Illicit Network Dynamics: The Formation and Evolution of a Drug Trafficking Network

The project aims to: (1) investigate structural and functional changes in an Australian drug trafficking network across time to determine ways in which such networks form and evolve. To meet this aim, the project will answer the following research questions: (1) What social structural changes occur...

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Authors: Bright, David (Author) ; Koskinen, Johan (Author) ; Malm, Aili (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2019
In: Journal of quantitative criminology
Year: 2019, Volume: 35, Issue: 2, Pages: 237-258
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
Longitudinal social network analysis
Stochastic actor-oriented models
Dynamic
Social Network Analysis
Drug Trafficking
Drug trafficking
Social network analysis
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Summary:The project aims to: (1) investigate structural and functional changes in an Australian drug trafficking network across time to determine ways in which such networks form and evolve. To meet this aim, the project will answer the following research questions: (1) What social structural changes occur in drug trafficking networks across time? (2) How are these structural changes related to roles/tasks performed by network members? (3) What social processes can account for change over time in drug trafficking networks?
ISSN:1573-7799
DOI:10.1007/s10940-018-9379-8