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***** To join INSNA, visit http://www.insna.org ***** See also Ballester, Calvo-Armengol, Zenou (2005) > --- Ursprüngliche Nachricht --- > Von: Charles Kadushin <[log in to unmask]> > An: [log in to unmask] > Betreff: Re: Targeting critical nodes in criminal networks > Datum: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 10:12:18 -0400 > > ***** To join INSNA, visit http://www.insna.org ***** > > See also Social Networks, Vol 27, # 2. An entire issue is devoted to the > ethical problems of social network research, including the targeting of > individuals. > > Sam Friedman wrote: > > >***** To join INSNA, visit http://www.insna.org ***** > > > >** High Priority ** > > > >There is a potential major and real Institutional Review Board (Ethics > >Committee) problem here for any academic or other researcher. > >Furthermore, it is one that could "explode" and become a problem for all > >network researchers. > > > >This is the problem of third party consent. In any research project, > >under the Belmont Code and other related codes, those about whom data is > >collected have the right of informed consent. There has been a lot of > >discussion, including on this list serve, of how this issue could > >essentially shut down network research. > > > >The problem is that, in this research, data are being gathered about > >these "nodal" criminals in order to target them for punishment. This is > >"doing harm" of a major kind--and without their consent. > > > >I think this requires serious discussion before any researcher gets > >involved with a project of the sort being described here. It could have > >very serious consequences for all of us. > > > >best > >sam > > > > > >Sam Friedman > >National Development and Research Institutes > >71 West 23d Street, 8th floor > >New York, NY 10010 > >USA > >1 212 845 4467 > >Fax 1 917 438 0894 > >[log in to unmask] > > > > > > > >>>>Min Hein <[log in to unmask]> 10/11/2005 4:23:41 PM >>> > >>>> > >>>> > > > >***** To join INSNA, visit http://www.insna.org ***** > > > > Paul Ormerod, the author of butterfly economics, has > >been working on the network structure of criminal groups. He > >has a website in which you can find a few of his working > >papers on the subject including "Scaling Behaviour in the > >Number of Criminal Acts Committed by Individuals". I hope that > >they would be helpful to your research. > > > >sincerely, > > > >Min > > > > > >Quoting "Schwartz, Daniel (JUS)" <[log in to unmask]>: > > > > > > > >>***** To join INSNA, visit http://www.insna.org ***** > >> > >>Hi All, > >> > >>I'm looking for persons with experience in, or knowledge about, using > >> > >> > >SNA to > > > > > >>target critical nodes in criminal networks. For instance, given a > >> > >> > >particular > > > > > >>criminal network, with myriad connections between actors, I'd like to > >> > >> > >use SNA > > > > > >>to help determine which actor(s) should be targeted by law > >> > >> > >enforcement to > > > > > >>cause the most damage to the criminal network. The basic idea here > >> > >> > >would be > > > > > >>target actors that provide the "most bang for the buck." > >> > >>If anyone is aware of any papers on this topic, or if anyone has > >> > >> > >engaged in > > > > > >>this type of research, I would love to hear from you. > >> > >>Thanks! Dan > >> > >>Daniel Schwartz, Ph.D. (Political Science, University of Toronto) > >>Intelligence Analyst, Government of Ontario > >>ph: 416-679-2109 > >>cell: 416-676-4956 > >>fax: 416-679-2102 > >>email:[log in to unmask] > >> > >> > >> > >> > >_____________________________________________________________________ > > > > > >>SOCNET is a service of INSNA, the professional association for > >> > >> > >social > > > > > >>network researchers (http://www.insna.org). To unsubscribe, send > >>an email message to [log in to unmask] containing the line > >>UNSUBSCRIBE SOCNET in the body of the message. > >> > >> > >> > > > > > >-- > > > >_____________________________________________________________________ > >SOCNET is a service of INSNA, the professional association for social > >network researchers (http://www.insna.org). 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