Topology, robustness, and structural controllability of the Brazilian Federal Police criminal intelligence network.

ABSTRACT: Law enforcement and intelligence agencies worldwide struggle to find effective ways to fight organized crime and reduce criminality. However, illegal networks operate outside the law and much of the data collected is classified. Therefore, little is known about the structure, topological weaknesses, and control of criminal networks. We fill this gap by presenting a unique criminal intelligence network built directly by the Brazilian Federal Police for intelligence and investigative purposes. We study its structure, its response to different attack strategies, and its structural controllability. Surprisingly, the network composed of individuals involved in multiple crimes of federal jurisdiction in Brazil has a giant component enclosing more than half of all its edges. We focus on the large

SUBMITTER: da Cunha BR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6214327 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature