u003cbr\u003e Slices and Layouts\u003cbr\u003e Image Elements\u003cbr\u003e Presentation Tips\u003cbr\u003e Drivers\u003cbr\u003e Academic Research Centers\u003cbr\u003e Practitioner-Oriented Programs\u003cbr\u003e Professional Associations and Training Opportunities\u003cbr\u003e Concluding Remarks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402899398999,"sku":"9780520297043","price":64.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780520297043.jpg?v=1730481805","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/understanding-criminal-networks-a-research-guide-9780520297043","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}